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Daily Local News – August 31, 2016

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The Indiana University Police Department has decided to implement police body cameras on campuses in Bloomington and Indianapolis, with the stated goal of improving officer accountability and police-community relations; The Bloomington City Council conducted four nights of departmental budget hearings last week; There may soon be another place that Twitter cannot go. The Times of Northwest Indiana reports that Indiana judges and lawyers may soon consider banning the use of the online social networking service in criminal trials; Indiana’s labor market has still not fully recovered from the recession that began in 2007.

FEATURE
On Monday, the hosts of WFHB’s African American Public Affairs show, Bring It On, sat down with two members of the Indiana State Police Department to discuss recent police shootings and citizen responses. Hosts William Hosea and Amrita Myers spoke with Sergeant Todd Durnil and Captain Ruben Marte. We bring you a portion of their conversation now for today’s WFHB community report.

That was Indiana State Police Sergeant Todd Durnil and Captain Ruben Marte speaking this past Monday on WFHB’s Bring it On. You can hear the entire conversation at WFHB dot ORG slash Bring It On.

BETTER BEWARE
Android, Instagram

Android phones urgently need to update their software to patch a huge hole that’s just been discovered, and Instagram users need to watch out for scammers and swindlers who are using this handy app more and more.

CREDITS
Anchors: Kelly Wherley and Janae Cummings
Today’s headlines were written by Joe Crawford, Joshua Fleck, Leah Carter and Cathi Norton
Along with Sarah Vaughan for CATSweek, in partnership with Community Access Television Services.
Better Beware was produced by Richard Fish,
Our feature was edited by Joe Crawford
Our engineers today are Heather Perry
Our theme music is provided by the Impossible Shapes.
Executive Producer is Joe Crawford

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