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WFHB Local News – March 21st, 2024

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, March 21st, 2024. Later in the program, the Bloomington Plan Commission gave a positive recommendation for a rezone request for a Planned Unit Development that would cover 140 acres and 4,250 dwelling units on the Southwest side of Bloomington. More in today’s headlines. Also coming up in the next half hour, we …

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Ongoing complications with rezoning potential new jail leaves little hope

The complex issues with Monroe County’s current jail, and the task of building a new jail has been looming over county officials’ heads for several years now. A criminal justice and incarceration study was commissioned by Monroe County in 2019 which detailed the problems with the current jail, notes Monroe County attorney Jeff Cockerill. “At that point in time, Did …

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WFHB Local News – November 15th, 2022

 This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, November 15th, 2022. Later in the program, the Bloomington Plan Commission gave a negative recommendation to rezone the proposed location of the new Monroe County jail during their latest meeting. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, the latest episode of Lil Bub’s Lil Show, a …

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WFHB Local News – September 21st, 2022

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, September 21st, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Abe Shapiro speaks with Attorney ​​Jeremiah Frei-Pearson about a lawsuit against the ride-share company Lyft over its alleged lack of wheelchair accessible vehicles, or WAVs. More in today’s Disabulletin. Also coming up in the next half hour, Back to Scammer School on Better …

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WFHB Local News – October 21st, 2021

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Later in the program, we have our monthly podcast, Prescription for Healthcare – a collaboration between WFHB and Medicare for All Indiana. Hosts Karen Green-Stone and Dr. Rob Stone continue their conversation with Dr. Ed Weisbart, a retired family physician from St. Louis and chair of the Missouri chapter …

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WFHB Local News – January 13th, 2020

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, January 13th, 2021. In today’s program, WFHB Contributor Kevin Weinberg reported on the gathering of advocates, concerned residents and journalists at Seminary Square Park on Monday in anticipation of the city’s planned eviction of the encampment that’s become the center of a standoff between the Hamilton administration and several social service agencies. …

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WFHB Local News – July 15, 2020

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Later in the program, Sydney Foreman and Kade Young take a look at the ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural overlay and the history of People’s Park. But first, here are three things you need to know today. 700 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Tuesday, according to …

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WFHB Local News – March 13th, 2020

Welcome to the WFHB Local News for Friday, March 13th, 2020. Here are your headlines: Bloomington Historic Preservation Commission discussed a redesign to the Kiln adaptive reuse petition during their March 12th meeting. The petitioner discussed building design changes. The petitioner also included a historic light steel rail line detached C-channel awning and railing. He said storm water will drain …

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Bloomington’s new 4th Street Parking Garage on the horizon

Members of the Bloomington Plan Commission reviewed and approved plans for the construction of a new Fourth Street parking garage this past Monday evening after seeing the presentation for the new design at their meeting. Construction is due to begin around August 3 and will last 12 months. Opening day is expected to be on August 13, 2021 10 days …

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Bloomington Plan Commission Denies Hotel Plan

Plans to put a four-story boutique hotel, with apartments, near Bloomington’s downtown Tech Park have run aground. Last night, the Bloomington Plan commission denied Waterstone Bloomington Land LLC’s hotel site plan for the northwest corner of Morton and 11th Streets. Senior Zoning Planner Eric Greulich said the site plan did not adhere to a 2008 commitment made by the developer …

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