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Nearly 100 people join meeting to express anger hours before sweep of Seminary Park

By David Wolfe Bender · Friday, Jan. 15,2021 6:23 p.m.

The meeting came hours before the Bloomington Police Department removed tents from the park.

City employees, Bloomington police dismantle Seminary Park homeless camp Thursday night

By Phyllis Cha · Friday, Jan. 15,2021 2:55 a.m.

A Bloomington Homeless Coalition board member said he’s afraid people will freeze to death.

Portion of Jordan Avenue closed until Feb. 19

By Lauren McLaughlin · Thursday, Jan. 14,2021 10:16 p.m.

North Jordan Avenue, from about 10th Street to Third Street, will be closed off.

Police move items from Seminary Park encampment out of right of way, eviction date still unclear

By Lizzie Kaboski and Emma Williams · Thursday, Jan. 14,2021 8:54 p.m.

City officials asked people experiencing homelessness to leave the park by Jan. 11.

Black Voices: It’s already January and the new semester is upon us

By ILLUSTRATION BY DONYÁ COLLINS · Thursday, Jan. 14,2021 4:44 p.m.

Ready for the spring semester? Yeah neither are we.

Indiana residents age 70 and older now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

By Lizzie Kaboski · Wednesday, Jan. 13,2021 9:30 p.m.

Indiana predicted 455,000 residents will receive the vaccine by the end of January.

House impeaches Trump for the second time, focus shifts to Senate trial

By MCT Campus · Wednesday, Jan. 13,2021 7:28 p.m.

The 232-197 House vote Wednesday came one week after the attack on the Capitol.

Black Voices: ‘I Hope 2021 Got Hands (Someone Better Get Her Before I Do)’ a poem by Adrianne Embry

By Adrianne Embry · Wednesday, Jan. 13,2021 4:53 p.m.

“This year I declare everything back into my life as mine and no one else’s. Last year when I lost myself I found God in me. I know this body as secular now. Know that this body can take a beating and survive.”

Column: How IU students can adapt for our second online semester

By RJ Crawford and Illustration by Aniya Lyons · Tuesday, Jan. 12,2021 6:19 p.m.

The weirdest year of our college lives continues. Here’s some advice for IU Students on how to cope.

Bloomington nursery owners fulfill pandemic-driven houseplant demand

By Raul Moreno · Tuesday, Jan. 12,2021 5:12 p.m.

Plant keeping has become an increasingly popular hobby during the pandemic.

The city still plans to dismantle the Seminary Park encampment. Officials won’t say when.

By Madison Smalstig · Tuesday, Jan. 12,2021 4:54 p.m.

BPD personnel did not remove items or tell people to leave Monday night.

City to clear Seminary Park homeless encampment Monday, organizations prepare

By Madison Smalstig · Sunday, Jan. 10,2021 5:56 p.m.

The city will enforce the rules that were in place before the pandemic.

Monroe County to open vaccine clinic at the Monroe Convention Center on Monday

By David Wolfe Bender · Friday, Jan. 8,2021 5:14 p.m.

Indiana expands eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine for residents 80 and older.

Bloomington’s Community Advisory on Public Safety Commission seeks diverse applicants

By Avraham Forrest · Tuesday, Jan. 5,2021 6:22 p.m.

The commission will work to establish inclusive public safety.

Black Voices produced essential content during inaugural semester

By Jaclyn Ferguson · Monday, Jan. 4,2021 8:23 p.m.

This section will be a lasting safe haven for Black IU students.

Indiana Sen. Mike Braun joins effort to dispute presidential election results

By Haley Ryan · Monday, Jan. 4,2021 8:01 p.m.

Indiana Senator Mike Braun will join others to reject disputed state electors.

Georgia runoff election holds the fate of the senate, IU students anticipate results

By Nick Telman · Monday, Jan. 4,2021 7:26 p.m.

Candidates face off in the first government election of 2021.

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2020 was a year of protests. We broke down how it looked in Indiana.

By Kaitlyn Radde · Monday, Jan. 4,2021 6:45 p.m.

The majority of the 300 protests in Indiana in 2020 were Black Lives Matter protests.

Three COVID-19 cases confirmed at Monroe County Correctional Center

By Helen Rummel · Wednesday, Dec. 23,2020 11:32 p.m.

These are the first known cases at the jail.

Black Voices: The Night Before

By RJ Crawford · Wednesday, Dec. 16,2020 7:27 p.m.

An original story highlighting what the Christmas looks like for Black families and the importance of family and friends.

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