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Daily Local News – January 16, 2014

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Victims of a mid-December flood may still be eligible for help, according to an official who spoke to the Monroe County Commission on January 10th; Tenants in a house on the west side of Bloomington have been left nearly homeless after the flooding in mid-December; The City of Bloomington is hosting the 2014 Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr. Birthday Celebration on Monday January 20th at 7 pm; The Department of Natural Resources wants to hear from the public and input their ideas on fishing, hunting, trapping, hunting, and any other fish and wildlife regulations in Indiana; This week in sports.

FEATURE
House Bill 1179 Introduced to Protect Indiana’s Forests
District 61 Representative Matt Pierce has introduced House Bill 1179 with the ambition of protecting Indiana’s forests from commercial logging. Correspondent Lauren Glapa has the report, for today’s WFHB feature exclusive.

VOICES IN THE STREET
In Indiana, it is illegal to ask a breastfeeding mother to leave or refrain from feeding in any public or private place, so we hit the streets to ask your friends and neighbors about how they feel about breastfeeding in public?

CREDITS
Anchors: Carolyn VandeWiele,
Today’s headlines were written by Jalisa Ransom, Scott Weddle
Along with Joe Crawford for CATSweek, a partnership with Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Lauren Glapa.
Voices in the Street was produced by Kelly Wherley,
Our engineer today is Sarah Hettrick.
Executive Producer is Alycin Bektesh.

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