encampment

Early August will mark the fourth time the city has removed an encampment under Mayor Kerry Thomson, who took office in January.

The city said it chose to clear the encampment after receiving reports of fires. There about 15-20 people currently staying there, according to the city's communications director.

Ball State University joined students at college campuses across the country Wednesday evening as a group of students organized to protest the conflict in Gaza.

County commissioners Wednesday approved up to $24,500 to clean the encampment on Patterson Drive. The property is inside Bloomington city limits but owned by Monroe County.

The proposed law would ban the city from removing homeless encampments, like the ones seen in Seminary Park this winter, unless sufficient housing options are available.