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June 23:In the small city of Loogootee, Indiana, openness has come with a price for LGBTQ+ residents.
An LGBTQ+ Pride flag flies alongside a handmade Christian flag in a Loogootee flower pot. City officials moved to take both flags out following public outcry.
Not one but two armadillo handbags were donated to this year's Monroe County History Center Garage Sale. They were more valuable, worth about $300 each, than volunteers realized at first. Each is selling for $125 at the garage sale.
This Sept. 19, 2019, file photo, shows a spotted lanternfly at a vineyard in Kutztown, Pa. Pennsylvania has started using insecticide on spotted lanternflies, a new strategy that state officials are using in an attempt to slow the spread of the invasive pest. Crews are spraying the bugs along railways, interstates and other transportation rights-of-way, the state Agriculture Department said May 28, 2021.
Demonstrators gather for a "Let Kids Play" rally coordinated by ACLU Indiana on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. The group rallied ahead of the afternoon Senate education committee hearing for House Bill 1041, which would prohibit transgender girls from playing on girls sports teams at the K-12 level.
An unidentified boy, believed to be 5 years old, was found inside this suitcase Saturday, April 16 in Washington County, Indiana. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-888-437-6432.
Demonstrators listen to Indiana University graduate student Timothy Biewer-Heisler speak April 14 at the Sample Gates in support of the graduate student workers' strike.
This unidentified abandoned car in Yellowwood State Forest was in better shape when this picture was taken in 2020 than it is now. The top was still intact.
Indiana Hoosiers guard Trey Galloway (32) is defended by Michigan Wolverines forward Terrance Williams II (5), Thursday, March 10, 2022, during Big Ten tournament men’s action from Indianapolis’ Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Indiana won 74-69.
March 11: Switchyard Brewing Co. to accept Bitcoin
Josh Casey pours a beer Wednesday while working at Switchyard Brewing Co. On Monday the North Walnut Street bar will add Bitcoin cryptocurrency to its accepted methods of payment.
The 1947 Kohr Administration Building is an older wing of the former IU Health Bloomington Hospital structure, which has been enlarged and remodeled several times. The Bloomington City Council approved the creation of the Kohr Building Historic District in February 2021.
A rain-soaked sign taped to the side of Trinity Lutheran Church in Ellettsville Thursday lets people know that Pantry 279 will be closed Saturday, for the first time since it opened six years ago.
Catalent employees work on producing doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the company’s Bloomington facility on Dec. 15, 2020. (Rich Janzaruk / Herald-Times)
Wearing an ice suit, Monroe Fire Protection District firefighter Joey McWhorter Jr. makes his way to what turned out to be the head of a mannequin someone had tossed onto the ice at Lake Monroe.
Feb. 9: Mike Woodson suspends 5 IU basketball players
Indiana head coach Mike Woodson talks to Jordan Geronimo (22) during the second half of the Indiana versus Penn State men's basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
Brandy Abel, first grade teacher at Edgewood Primary School, gives her students instructions Monday before they start a group assignment. Several of Abel's students have had to quarantine multiple times this school year due to COVID-19 infections and close contacts.
Maryland Terrapins guard Fatts Russell (4) reacts after colliding with Indiana Hoosiers guard Khristian Lander (4) during the second half at Xfinity Center.
Sarah Dye bags vegetables for a customer at the Schooner Creek Farm booth at the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market Aug. 17, 2019. (Rich Janzaruk / Herald-Times)
Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab join forces to recap the draft in the best way they know how: letter grades! Fitz and Frank discuss all 32 teams division by division as they give a snapshot of how fans should be feeling heading into the 2024 season. The duo have key debates on the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, Las Vegas Raiders and more.
The NFL will allow players to wear protective Guardian Caps during games beginning with the 2024 season. The caps were previously mandated for practices.
