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Correction: Bloomingtonian Editor Jeremy Hogan did not call Sarah Dye on the phone. He used Facebook Messenger to reach out to Dye. Correction: Abby Ang was not the first person to break the story. While her letter to the Farmer’s Market Advisory Council helped to bring the story media attention, there were others working on bringing the story to light …

Host Clarence Boone speaks with Jim Sims, who is running for a four-year term as an incumbent on the Bloomington Common Council as an at-large council member. He is one of six candidates vying for three at-large seats in the May 7, 2019 Democratic Party primary. Other at-large candidates are Vauhxx Booker, Jean Capler, Matt Flaherty, Andy Ruff, and Susan …

Early voting for this May’s primary elections begins today. Yesterday was the end of voter registration, but residents can still check their registration and precinct ballot, via the state’s official voter website. On the ballot in this year’s primary are five contested races for the Bloomington City Council: In District 1, incumbent Chris Sturbaum faces Kate Rosenbarger and Denise Valkyrie; …

New hope kindled for hate crimes law in Indiana; Amanda Barge suspends her mayoral campaign in midst of sexual harrassment allegations; Former Monroe County employee indicted for child pornography; Ellettsville to declare eminent domain in flood mitigation effort. FEATURE City Council candidates Jean Capler, Vauhxx Booker, Matt Flaherty, Andy Ruff, and Jim Sims discuss issues of race and economics in …

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton will seek re-election, in 2019; Consultants from Clarion Associates presented their proposed changes last week for the third and final module of Bloomington’s Unified Development Ordinance; The Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse’s latest report card says the state is doing better when it comes to opioid abuse; Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb directed flags across the …

A Republican candidate is dropping out of a public forum, hosted by Black Lives Matter Bloomington. Jacob Franklin, a candidate for Monroe Circuit Court clerk, announced in a public statement last night that he wouldn’t be participating in “A Seat at the Table”: Bloomington Black Lives Matter’s Midterm Candidate Round-Table Discussion. The public forum takes place tomorrow. Franklin says he …

Jim Sims and William Hosea welcome Dr. Amrita Myers and Vauhxx Booker PART ONE On tonight’s show, Jim and William are joined by IU Professor and Bring It On! Contributor, Dr. Amrita Myers and local Black Lives Matter activist Vauhxx Booker. They join us to help dissect the phenomenon of White Americans calling the police on African-Americans in public spaces. …

The Bloomington Police Department is gearing up for ‘America’s largest college weekend; Members of Bloomington’s Black Lives Matter Chapter are expected to show up at a city council meeting again this evening; The Bloomington Board of Public Works approved an agreement yesterday that could expedite a Monroe County bridge project on Country Club Road by a month; Monroe County Commissioners declared April 20th, …

During the Bloomington City Council’s special session’s public comment period, Black Lives Matter advocate Vauhxx Booker announced his group will continue to protest the Mayor’s decision to approve purchasing an armored truck for the police department. He said the group and its allies would continue protesting until they feel they’ve been heard. True to his word, Booker began to protest …

Black Lives Matter protesters signal they may disrupt tomorrow’s bicentennial ceremony for the city of Bloomington; The U.S. Surgeon General, Jerome Adams, is urging the widespread adoption of the opioid-reversal drug Naloxone by private citizens; Monroe County will hold its Second Annual Opioid Summit this Fall, on September 18th and 19th; Early and absentee voting for the May primary election …