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Amish school shooting’s anniversary to be ‘normal’

Nickel Mines, Penn.Empty pasture is all that’s left on the site of the one-room Amish schoolhouse where a gunman left five girls dead and five others wounded two years ago, and the anniversary of the massacre was expected to pass quietly Thursday.

Bush on bailout: ‘A lot of people are watching’

President Bush and congressional leaders lobbied furiously Thursday for enough House support to push the troubled $700 billion financial industry bailout bill to the finish line, and the measure won converts from both parties on the eve of a showdown vote.

Runners compete in 72nd Jamboree

Looking to make long strides forward in their season, the IU men’s and women’s cross country team will travel to Stillwater, Okla., this weekend, home to the nation’s oldest cross country race.

Allenspach, men's golf team return to Windy City

Senior Drew Allenspach helped the IU men’s golf team to its best finish since 1980 at the NCAA Championships last season.

Classic brings tough women's tennis teams to Bloomington

Halfway through season, field hockey coach gives team ‘B’ on midterm

With nine games down and at least nine to go, IU field hockey coach Amy Robertson gave a simple midterm assessment of her team.

Urgency strikes volleyball team after 3 consecutive losses

The IU volleyball team will finally get the luxury of facing an unranked team in the Big Ten.

Reeling women's soccer team heads for conference road games

The IU women’s soccer team comes off a weekend where it was unable to pick up its first Big Ten win, losing two at Bill Armstrong Stadium by a 1-0 count in each.

Up and down No. 20 men's soccer team look to build on win

Whirling. Tumbling. Soaring. Dropping. The IU men’s soccer team has been on a wild ride, and only halfway through the regular season, it can’t get off yet.

Who will be Mr. October?

Metrodome notoriously unkind to visiting Hoosiers

The last time the IU football team knocked off the Minnesota Golden Gophers in Minneapolis, the price of a gallon of gas was about $1.08. Now at .500 through four games, IU faces Minnesota, who “is a good football team and a much-improved football team from a year ago,” said IU coach Bill Lynch. IU pummeled Minnesota 40-20 at Memorial Stadium last season, but this weekend, the team plays in Minneapolis, a place where the Hoosiers haven’t won in 15 years. This time around, there could be some fresh faces taking the field for the Cream and Crimson.

Bloomington Transit outlines three options for route changes at public meeting

Good-natured debate filled a room in the Monroe County Public Library Thursday night as Bloomington residents and a few IU students pored over potential changes for Bloomington Transit routes.

Walk for the Animals provides fun and entertainment to both people and pets

The Monroe County Humane Association and other volunteers will gather at 1 p.m. Sunday at Karst Farm Park for the Walk for the Animals. The event will feature activities for pets and their companions.

Local man to appear on Fox show Friday

Do you know your lyrics? Local resident Ed Schwartzman thinks he does. He will make a national debut on Fox’s “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” hosted by Wayne Brady at 9 p.m. Friday.

Bloody man found in main post office

A 56-year-old man was found bleeding inside of the downtown Bloomington U.S. Post Office early Thursday morning.

3 bands build recording studio, plan opening celebration Friday

Studio owner Mike Bridavsky decided he wanted to go into the recording industry when he was in middle school. In high school, he began making recordings. And now at age 28, Bridavsky is opening a new studio he designed and built with the help of many other musicians.

Downtown pumpkin patch dazzles shoppers

Forty-five minutes pass, yet the same shoppers wander up and down the rows, cradling their favorite pumpkin, still searching for the perfect one. Although the rows and rows of fall decorations are like any other pumpkin patch, this patch has a dazzling effect.

Novel sheds insight on IU basketball, segregation

Hoosiers, particularly basketball fans, might think they know everything behind the history of IU’s heralded basketball team. However, there’s one book Hoosiers should consider adding to their reading list.

Blue Collar Comedy star, Ron "Tater Salad" White, to perform at Auditorium

With a glass of scotch in one hand, a lit cigar in the other and his French bulldog, Gertrude, backstage, Ron White will bring his unique brand of stand-up comedy to the IU Auditorium on Friday.

Bloody man found in downtown post office

A 56-year-old man was found bleeding inside of the downtown Bloomington U.S. Post office early Thursday morning.