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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024. Later in the program, the Bloomington Redevelopment Commission revisits the conversation about relocating police and fire headquarters into the city’s Showers-West building. More is coming up in today’s headlines. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a co-production between WFHB and …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, November 6th, 2023. Later in the program, local journalist Dave Askins of the B Square Bulletin continues a report on the potential merging of commissions within city hall. More in today’s feature report. That’s Jenny Kirby, a volunteer in Bloomington’s Adopt-A-Greenspace program. Learn how you can run your own tiny nature preserve …

The city of Bloomington will begin demolition of the Fourth Street parking garage this summer. The city is finalizing design plans for the new garage, and has decided on where it will build the new Trades District parking garage. The Fourth Street Parking Garage has been a point of contention between residents and city officials, since it was announced that …

Recess is over. The owners of the 18-and-over nightclub, Kilroy’s Recess in Bloomington, have closed down their business. Kilroy’s Recess is being remodeled into a traditional bar, named Kirkwood Stacks. The closing comes less than a year after Recess opened, replacing Kilroy’s Dunnkirk. Recess attracted controversy almost as soon as it opened. Bloomington residents, including Mayor John Hamilton, criticized the …

The city of Bloomington released its proposed annual budget on Friday. The 300-page document outlines 90 million dollars worth of expenditures. A majority of those funds are going to staff salaries. The proposed budget has to be approved by the city council by department, before it is sent to the state. The budget for 2019 includes a $6 million overall …

The City of Bloomington Commission on the Status of Women held a women’s leadership development event on Thursday, March 8, at the Bloomington City Hall Showers Building. This year’s annual event is themed “#ReclaimingtheMedia: Amplifying Women’s Voices.”

The Bloomington City Council is holding a Town Hall Forum tonight to address repeated outcry over the city’s decision to purchase an armored car for the Bloomington Police Department. Bloomington Chapter Black Lives Matter protesters and advocates are expected to voice their opposition to the nearly quarter million dollar purchase during public comment at this evening’s town hall. City of …

The state of Indiana has offered seven million dollars in tax breaks to Carrier Corporation in a deal that is expected to keep about a thousand manufacturing jobs in Indianapolis; The city of Bloomington is asking for feedback on a broad range of ideas that could affect the future of the downtown area; Preparations are underway for the Fifth Annual …