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Multiple residents rescued from balconies during Bloomington apartment fire
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (109+ words) Firefighters rescued several residents from their balconies as a fire burned through an apartment Monday morning in Bloomington. According to the Bloomington Fire Department, the fire was contained to the third floor and attic of The Gables Apartments on the…...
FBI, Secret Service train Bloomington officers for new protection unit
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (138+ words) The Bloomington Police Department has announced the creation of a new Executive Protection Unit to strengthen public safety planning, the first dedicated team of its kind in Minnesota. The unit will manage security for public officials and others during high-profile…...
Sheriff's office investigating woman's death in Bloomington holding cell
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (96+ words) Authorities are looking into how a 29-year-old woman died Friday morning in a Bloomington Police Department holding cell. According to the Bloomington Police Department, jail staff found the woman unresponsive in a single-occupant cell around 2: 08 a. m. Despite efforts to revive her,…...
Federal employee who did background checks for ICE arrested in Bloomington sex sting
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (250+ words) A federal employee who police say conducted background checks for U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other government agencies was arrested last week in a Bloomington prostitution sting. Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said Department of Defense contractor Brashad Johnson, 36, of…...
Hotel fire in Bloomington injures 2 people
4+ mon, 4+ hour ago (98+ words) A hotel fire injured two people who were inside a Bloomington hotel building. According to the Bloomington Fire Department, the fire was reported before 12: 52 a. m. Sunday morning in the 7900 block of Lyndale Avenue. The first department said the fire was contained…...
Help needed to find Bloomington woman who has been missing since November
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (125+ words) The Bloomington Police Department is requesting help to locate a missing woman who hasn't been seen in person since November. Help needed to find Bloomington woman who has been missing since November The Bloomington Police Department is requesting help to…...
Weekend closures slated for I-494 this weekend in Bloomington, Richfield
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (155+ words) Drivers should prepare for major traffic disruptions this weekend in the south metro as construction on Interstate 494 continues. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says all westbound traffic on I-494 will be shut down between Highways 77 and 100 starting Friday night and lasting…...
Missing: 18-year-old last seen using walking path in Bloomington Sunday
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (118+ words) An 18-year-old from Bloomington hasn't been seen since Sunday, when he was spotted using a walking path. Troy Cavanah was using a path near Auto Club Road around 4 p. m. Sunday, according to. .. Missing: 18-year-old last seen using walking path in Bloomington…...
Missing Jordan teen might be in Bloomington; officials ask for help finding him
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (123+ words) Officials are searching for a missing 15-year-old boy from Jordan who might be in Bloomington. Angel Baez was last seen on the evening of July 7 walking away from the 200 block of Liberty Lane, according to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension…...
Sunday morning shooting in Bloomington leaves man dead
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (136+ words) A man in his 20s is dead after a shooting in Bloomington on Sunday morning. Police responded to the 200 block of 92nd Street West at 6: 45 a. m. on a report of a shooting. At the scene, law enforcement found a man with multiple gunshot…...