Fresh from the front page — local headlines, neighborhood voices, and timely stories from across Monroe County. Whether it’s city hall or the farmer’s market, this is where Bloomington stays in the loop.

- June 30, 2025: $1B in grants, details of rental inspections, new Lady Liberty statue, county fair
- Bloomington applies for share of $1B from federal safe streets program
- Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish
- Bloomington inspection reports detail conditions inside supportive housing complex now targeted with city lawsuits
- Hillside Drive & Highland Avenue
- Monroe County health board drafts public comment policy, seeking public input
- Monroe County sheriff submits newly amended immigration enforcement policy in pending litigation with state AG
- Kirkwood Avenue & College Avenue
- Kirkwood Avenue & Grant Street

- Indiana University Bloomington to Eliminate or Suspend Over 100 Academic Programs in Sweeping Restructuring
- ‘Operation Blue Thunder’ Nets 68 Arrests, Echoes Smokey and the Bandit‑Style Drug Busts in Northern Indiana
- Press release: Bernie Sanders – The Most Dangerous Bill in Modern History
- Performance: ‘Ordinary Pilgrimage’ Brings Dance, Poetry, and Music to Downtown Bloomington
- BC39 Returns to IMS with Star-Studded USAC Midget Field July 1-2
- Rep. Porter Condemns Budget Cuts at Indiana School for the Deaf
- Randy Saunders Named New Scout Executive for Hoosier Trails Council
- Press release: Young Supports Legislation to Restore Dignity to Abortion Victims
- Press release: City of Bloomington Launches 2025 Sustainable Neighborhoods Grant

- WFHB Local News – June 30th, 2025
- HOLA BLOOMINGTON – SCCAP Early Head Start
- Government.exe – Christian Nationalism and Sex Education Part 2
- Granfalloon: Arts, Ideas and Community
- Youth Radio Summer Camp 2025 Week 2 – Interviews
- Activate! Maggie Sullivan, Friends of Lake Monroe
- FIREHOUSE SESSION: Sierra Hull

- New study shows second highest recorded growth in charitable giving for 2024
- City issues notice of default to Crawford Apartments, citing code violations
- Indiana youth tobacco use at its lowest in decades
- Utility relocation work, permitting underway on convention center expansion
- Hundreds of IU degree programs at risk of disappearing
- Heat wave hits Monroe County
- Indiana’s labor force participation rate remains the same for third month
- Disease that can kill domestic cats found in southern Indiana
- Man arrested at No Kings protest will pursue treatment program for veterans

- Orchard project underway in IU Kokomo Sustainability Meadow
- Listening with Purpose: How an alum transformed healthcare
- Listening with Purpose: How an IU alum transformed healthcare
- IU taking steps to comply with new state legislation regarding degree programs
- Listening with Purpose: How a Social Work alum transformed healthcare
- Dean’s Discourse: The state of higher education
- IU Southeast Director of CAPS Dr. Michael Day receives Outstanding Service Award
- Jetstream2 NAIRR AI fellows program applications open
- IU Biology’s Corpse Flower “Wally” to Blossom in Coming Days
- A Few Clouds and 87 F at Bloomington, Monroe County Airport
- Indiana University Bloomington to Eliminate or Suspend Over 100 Academic Programs in Sweeping Restructuring
- WFHB Local News – June 30th, 2025
- HOLA BLOOMINGTON – SCCAP Early Head Start
- ‘Operation Blue Thunder’ Nets 68 Arrests, Echoes Smokey and the Bandit‑Style Drug Busts …
- ‘Operation Blue Thunder’ Nets 68 Arrests, Echoes Smokey and the Bandit‑Style Drug Busts in Northern Indiana
- Indiana CB D’Angelo Ponds tabbed as 2026 NFL 1st Round pick by ESPN – On3.com
- The City of Bloomington Opens Applications for $150000 in Violence Reduction Grants
- PRESS RELEASE: 2024 by the Numbers: Thousands of Pets Helped – Indiana Daily Student
- Business After Hours: Sycamore Farm Bloomington
- Government.exe – Christian Nationalism and Sex Education Part 2
- Granfalloon: Arts, Ideas and Community
- Commission chairman seeks Bloomington City Council seat | Free | hometownsource.com
- Youth Radio Summer Camp 2025 Week 2 – Interviews
- Gardant Managed Communities Recognized with 2025 AHCA/NCAL Silver National Quality Award
- Lane closures are coming to downtown Bloomington – The Herald-Times
- An All-America City three-peat: Tallahassee ‘on the move’ with latest designation
- New child care options in Central Illinois offer 3 paths for meeting a big need | WGLT
- Darian DeVries explains why IU basketball fans will enjoy Conor Enright – Inside the Hall
- UNC Basketball: Scheduling Smarter – Tar Heel Blog
- Wally the corpse flower blooms in Bloomington, drawing crowds and noses – WBIW
- Former Bloomington High School North school resource officer arrested on sexual assault charges
- Iowa Football: An Early Look at Indiana – Black Heart Gold Pants
- Distribution Solutions Group appoints Barry Litwin, former CEO of Global Industrial … – Business Wire
- Laughing Apes Take Risks – Nautilus Magazine
- Bloomington Pickleball Club – Tuesday Outdoor Individual Ladder (RCA Park)
- Country Line Dancing! 50% off the bar!
- More than 10 years after criminal code reform, Indiana piles on new penalties
- How do leaders improve our communities? Two former mayors have an idea.
- Tap Brewery Welcomes New Head Brewer Christian Paumi Ph.D. – Building Indiana Business
- Former Illinois Women’s Basketball Star Returns to Champaign in New Role – MSN
- This is where Wilton High’s 2025 graduates are enrolling in college – Darien Times
- June 30, 2025: $1B in grants, details of rental inspections, new Lady Liberty statue, county fair
- Bloomington Food Truck Friday
- Acoustic Afternoon
- Food Truck Tuesday @ The Trades District
- Honky Tonk Tuesday
- Open Mic
- Got a library card? Then you can visit, borrow or even acquire videos from CATS
- Get ready for lane closures in Monroe County. What you need to know. – Yahoo News
- Bob Hammel is Indiana’s most decorated, influential sportswriter – IndyStar
- 16-year-old boy shot in Northwest Peoria, say police – WEEK | 25 News Now
- Listening with Purpose: How an IU alum transformed healthcare
- IU taking steps to comply with new state legislation regarding degree programs
- Listening with Purpose: How a Social Work alum transformed healthcare
- Dean’s Discourse: The state of higher education
- Listening with Purpose: How an alum transformed healthcare
- Orchard project underway in IU Kokomo Sustainability Meadow
- FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA
- Fireworks, Food, & Fun