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A Bloomington man reported to Indiana University police that he was assaulted by another man, though it didn't go as the attacker would have hoped. via WBIW-AM Bedford

“We were all just sitting in the dark freezing”

An electrical fire in an entrance cable to a post office Saturday prompted the shutdown of electrical power to a section of Downtown for just over four hours. via IndyStar.com

Active: 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's Born: August 15, 1933 in Bloomington, IN Similar Artists Biography Though his name is unfamiliar to most, Bobby Helms rules the airwaves every year around December 25th. via WLIT-FM Chicago

“Studies show heterochromatin changes the most. It's full of intermediate- and full-repeat sequences. And there are genes buried in this stuff.”

The sequencing and comparison of 12 fruit fly genomes -- the result of a massive collaboration of hundreds of scientists from more than 100 institutions in 16 countries -- has thrust forward researchers' ... via EurekAlert!

Whereas the Democrats took a shellacking in Lawrence County, Monroe County is a different story as Republicans are hanging on by a thread. via WBIW-AM Bedford

“We will go door to door in the neighborhoods to reach all demographics. We want to reach the Latino community, we want teachers who speak Spanish, we want children of color.”

Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Nov. 6--Principal teacher Daniel Baron called it the Project School's "coming out party." Monday evening in the auditorium of the Monroe County Public Library, Baron and six other ... via Customer Interaction Solutions

“What's most concerning now is that a large number of women in their child-bearing years are drinking when they don't realize that they're pregnant”

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- An Indiana University study provides some of the strongest evidence yet that prenatal exposure to alcohol causes conduct problems in children, a finding that has been called into question ... via Health News Digest

A new $380,000 training facility will allow Bloomington's firefighters to get more practice in real-life situations, including a blaze that will mimic a dangerous basement fire. via WBIW-AM Bedford

“We can practice things we've never been able to before”

A new training facility will allow the city's firefighters to get more practice in real-life situations, including a blaze that will mimic a dangerous basement fire. via WSBT

“Roaches she said were everywhere, the children were infected with lice”

Two people in Bloomington are charged with neglect after police found two children living what they call deplorable conditions. via WTHR-TV Indianapolis

“Valvoline and its distributors are not supplying oil to Hukill Oil or Mr. Lube locations. We consider any potential misrepresentation of our brand or products to be a serious matter, and we are continuing to review this situation”

A TV station's investigation reveals people may not be getting what they paid for at an oil service chain. via KCRA.com

“It's possible and we have actually seen it. Those packages come back with our handwriting on the boxes”

By Karen Hensel 24-Hour News 8 at 11:00 p.m. An I-Team 8 investigation exposes an issue causing concern across the nation. via WNDY-TV Indianapolis

An exhibition of Sienese art at London's National Gallery National Gallery, London RENAISSANCE Siena was Tuscany's second city, envious of the fame of Florence and keen to show how cultured it was - a ... via The Economist

Today is Halloween, which means kids, candy, costumes and jack-o-lanterns. But what to do with those pumpkins come tomorrow? Some people toss them in the garbage, some just let them rot on the porch until ... via WBIW-AM Bedford

A student at Indiana University is suing six Chicago-area men, alleging they assaulted him and made anti-Semitic comments toward him last year. via Chicago Tribune

The trial of Darryl L. Jackson Jr. began today in Hamilton County Circuit Court. via The Noblesville Ledger

“We then proceeded to take two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments (each about 2 ft. tall and 1 ft. wide) and a table inside city hall and placed them right in front of the city's religious display of Buddhism.”

When there are protests of government favoritism towards religion, like in the context of special displays on government property, they usually involve Christians being favored. via About.com

“We go back on tour, next show is tomorrow. But in the meantime, I think this is a really good start for the Center. They will commence to build a monastic university which is a really unique thing, for our town, so I think it's really exciting”

The stars came out Saturday for the last day of the Dalai Lama's visit to Indiana. via WISH-TV8 Indianapolis

Southern Indiana high school students who created a business plan detailing the market potential they see in the rising demand for goat meat in the state will get a $28,000 school district loan to open a goat ... via WTHR-TV Indianapolis

“He said it brings sadness to God”

AP photo Above, the Dalai Lama acknowledges the audience Monday during a program at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. via Columbia Daily Tribune