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A woman mourns in front of a gravestone in the cemetery of Adiyaman, in Turkey, on Feb. 19, 2023. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck parts of Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, 2023, followed by another 7.5 magnitude tremor just after midday.

IU organizations host educational forum, fundraiser for earthquake victims

Feb 20, 2023 11:25 pm

IU organizations raised money and awareness for those affected in Turkey and Syria.

The IU Health Bloomington Hospital is seen Dec. 8, 2022, at 2651 E. Discovery Parkway. According to the CDC, updated COVID-19 boosters better protect against Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants.

Indiana reports minimal levels of influenza, zero new mpox cases, increase in COVID-19 cases

Feb 20, 2023 2:05 pm

Monroe County reported 13 COVID-19 cases for the week Feb. 5-11.

Two IU Student Government members hold hands as they gather following an executive branch meeting. IU Student Government has begun the electoral progress for next year's representatives.

IU’s 2023 student executive candidates announced

Feb 20, 2023 10:10 am

Four tickets have been officially named as the year comes to an end.

Kelley students who helped establish the Sample Gates Management Inc. fund, with Doug McCoy, the Al and Shary Oak director of real estate, are pictured next to a construction site. Sample Gates Management LLC and is managed by 16 students.

Kelley School of Business private equity fund raises $4.2 million for real estate investments

Feb 19, 2023 5:58 pm

Sample Gates Management LLC is run by 16 Kelley School seniors.

Owner of Bloomington Bagel Company Sue Aquila stands with her employees, Antonia Daleke, Aaron Norton, Kate Holsapple and Dawn Keough, at the North Dunn Street location on Feb.10, 2023. Two additional shops are located in Bloomington on North Morton Street and East Third Street.

Bloomington Bagel Company owner Sue Aquila continues to innovate in world of bagels

Feb 19, 2023 3:46 pm

From “Hot Cheeto” bagels to advocacy, Bloomington Bagel Company has called Bloomington home for decades.

Dave Rollo, council president and District 4 council member, speaks April 3, 2019,at the Bloomington City Council meeting in City Hall. Rollo is running unopposed for reelection.

Councilmember Dave Rollo addresses history of questioning 9/11 events

Feb 19, 2023 12:11 pm

Rollo distanced himself from fringe theories about what happened on Sept. 11, 2001.

IU student and Bloomington City Council candidate David Wolfe Bender speaks during public comment at a July 2022 city council meeting. Bender is running for city council in District 6.

City Council candidate David Wolfe Bender is running in District 6, residents say he doesn’t live there

Feb 17, 2023 10:42 am

Residents of the address Bender listed on his filing, say he does not live there.

Senior Sophia Grimsgard works at the Media School equipment checkout window. Indiana high school students could fulfill graduation requirements through career training under a new bill in Indiana legislature.

Indiana bill would offer career training scholarship funding for high schoolers

Feb 16, 2023 6:58 pm

House Bill 1002 is part of an effort to "reinvent" high school.

Gov. Eric Holcomb speaks at the press conference on the opioid crisis initiative at the Indiana State House in Indianapolis on Oct. 10, 2017. Holcomb was added to a list of Americans permanently banned from entering Russia, according to a Feb. 8, 2023, release from Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Gov. Eric Holcomb barred from entering Russia

Feb 16, 2023 5:38 pm

The list includes multiple governors and state or federal officials.

The Showers Administration Building is seen at 601 N. Morton St. on Feb. 9, 2023. The Bloomington Police Department headquarters will be moved to Shower City Hall after a controversial city council vote on Jan. 25, 2023.

Police union speaks out against city council decision to move police headquarters

Feb 16, 2023 9:58 am

The Bloomington Police Department headquarters will be moved to Showers City Hall.

Members of the Bloomington City Council discuss renewing the outdoor dining program, including closing Kirkwood Avenue, during a meeting in City Hall on Feb. 15, 2023. The council voted to postpone the issue of renewing the outdoor dining program to March 1, 2023.

‘A sense of community’: City council debates renewing Kirkwood closure

Feb 15, 2023 11:56 pm

The council voted to postpone the issue of renewing the outdoor dining program to March 1.

The Metz Carillon is seen Nov. 4, 2021, in the arboretum.

IU Wi-Fi experiences outage for more than 2 hours Wednesday night

Feb 15, 2023 10:57 pm

Many users unable to connect to eduroam since 8:30 p.m.

The entrance to Chicken Salad Chick, a fast-casual chicken salad restaurant chain, is shown. Chicken Salad Chick hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 15, 2023, near College Mall.

New Bloomington location of Chicken Salad Chick opens Wednesday

Feb 15, 2023 6:04 pm

The restaurant expands its presence in Indiana with over a dozen types of chicken salad.

Co-founders of Returnit, seniors Adrian Wilburn (left) and Matt Vargas (right), pose for a photo on Feb.13, 2023, beside the Returnit dropbox at Tenth and College Apartments. The company aims to make the online return process easy and convenient for its customers.

IU students launch startup to create seamless online return process

Feb 15, 2023 3:07 pm

The company wants to make the online return process more efficient.

A gavel is placed on its block in one of the courtrooms Feb. 11, 2017, at the Cuyahoga County Court House. Emily Salzmann, Holly Harvey and Mary Ellen Diekhoff were elected Monroe County Circuit Court Judges, and Erika Oliphant was elected Monroe County Prosecutor Nov. 8.

Meet the candidates running for Bloomington City Council

Feb 15, 2023 1:59 pm

IU senior Audrey Satchivi is pictured on the stage for Jeopardy. She will compete alongside Lucas Minor, a junior at Yale University, and Anish Maddipoti, a junior at the University of Texas Austin, on Feb. 28, 2023, during Jeopardy's High School Reunion Tournament.

IU student to participate in ‘Jeopardy!’ High School Reunion Tournament

Feb 15, 2023 1:16 pm

The winner of the tournament will win $100,000.

Cathy Raymond "center" worked with English teachers at Fergana State University in Uzbekistan under her Fulbright award. Thirteen IU Bloomington students and six faculty members were offered Fulbright awards for the 2022-23 academic school year.

IU Bloomington students and faculty chosen for Fulbright U.S. Student, Scholar programs

Feb 14, 2023 5:50 pm

IUB was named a top producer for both Fulbright programs.

Michigan State University is seen during the day. Three people were killed on Monday night, Feb. 13, 2023, in an on-campus shooting.

3 people killed in shooting at Michigan State University

Feb 14, 2023 12:02 pm

The shooter has been identified as 43-year-old Anthony Dwayne McRae.

Hayley Jackson stocks the fridge on Feb. 3, 2023, at the Crimson Cupboard located inside the Campus View Apartments. The Crimson Cupboard is available for anyone who registers to use it.

Crimson Cupboard sees increase in shoppers as food prices rise causing more food insecurity

Feb 13, 2023 5:43 pm

According to Feeding America, food insecurity affects more than 34 million Americans.

The IU Student Health Center is seen Oct. 9, 2022. The Indiana Department of Health’s last influenza update covering the week Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2023, reflected minimal levels of influenza-like illness statewide.

Indiana reports minimal levels of influenza, zero new mpox cases, COVID-19 cases low

Feb 13, 2023 4:09 pm

Monroe County reported 10 COVID-19 cases for the week Jan. 29-Feb. 4.

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