So-called “Congressional Checks” are a misleading and deceptive attempt to get you to sign up for something, and robocalls from Social Security are dangerous fakes. Two scams with opposite techniques!

We begin with the theme song from the wildly popular 1953 television program, Dragnet; I’m sure most of you recognized it. I’ve chosen to begin with it because what we’ll hear today about policing in America (and as an import/export business) reveals the still prevalent attitudes borne of the Cold War and that challenges any distinction we might make between …

Today is the last day to register to vote in Indiana, ahead of November’s midterm elections; City of Bloomington Communications Director Yael Ksander made the announcement the city will change Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day; Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, business leaders, and local officials met with Amazon representatives in Indianapolis this morning; Businesses in Bloomington are reporting dissatisfaction with …

Republican Senate candidate Mike Braun, Libertarian candidate Lucy Brenton, and incumbent Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly debated for the first time, last night. The debate, hosted by the nonpartisan Indiana Debate Commission, took place yesterday evening at the Purdue campus in Westville, Indiana.

In this episode of the Bicentennial Journal, Donn Hall tells about the Underground Railroad in Monroe County. Local families who helped – and handed over – runaway slaves, in this week’s edition of The Bicentennial Journal—looking back on 200 years of history in South Central Indiana. Support for The Bicentennial Journal and WFHB comes from Monroe County and Visit Bloomington. …

In tonight’s episode of Bring It On, Hosts Cornelius Wright and William Hosea are joined by long-time contributor and producer of the award-winning “Dark Past, Bright Future,” Liz Mitchell. Hosts: Cornelius Wright, William Hosea, and Clarence Boone Bring It On! is produced by Clarence Boone Executive Producer is WFHB News Director Wes Martin, who also engineered tonight’s show.

Tonight is the first debate between Indiana Senatorial candidates. The debate comes immediately after a divisive weekend on Capitol Hill, over the Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing of Brett Kavanaugh. The second Trump-appointee to the Supreme Court, Kavanaugh is accused of sexually assaulting three women, going back 30 years. Incumbent Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly will clash with Republican candidate Mike Braun …

The Bloomington Board of Park Commissioners approved a contract with White Buffalo Inc. to coordinate this year’s Griffy Nature Preserve deer cull. Sharpshooters with the Deer Management Organization conducted the city’s 2017 deer cull. This year, the nonprofit will screen and train community hunters to conduct the cull. The city’s natural resources manager, Steve Cotter, presented the White Buffalo contract in …

Tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote in this Fall’s mid-term elections. Voters across Indiana can check their registration by going to the state elections website: Indianavoters.com. According to the Secretary of State’s office about 4.5 million voters are registered to vote, ahead of tomorrow’s deadline. Voters can still register on the state’s website: Indianavoters.com until 11:59 p.m. tomorrow …

Tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote in this Fall’s mid-term elections; Tonight is the first debate between Indiana Senatorial candidates; The Bloomington Board of Park Commissioners has approved a contract with White Buffalo, Inc. to coordinate this year’s Griffy Nature Preserve deer cull; The Bloomington Utilities Service Board has approved a draft ordinance giving teeth to existing regulations requiring back flow prevention …