MUNSTER, Ind. – Just three states jail a higher percentage of their kids than Indiana, an advocacy group said in a report on the well-being of children.
A man was transported to Bloomington Hospital after he was stabbed three times in an incident early Sunday morning at the 300 block of East 18th Street.
A Bloomington officer was sent to the hospital Sunday morning after trying to break up a fight at Suburban Lanes bowling alley on North Walnut Street.
IU student and rapper/poet Steve Gaskin, also known as “Stevie G,” performed a two-hour series of spoken-word pieces and songs to a packed room Sunday at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Grand Hall for his unplugged show “So Far.”
With a name created from an inside joke from the early 1980s TV show B.J. and The Bear, indie rockers Minus the Bear plan to rock the Bluebird Nightclub at 9 p.m. in their first show in Bloomington.
Former President Jimmy Carter said Monday he hoped to help open talks between Hamas and U.S. leaders, saying Washington’s policy of not meeting with people it labeled terrorists was counterproductive.
Iraqi troops rescued a British journalist for CBS News in the southern city of Basra on Monday two months after he was kidnapped, the Iraqi military said.
It was a nice, lightweight skirt – perfect for the hot, muggy Louisiana climate
Imagine this scenario: It’s discovered that a professor at the IU law school, in her capacity as a former employee of the U.S. Justice Department, once wrote an
Next month, a piece of art is predicted to sell for $35 million. It’s not a Warhol of Marilyn Monroe or an elongated Modigliani nude – but
"Thank God for Dead Soldiers.” That’s a picket sign created by Westboro Baptist Church, an extremist group led by Fred Phelps that is notorious for its Web site godhatesfags.com and for the unspeakable cruelty its members demonstrate at protests across America, particularly at the funerals of fallen military personnel. Other commonly used snippets of doctrine displayed on its signs include “Thank God for AIDS” and “God is America’s terrorist.” For funeral demonstrations, church members frequently make signs declaring the deceased is in hell and that God hates the tears of the mourners.
Bloomington police officers arrested Cutters rider Sasha Land and head coach Jim Kirkham for battery around midnight Saturday after the two got into an altercation with an employee of Nick’s English Hut, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Joe Sanders said. BLOG: Blogging Away
Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama made an unannounced, but not entirely unexpected, visit to the women’s Little 500 race Friday. He and his motorcade then moved to Nick’s English Hut, where he shook hands with some of the patrons inside and added his John Hancock to a wall. SLIDESHOW: Obama visits Little 500
Battling cold and wet conditions, the Cutters outlasted a field of 33 teams on the way to their record ninth championship, becoming the first team to repeat as champions at Bill Armstrong Stadium. BLOG: Blogging Away SLIDESHOW: Men's Little 500 VIDEO: Men's Little 500
Thanks to good strategy, Delta Gamma became the 4th sorority to win the Little 500. The team opened up a big lead in the last laps at second-place Teter could not catch them in time. SLIDESHOW: Obama visits Little 500 SLIDESHOW: Women's Little 500 VIDEO: Women's Little 500
The No. 38 IU men’s tennis team picked up its second straight win Saturday, and senior Dara McLoughlin etched his name into the record books as the Hoosiers downed the Boilermakers, 6-1.
Friday afternoon, I moseyed my way on over to Bill Armstrong Stadium hoping to catch a glimpse of my first Little 500 race. After taking a few laps around the stands, I parked it near an entrance for the pre-race ceremonies. While I was chatting with a few patrons, I noticed something spectacular out of the corner of my eye.
IU coach Stacey Phillips and her softball team learned from their mistake in Friday’s 3-2 loss to Ohio State. In Friday’s game, Buckeye standout Sam Marder hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the sixth inning to put the Buckeyes ahead for good. But in Saturday’s one-hit shutout win over Ohio State, Phillips and the Hoosiers (12-27, 2-8) instead walked Marder three times.
As the school year comes to a close, so will senior captain Brianna Williams’ college tennis career. On Senior Day, Williams finished her last home match victorious as the No. 29 Hoosiers defeated No. 58 Illinois 4-3 Saturday and Purdue 4-3 Sunday.
Students who came to rapper Yung Joc’s concert at the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity house Friday night more interested in student athletes than music were disappointed.
