This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, September 20th, 2022. In today’s feature report, WFHB News Director Kade Young reports on food insecurity in Indiana. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, the Bloomington Police Department notified the public earlier today about an armed man in the sewer system. That’s coming up next …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, October 18th, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB News talked to social work students who protested the City of Bloomington’s National Conference on Police Social Work. More coming up in the bottom half of our show. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have some recent prison related news and …
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Good afternoon. This is the WFHB Local News Brief for Wednesday, July 8th, 2020. Today’s Covid-19 Briefing Nine new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Monroe County yesterday. Statewide, the number was 455. That’s according to the Indiana State Department of Health, which also attributed two new deaths in the state due to COVID-19. The new numbers bring Indiana’s total …
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Welp, we are happy to celebrate the Supreme Court’s decision to give protections to LGBTQ+ people from being fired from work on account of their gender identity or sexual orientation. But there’s still work left to be done. Tune in for the conversation with Justin Robertson, Lucas Fisher, and Melanie Davis.
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, May 20, 2020. In today’s program, our weekly consumer watchdog segment, Better Beware Hosted by Richard Fish. Also, WFHB News Director Kade Young talks to the founder of Quarantine Buddies – a Google form started by an IU student to connect those in isolation. But first, your local headlines. The Bloomington Redevelopment …
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Welcome to the WFHB Local News for February 7th, 2020. Coming up in the next half hour, Katrine Bruner talked to IU Spokesperson Chuck Carney about a proposed SPEA bill. Also coming up, Kade Young interviews Mike McAfee about the upcoming Bloomington Music Expo, but first your local headlines. Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton introduced the 2019 Public Safety Annual Report …
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The City of Bloomington has hired a so-called After-Hours Ambassador. Jenna Whiteaker will assume the role on July 1, which according to the city, aims to provide a liaison between downtown businesses and patrons, after city offices have closed. Whiteaker’s starting pay will be $52,680.40. In this Feature Report, WFHB’s Wes Martin speaks with City of Bloomington Community and Family …
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The Little 500 bicycle race takes place on Friday and Saturday. This year’s Women’s race takes place tomorrow, at 4 p.m. The Men’s race is on Saturday, at 2 p.m. Both races take place at the Bill Armstrong Stadium, on IU’s campus. The “World’s Greatest College Weekend” brings in over 25,000 visitors to Bloomington, each year, according to the Indiana …
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A 30-year old man has reportedly made a plea-deal with Bloomington Police, after around 300 Indiana University students landed in Las Vegas with no place to stay. The Associated Press reports that BPD Detectives were asked to handle the case, after hundreds of IU-Bloomington students paid a travel agent around $60,000 total, for a weekend in Vegas. Police said students …
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The Bloomington Police Department is responding to a domestic violence call on S. High St. Captain Steve Kellams confirmed the Critical Incident Response Team, which operates BPD’s recently-acquired armored vehicle, has been deployed at the scene. It is not currently known whether the suspect is alone at the residence. Monroe County Community School Corporation spokesperson Andrew Clampitt sent parents and …
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