The City of Bloomington Police Department is investigating two stabbings, one of which was fatal, which took place in the early hours of this morning; The Monroe County Community School Corporation is inviting community members to weigh in on whether or not the school corporation should implement a security program; Reported cases of Hepatitis A are on the rise throughout Southern Indiana, including …

Locutora Maria Auxi Viloria entrevista a invitada de Anthem Medical en el primero parte de el programa. En el segundo parte, ella entrevista a voluntaria en nuestra comunidad. Host Maria Auxi Viloria interviewed a guest from Anthem Medical in the first part of this week’s program. In the second part, she interviewed a community volunteer.

In last week’s episode, we introduced Johdy Polk, who spoke to us about her time behind the prison walls, and urged audiences to see the other ways that people are confined by society.  Now, we continue to hear more of Johdy’s story- about the relationships she built while on the inside, her transition to daily life after her release, and …

Tonight on BloomingOUT we are featuring two stories. The first one involves a florist from Avon, Indiana who refused to sell flowers to a gay couple for their wedding. The second story happened in Tennessee to a single gay father of two young sons. The families’ vehicle sustained heavy damage that included derogatory words scratched into the car.  We will …

Maynard and his wife raise what they like to call “free range children.” He’s adopted the persona of a 21st Century viking and began to post social media anecdotes about his kids and the joys and horrors of parenting nearly a decade ago. The posts became so popular he’s turned the best of them into the book, How to Raise …

Earlier this month an Indiana lawmaker and three legislative staffers launched claims of inappropriate touching against Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill. Hill denies the accusations and has called for an investigation into the claims made against him. Governor Holcomb and a number of state leaders have called for his resignation. Voices in the Street asks Bloomington residents whether or not …

Monroe County’s Bicentennial Committee presents The Bicentennial Journal— a look  back on 200 years of history in South Central Indiana. In this episode, we hear about Bloomington’s early years. Officially, the Town of Bloomington was established three different times before it was incorporated as a city. Support for The Bicentennial Journal and WFHB comes from Monroe County and Visit Bloomington. …

Earlier this month, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved to loosen a 2015 regulation regarding coal ash disposal. According to the Associated Press, some of the rule changes would push back the deadline to close problematic ash dumps. Other changes weaken drinking water protections by removing some contamination limits. State officials would be allowed to end groundwater monitoring. The …

We open with the jazz tune, “Epistrophy,” from Eric Dolphy’s Last Date recorded in Holland in 1964. Epistrophe, from the Greek, means “a turning about” – and applied to The Young One, a constant shift of moral perspective with no settled view. As with our recent show on the 1954 Salt of the Earth, here is another “forgotten film” that …

369 Indiana schools — and 94% of the state’s public schools — are requesting hand-held metal detectors for the coming school year; Researchers at Indiana University have developed a new tool to help first-responders determine when and where a landslide may strike; City of Bloomington Utilities Director Vic Kelson reports the new, south central sewer interceptor is flowing; Bloomington residents …