About 21,400 people, or 15.9 percent of Monroe County residents, face food insecurity, according to a study released Monday by Feeding America.
Inside the Monroe County Courthouse, ceilings in some rooms are still missing and carpet is yet to be laid. But renovation on the historic building, which began September 2011, is nearing completion. However, workers recently discovered a problem. Two panes in a 100-year-old stained glass window beneath the building’s dome are cracked.
In order to stay afloat in a struggling market, local used book store owner Joe Grant has decided to expand his inventory to compete with other retailers, primarily retailers offering electronic alternatives.
The B-Line Trail, a 3.1-mile trail providing accessibility to downtown Bloomington, received national recognition last week when it was designated as a National Recreation Trail.
IU English professor Ellen MacKay is creating e-books for iPads that allow students to interact with William Shakespeare in a whole new way.
The Indiana University Maurer School of Law has approved a new program that will allow law students to earn a minor in education policy studies.
The IU Jacobs School of Music recently appointed professor Lissa May as the new director of undergraduate studies.
Police academy students were trained how to handle a situation involving explosives during an explosives demonstration Wednesday in a grassy field off of IU’s Ridge Road, near the cross country course.
When I was 21, I was still learning how to walk and take a drink at the same time. Good for him, I guess. He sounds like a nice, accomplished young man. I bet he has a bright future ahead of him, filled with money and the affection of his loved ones. What were we talking about? Oh right, the end of the world.
People seem so worried about how I’ve chosen to identify myself. They seem so concerned about how I’ve chosen to live my life. These phenomenons have occurred to such a preposterous degree recently and these people are so preoccupied with finding an answer to this burning question that they’re willing to make rash and broad generalizations about my lifestyle choices based simply on a few appearance changes.
With the 291st pick of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft, the Chicago White Sox use their ninth round pick on IU junior second baseman Micah Johnson and Indiana senior right-handed pitcher Chad Martin was select in the tenth round (314th overall) by the Chicago Cubs.
2012 IU Men's Basketball commit Ron Patterson scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 2-of-4 on threes, to help the Indiana Senior All-Star team fend off an energetic Junior All-Star team 104-97 Monday at the Lloyd Scott Gymnasium in Seymour, Ind.Patterson added three assists, four rebounds and two steals to lead the trio of 2012 IU commits on the Senior team. Jeremy Hollowell struggled from the field, scoring just 5 points on 1-for-7 shooting, while Ferrell scored 11 and grabbed seven rebounds but struggled running the point, committing six turnovers to one assist.
It's been a year since Lauren Spierer disappeared. The following is an update on where the police investigation stands, how the family and community have been affected and why Lauren is still missing.
After wowing fans on the other side of the world, The Main Squeeze returned June 2 to the Bluebird Nightclub to show off the self-titled album it spent months completing.
Democrat and current Monroe County Commissioner Mark Stoops has thrown his hat into the race for the soon-to-be-empty seat of current state Sen. Vi Simpson, D-Ellettsville.
With their high school careers, graduation and cafeteria food in their rearview mirrors, 13 IU football recruits became IU students Sunday when they arrived on campus.
A 19-year-old man reported to the Bloomington Police Department he was robbed at gunpoint between midnight and 1 a.m. Saturday outside a Varsity Villas apartment on the 400 block of East Varsity Lane.
Bloomington resident Colin Cudmore once knew nothing about gardening. But following a public lecture, discovering the usefulness of worms through YouTube and several test trials, he has invented the Garden Tower.
The Big Ten announced Thursday that 105 Hoosier student-athletes were named to the conference’s Spring and At-Large Sports All-Academic team. The number puts IU fourth — behind Ohio State, Minnesota and Penn State — among the conference’s 12 member schools.
In order to promote tourism in the Bloomington area, Visit Bloomington has announced the continuation of its Marketing Grant program, which will provide up to $35,000 in marketing funds for local festivals and events in 2013.
