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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Kayan Tara speaks to family members of Malik Ali Malik – a man who died in a car chase with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office one year ago. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Environmental …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, July 7th, 2021. Later in the program, you will hear about the Envision Ellettsville project – a volunteer-led initiative with a focus on the future of the town of Ellettsville. In today’s feature report, WFHB News Director Kade Young speaks with Christa Curtis, co-chair of the Envision Ellettsville committee and member of …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, January 20th, 2021. Later in the program, Beacon Inc. opened a low-barrier emergency winter shelter today for people experiencing homelessness in Bloomington. The low barrier-shelter opens after two city evictions from the encampment at Seminary Park. More in today’s feature report. But first, your local news brief: Monroe County is averaging about …

In today’s segment we brought you news that State Representative Mara Candelaria Reardon testified Monday she told a lobbyist that Indiana’s attorney general Curtis Hill was a “creeper”. Bloomington Transit is seeking public input on potential changes to the bus service in Bloomington. The City of Bloomington has hired Nebraska based consultants RDG Planning and Design to conduct a housing …

On this segment of WFHB’s Daily Local News we brought you information on an advisory issued for the Paynetown and Fairfax beaches at Lake Monroe. citing blue-green algae contamination. The IDEM advises dogs do not play in the water and that humans avoid swallowing any water. According to the Indiana Daily Student, Brad Clapper, a resident of Judah, Indiana, drove …

Listen to this week’s episode of Eco Report to hear a weekly update on important environmental news. For example in this week’s news a discussion on the total mass of insects worldwide falling by two percent a year and Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to ban single use plastic bags in the state of New York.  Also in this week’s …

Monroe County Election officials are verifying ballot tabulations in the Monroe County Council District 2 race; Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill, acting on behalf of the state, is filing a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma; Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill was elected by his peers this weekend as the vice chair of the Republican Attorneys General Association; A Catholic High School guidance counselor, who …

An explosion on Indiana University’s Bloomington campus shut down Tenth Street over the weekend. On Friday night, an electrical problem blew a 60 year-old conductor underground. Indiana University Communication’s Director Chuck Carney said the explosion knocked out power to some surrounding buildings and caused the closure of the busy east-west thoroughfare in Bloomington. Carney said no one was injured in …

A Japanese car parts supplier is planning to expand its manufacturing operations in Columbus, Indiana; A Facebook page called Monroe County Elections is causing concern among Monroe County Election Board members; 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 Indiana Department of Natural …

Monroe County is investing in the health of its employees with on-the-job exercise equipment; The Crosstown Shopping Center on 10th Street will look vastly different in about two years; The City of Bloomington Utilities is performing fire hydrant maintenance this week; Some Indiana residents are criticizing Governor Eric Holcomb’s call for Attorney Curtis Hill to resign. FEATURE WFHB assistant News Director Sarah Vaughan …