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While the City of Bloomington will likely have to cut about 12 jobs per year for "probably at least the next three or four years" to plug a budget hole, the police and fire departments will not be part of any staff reductions, says city manager Jeff Jurgens.

The inner-ring suburb where Daunte Wright was shot by police has diversified dramatically over the last 30 years. Its city administration — and police force — have been slower to change.

Bloomington residents and business owners won’t face utility shutoffs for past-due bills — at least for the next few weeks, with the Bloomington City Council voting Monday night to reinstate a pandemic-related moratorium until Oct. 1.

John Wyatt Danenberger and Steven Nalefski are running to replace Julie Emig in Bloomington's Ward 4 that includes many of the city's older neighborhoods east of downtown.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Quinton Lucas, the Democratic mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, who discusses how the 2022 elections could affect police funding and cannabis use.

The Bloomington City Council adopted code text amendments pertaining to downtown development and multi-family residential districts, while acknowledging receipt of the "missing middle" housing analysis report from Opticos Design, Inc.

Nearly 50 years ago, a fight between billboards and natural beauty played out on the national stage. Now the struggle has moved to the states — like Texas, where activists face off with corporations.

This mandate is seen as the strictest of its kind with hefty fines for not adhering to the rules. It goes into effect on Nov. 4.

Five thousand people in Bloomington Normal are out of work and looking for a job.That's according to the state Department of Employment Security. The…

The State Department of Employment Security says unemployment rates remained higher than the national rate in November. But, Department Director Jeff Mays…