Monroe County’s primary election has been certified, with no recounts. That’s despite some close races; The Bloomington City Council will debate proposed guidelines for the use of the Police Department’s armored vehicle purchase; The city of Bloomington is dropping their proposed moratorium on new addictions treatment facilities within the city limits; The Indiana State Department of Health and the CDC are reporting that …

Bloomington City officials are proposing a new ordinance to limit use of the city’s new armored vehicle. In a press release last Friday, the city council announced its plan to float legislation would formally codify use of the vehicle. The ordinance would prohibit the armored truck to be used for crowd control or during non-violent public protests. It would also …

She taught herself how to make wood furniture as a young expatriate in England and then went to furniture- and cabinet-maker school on a dare. Now in Bloomington she’s a nationally-renowned creator of built-in and stand-alone wooden household furnishings. She has authored several books, including The Hoosier Cabinet in Kitchen History, A Home of Her Own, Making Things Work: Tales from a …

Abbi Surles is one of the inaugural participants in a new volunteer program through Monroe County CASA called Child Visit Monitors (CVM). CVMs make monthly visits to a child or sibling group who have not yet been assigned a Court Appointed Special Advocate, but could still benefit from a volunteer bridge to case workers, ensuring them safety and stability during …

Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. This week Buddy Bill and Rich Reardin talk with movie producer/activist and 2009 West Virginia Filmmaker of the Year Mari-Lynn Evans. They discuss her films “The Appalachians”, “Coal Country” and “Blood On The Mountain” (now on Netflix), the state of the environment in West Virginia and surrounding states that are …

Hosts Josefa Luce and Luz Lopez talked about summer programs and activities around Bloomington for families and individuals. Locutoras Josefa Luce y Luz Lopez hablaron sobre programas del verano y actividades en Bloomington para familias e individuales.

This week’s episode is packed with news of struggles and repression. We start with coverage of Indiana prisons and two prisoners who need outside support right now. More information on these requests for help from Indiana prisoners can be found on our website, https://kitelineradio.noblogs.org/ Then we get updates and two statements from prisoners in Florida continuing to organize within the framework …

Catherine Brennan was born in Canberra the youngest of five kids, she proudly states “to the best parents ever.” Her family lived in Tokyo for two and a half years until she was five. They made Canberra their home until 1972 when she moved to Dublin with her parents. Catherine finished high school there and went on to university. From …

The Bloomington Police Department is dropping their investigation into vandalism at the Islamic Center of Bloomington; A northern Indiana college has won its long-running lawsuit, seeking a religious exemption from paying for employees’ birth control; Construction on Section 6 of Interstate 69 is expected to start next year; The newly-renovated Bloomington Animal Shelter opened to the public, earlier this week. …

Local residents are heading to Washington DC this weekend to lobby members of congress for a solution to climate change. The group, Citizens Climate Lobby, is purporting a solution to global climate change by implementing a carbon fee and dividend. In this conversation with Macia Veldman, with the Citizen’s Climate Lobby, WFHB Correspondent Jonah Chester learns that the group aims …