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- April 9, 2026: Election sign kerfuffle, host hotel, bus operations center, police standoff
- $3.6M appraisal accepted for future Bloomington Transit operations center property
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- Bloomington police arrest woman after hours-long standoff on South Rockport Road
- Bloomington RDC OKs transfer of parking lots to CIB, as step toward potential host hotel

- Waxahatchee, Kathleen Edwards to play Granfalloon concert at Switchyard Park
- AAUP criticizes IU, Trump administration after Chinese scholar’s sentencing
- Woman arrested after six-hour barricade on Bloomington’s south side
- League of Women Voters to host virtual 9th District candidate forum April 11
- Police pursue Jeep west of Bloomington late Saturday night

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