Politics

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (416+ words) EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) -- The 251st Marine Corps Ball is just around the corner at the Evansville Country Club. Organizers want everyone to attend, not just marines. Eyewitness News' Joe Bird and El'Agance Shemwell sat down with Jim Weaver with the Marine…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (278+ words) EVANSVILLE — The 2027 budget process is underway for the city of Evansville and residents hoping to comment on the proposals still have time to do so. Budget hearings took place Tuesday, with city department heads and Mayor Stephanie Terry presenting their…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (381+ words) Near-record temperatures will be possible in central Indiana this week. FOX59 meteorologist Kendall Wilson explained just how warm it's supposed to get during her full forecast Sunday morning. Isaias broke a two-year drought of U.S. hurricane landfalls, with the most recent being…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1245+ words) The City of Bloomington has released its draft regulations for data center projects in the city. The regulations will be discussed at two Planning Commission public hearings on Oct. 16 and Nov. 16, at 4 p.m., both at the Bloomington Center for the Performing…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (623+ words) BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) -- The city of Bloomington has released proposed data center regulations following months of community input. This comes after months of community engagement, public forums and research into regulations adopted by other Illinois communities, including Aurora and McLean County....

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (436+ words) INDIANA — The State of Indiana Tree Nursery program is now accepting orders for spring pick-up or delivery. Orders will be accepted until inventory is exhausted. Each year the Vallonia State Tree Nursery grows millions of high-quality, native trees for Indiana…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1639+ words) Four Minnesota House of Representatives seats serving Bloomington and Richfield are up for election Nov. 3. House District 50B is entirely within Bloomington and is composed of most Bloomington precincts west of Penn Avenue. DFL incumbent Steve Elkins is unopposed in his…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (319+ words) South Bend has proposed a “Neighborhoods-First” framework for large data centers, requiring companies to cover their costs, operate transparently, use local labor and meet environmental and neighborhood standards. The city says all data center revenue would support neighborhood priorities, and…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (564+ words) After hearing from dozens of community members, city council voted in a first reading to remove the funding for Flock in next year's budget. Lawyers for Jamaal Howard had asked a judge to pause the execution after Christa Pike's botched…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (409+ words) A Bloomington father and stepmother face felony neglect charges after police say they starved their 14-year-old child and kept her confined to her bedroom before she died of severe malnutrition and dehydration. By Nandita Bose SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct 7 (Reuters)…...