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IU men's soccer wins the Big Ten regular-season title

Plus, the farmers' market moves indoors at Switchyard Park today and the fire Operations Center is open.

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Indiana men's soccer wins the Big Ten regular-season title with a 3-⁠2 win over Michigan State

Indiana's title came with the Big Ten's stingiest defense since 2024

20th
Big Ten regular-season title for the Hoosiers
36th
conference title overall, tournaments included
7
goals allowed in Big Ten play, the best since the league hit 11 teams
14-1-3
overall record after the win

Sources: Indiana Public Media, Indiana Daily Student

If you missed Wednesday night at Bill Armstrong Stadium, here's the short version: fourth-ranked Indiana beat Michigan State 3-2 and took the title outright after Washington lost its finale to UCLA.

Junior forward Easton Bogard scored twice in the first half, and junior midfielder Charlie Heuer scored the third goal. “We love these moments,” coach Todd Yeagley said in a statement.

  • Big Ten record: 7 wins, 1 loss, 2 draws, 23 points
  • Home record: 11 wins, one draw, unbeaten
  • Next: Big Ten semifinal Wed., Nov. 11, at Bill Armstrong Stadium
  • Opponent: winner of Michigan State and Maryland

More than 3,100 fans showed up Wednesday, pushing the season's attendance to 40,426.

40,426season attendance for Indiana men's soccer

It's the first time the program has topped 40,000 fans in a single season.

Source: Indiana Public Media

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Farmers' market

The Bloomington Community and Winter Farmers' Markets kick off their joint indoor series today at the , 1601 S. Rogers St. It runs 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and the markets return Nov. 14 and Nov. 21. It's the fourth straight year the two have teamed up for the first three Saturdays of November. WBIWThe Herald-Times

The joint indoor farmers' market runs three Saturdays in November

Bloomington Community and Winter Farmers' Markets at Switchyard Park Pavilion

November 2026

  • Indoor market day

Open 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 1601 S. Rogers St.

Sources: The Herald-Times, WBIW

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Fire center

The Fire Department opened its new Operations Center Friday at 3182 S. Walnut St., and the city says it could also work as a backup fire station in a disaster. It's the fourth project in the $34 million public safety plan the council created in 2022. Officials uncoupled a length of fire hose instead of cutting a ribbon. Chief Roger Kerr said it's the first new building the department has opened for itself in 25 years. The BloomingtonianIndiana Public MediaThe B Square BulletinIndiana Daily Student

Alcohol permits

Downtown businesses can now apply for new three-way alcohol permits at bton.in/civic. The state's quota system has pushed permit costs to $250,000, and the city says lower costs should help more locally owned restaurants open and grow. WBIW

Measles

As of Nov. 5, Indiana has 123 confirmed measles cases, and none are in Monroe County. The Monroe County Health Department is strongly encouraging residents to stay up to date on vaccinations after 43 new cases in the past week. The CDC states the best protection is the MMR vaccine. The Journal Gazette reported 104 cases as of Monday, Nov. 2, up from 66 six days earlier. Indiana Public MediaThe Herald-TimesFort Wayne Journal Gazette

Sports

Indiana men's basketball beat Bellarmine 92-69 Thursday, with Duke transfer Darren Harris scoring a career-high 23 points on five 3-pointers. The women beat Southern Illinois 96-55 Friday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. In Fort Wayne, the Bloomington Bison beat the Komets 5-4 in a shootout after trailing 4-0 in the first period. Deni Goure tied the game with 1:03 left in regulation. Indiana Daily StudentWANE 15Indiana Daily StudentThe Journal GazetteWANE 15

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Bloomington South football keeps finding ways to beat its crosstown rival. Friday night the Panthers took the Class 5A sectional final at Bloomington North for a sixth straight sectional title, and the Herald-Times says Cougar coach Andy Harding "must have felt like a professor" standing in front of a chalkboard full of numbers while trying to beat South. South has now won 12 of the past 13 sectionals. Go Panthers.

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  2. Mon., Nov. 9Indiana holds at No. 6 in the AP poll, and USC visits Saturday
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  4. Fri., Nov. 6Hoover is "on the mend," and IU basketball rolls past Bellarmine
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IU men's soccer wins the Big Ten regular-season title

Plus, the farmers' market moves indoors at Switchyard Park today and the fire Operations Center is open.

The TLDR

  1. IU men's soccer wins the Big Ten regular-season title
  2. Indoor farmers' market opens today at Switchyard Park
  3. New fire Operations Center opens on South Walnut Street
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