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Buskirk-Chumley Theater makes plans to celebrate 100 years in local business

By Meghana Rachamadugu · Tuesday, May 3,2022 1:24 p.m.

The Buskirk-Chumley Theater first opened on Dec. 11 in 1922.

Bloomington police arrest Kalao Nightclub shooting suspect Monday

By Haley Ryan · Monday, May 2,2022 7:05 p.m.

The suspect faces three felony charges: attempted murder, aggravated battery and criminal recklessness.

Bloomington City Council postpones vote on local income tax rate

By Nadia Scharf · Wednesday, April 27,2022 11:36 p.m.

The funds would improve public transit, climate action and essential city services.

Bloomington witches find supportive community online

By Katy Szpak and Hali Tauxe · Monday, April 25,2022 1:22 p.m.

Local witchcraft practitioners connect with one another in the “Bloomington Witch Collective” Discord server.

Four men wounded in two shootings Saturday morning

By Haley Ryan · Saturday, April 23,2022 11:08 a.m.

Police are unaware if the shootings were connected or not.

Bloomington City Council votes unanimously in support of graduate workers

By Helen Rummel · Wednesday, April 20,2022 11:53 p.m.

Councilmember Sue Sgambelluri recused herself from the decision.

Judge rules in favor of protecting Lake Monroe in Hoosier National Forest deforestation lawsuit

By Marissa Meador · Wednesday, April 20,2022 4:46 p.m.

Environmental groups emphasize the negative impacts of deforestation plans.

New Hope for Families opens a new location for more unhoused families and their childcare needs

By Meghana Rachamadugu · Monday, April 18,2022 4:43 p.m.

The new center on 1140 S Morton Street will open facilities soon.

Bloomington City Council undecided on raising local income taxes

By Emma Uber · Thursday, April 14,2022 1:08 a.m.

The proposed resolution would increase Monroe County local income tax rates by 0.855%.

Graduate workers promoted Thursday picket lines, community solidarity at virtual meeting

By Nadia Scharf · Wednesday, April 13,2022 2:34 p.m.

700 IU students have already signed up to picket. The movement’s goal is 1,000.

Indiana state’s redrafting of the word 'rape' may increase prosecutions

By Jacob Lubarsky · Tuesday, April 12,2022 2:08 p.m.

Indiana law will broaden the definition, which may lead to more convictions.

Dispensaries in Bloomington sell products containing THC and CBD

By Carter DeJong · Tuesday, April 12,2022 2:04 p.m.

A cannabis product with less than 0.3% THC is not legally considered as marijuana.

Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson, first Black female justice, to Supreme Court

By Emma Uber · Thursday, April 7,2022 5:10 p.m.

The Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Jackson, largely along party lines.

The Chocolate Moose opens another Bloomington storefront, partners with local businesses

By Meghana Rachamadugu · Thursday, April 7,2022 2 p.m.

The new shop will be next to BuffaLouie’s at The Gables.

Johnson Creamery smokestack cleared to be lowered to 60 feet after council vote Wednesday

By David Wolfe Bender · Wednesday, April 6,2022 11:10 p.m.

The Bloomington City Council added the Johnson Creamery building to the list of historic districts.

Mayor Hamilton wants to raise local income tax rates. Here’s what you need to know.

By David Wolfe Bender · Wednesday, April 6,2022 5:57 p.m.

The Bloomington City Council will hear the administration’s pitch to raise the rate Wednesday.

Current and former Bloomington nurses face pandemic burnout, pushing some to leave or change roles in hospitals

By Nic Napier and Deepak Singh Bhadoriya · Wednesday, April 6,2022 5:09 p.m.

“We have seen the worst,” one nurse said.

President Biden to extend pause on federal student loan payment through August

By Marissa Meador · Tuesday, April 5,2022 4:57 p.m.

The decision is facing pressure from both sides of the political spectrum.

‘You need to let go of control’: Perspectives from the pandemic

By Christina Avery · Monday, April 4,2022 2:49 p.m.

Many people spent quarantine reexamining their lives. Three IU students share what they've learned.

Indiana ranks highest in nation for miles of polluted waterways, report finds

By Marissa Meador · Thursday, March 31,2022 3:07 p.m.

Nearly 25,000 miles of Indiana waterways are unsafe for swimming or fishing.

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