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WFHB Local News – Unemployment, Restaurants Reopening, Mayor Hamilton Speaks

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, May 18th, 2020. In today’s show, WFHB Assistant News Director Sydney Foreman talks to John Hamilton, Mayor of Bloomington, in our recurring segment, A Few Minutes with the Mayor. Also, restaurants in Bloomington are beginning to reopen. WFHB News Director Kade Young talks to Chris Martin, who owns a string of restaurants, …

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How Residential Treatment Facilities Are Handling The COVID-19 Outbreak

WFHB Correspondents, Brayden Lents, and Katrine Bruner have partnered up to write about the unknown world of how Residential Treatment Facilities in the state of Indiana are handling the pandemic with 12 to 25 patients living in one roof and going to school in or out of these facilities. They also bring in CEO of Midwest Center for Youth and …

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WFHB Local News – May 11th, 2020

Later in the program, WFHB correspondent, Katrine Bruner discusses the impact that this pandemic has had on the local music community in part two of “Voices from the music community of Bloomington. Also coming up in the next half hour, I talk to Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton in our recurring segment, A Few Minutes with the Mayor. That’s all coming …

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“A loss of connection” -Voices from the music community of Bloomington (Part two)

For students who are homeschooled already or just students who have been taking private lessons regularly, they have also felt this disruption. These kids will not be able to have that contact with their teachers anymore and it may lead to loss of connection or even a loss of playing music at all as some students will feel less motivated …

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Sean Reed Killed by Police in Indianapolis

A 21-year-old Black man was killed by police in Indianapolis on Wednesday. The victim‘s family and friends identified the man as Dreasjon Reed, who was commonly known as Sean.  Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department faces growing questions after killing 3 people in the matter of 8 hours. The deaths included two shootings and an officer who struck and killed a pregnant …

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IU Student Body President Joins Big Ten in Support of All Dependent Children Count Act

Earlier this week, the Indiana University Student Government Facebook page announced that Student Body President Isabel Mishkin would be joining Presidents from the other 13 Big Ten schools in support of H.R. Bill 6420, known as the All Dependent Children Count Act. In a press release, Executive Director of the Association of Big Ten Students Aidan Sova highlights the unique …

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WFHB Local News – May 4, 2020

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, May 4th, 2020. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner breaks down Governor Eric Holcomb’s plan to reopen the economy. Also coming up in the next half hour, I talk to Mayor John Hamilton in the latest installment of “A Few Minutes with the Mayor.” But first, your local headlines. Indiana …

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Indiana to Reopen Economy Amid Pandemic

Governor Eric Holcomb announced in his Friday briefing Indiana will start reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Holcomb discussed next steps in reopening state’s economy by July 4th, saying he will initiate a sector-by-sector reset. Holcomb said the state will reopen with four guiding principles: 1. Monitor the number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients. 2. Retain the capacity to treat a …

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WFHB Local News – May 1, 2020

Your local headlines: Indiana saw 815 new positive cases and 55 new deaths from coronavirus. Over 1,200 new tests have been issued. State officials said earlier this week that Indiana will continue to withhold Covid-19 nursing home data from the public. Instead, the state will accept self reported numbers from nursing homes. Governor Eric Holcomb said incorrectly that nursing homes …

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The Future of Indiana’s Stay-At-Home Order

Governor Eric Holcomb’s stay-at-home order expires Friday, May 1st. In an announcement Tuesday, Holcomb said he will provide more information about the future of the stay-at-home order in the coming days. This leads to the possibility of Indiana joining ranks with 14 other states to re-open their economies. “As much as we have done in the last months,” said Governor …

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