Part 3: How safe is Bloomington, really? Bloomington Chief of Police Mike Diekhoff: Gun Proliferation Drives Crime Citywide, Mostly Within “Social Groups”

Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part investigative series on rising crime in The…

Investigative series: HOW SAFE IS BLOOMINGTON, REALLY? – By Steve Higgs

The 2023 Bloomington State of Public Safety report confirms the obvious. Our cityhas become an increasingly…

Special Project – Part 2: How safe is Bloomington, really? – By Steve Higgs

GILMORE: RISING CRIME, SYNTHETIC DRUGS VICTIMIZE THE HOMELESS, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING REDUCES LOW-LEVEL CRIME Editor’s note: This…

How safe is Bloomington, really? – By Steven Higgs

COMBS: HARD DRUGS, GANGS, PROLIFERATION DRIVE SPIKES IN GUN CRIME  Editor’s note: This is the first…

Special Project – HOW SAFE IS BLOOMINGTON, REALLY? 

HOW SAFE IS BLOOMINGTON, REALLY?  The 2023 Bloomington State of Public Safety report confirms the obvious. Our…

Press release: Missouri Man Arrested for Child Molesting

The following press release was sent to the Bloomingtonian by the Indiana State Police: “FOR IMMEDIATE…

It would’ve been a Beautiful Trip – A married couple travels to safety in war torn Ukraine

Reporting from L’viv, Ukraine By Charles Bonds – Special to The Bloomingtonian The war in Ukraine…

IU pay increase rankles employees and portends problems in hiring and retaining workers – By Mike Leonard

Bloomington, Indiana – By Mike Leonard – Special to The Bloomingtonian Published: August 28, 2021 When…