Daily Local News – June 28, 2016

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Lifeguards revived a boy found at the bottom of the Mills pool yesterday; The Hoosier Lottery is reporting record earnings for 2015; The City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with Google Maps will be collecting 360-degree images of the B-Line Trail, Bloomington Rail Trail, Clear Creek Trail, Jackson Creek Trail and the Cascades Park Trail with the loan of Google’s “Trekker” camera equipment; The City of Bloomington Utilities Department will be getting a new sewer cleaning truck to add to its hardworking fleet; Several new alcohol laws are about to come into effect in Indiana; The Indiana Department of Health has issued a five year plan to fight sexual assault.

FEATURE
When you think of the Indianapolis 500, poetry probably isn’t the first thing to come to mind. The race hasn’t had an official poet since 1920, when William Herschell’s poems were printed in the race program each year. This year, the organization Indiana Humanities wanted to bring back the Indy 500 official poet, so they ran a contest to pick the best poem to be read at qualifications. Bloomington resident Adam Henze was the winner. The 100th running of the race has come and gone, but reviving the tradition of the race-day poet is just the beginning of integrating art into the Motor Speedway. WFHB Reporter Kacey Ross, who happens to be a native of Speedway, sat down with Adam before he read his poem at qualifications to talk about his work and how the Indianapolis 500 is incorporating more arts into the race. We bring you that story now for today’s WFHB community report.

INS AND OUTS OF MONEY
When My Money Becomes Our Money: Sharing a household with a significant other brings a lot of changes—and changes to your financial routine are no exception. Avoid common pitfalls with these tips.

CREDITS
Anchors: Joe Crawford and Sarah Vaughan
Today’s headlines were written by Cathi Norton, Jerrod Dill and Charlotte Wager-Miller, along with Sarah Vaughan for CATSweek, CATSweek, a partnership with Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Kacey Ross.
The Ins and Outs of Money is produced by Ryan Stacy and Associate Producer Kristina Wiltsee. It’s part of the It’s Your Money Project at Monroe County Public Library.
Our engineer is Jennifer Brooks.
Our theme music is provided by the Impossible Shapes.
Executive Producer is Joe Crawford.