Tag Archives: Domestic Violence

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, October 23rd, 2023. In today’s feature report, local journalist Dave Askins with the B Square Bulletin reports on a Zoom audio glitch during the public comment portion of the Bloomington Board of Public Works meeting last Thursday. We turn to Dave Askins for more. More in the bottom half of tonight’s program. …

The domestic violence shelter and advocacy organization Middle Way House, in Bloomington, recently released their 2018 annual report. Middle Way House Executive Director Deborah Morrow tells WFHB’s Wes Martin the agency is continuing to grow their services, including into domestic and sexual violence prevention programs in area schools.

Host, Minerva Sosa, interviews Raquel Anderson about her experiences volunteering with Middle Way House (MWH).  MWH provide supportive and empowering services for survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, stalking and human trafficking such as emergency shelter; a 24/7 help and crisis line; on-scene advocacy, transitional and permanent housing solutions; legal advocacy; support groups; personal advocacy; childcare and youth programs; and educational …

Tonight’s broadcast is a re-broadcast of two interviews in honor of Women’s History Month: PART ONE: Hosts Clarence Boone and Leila Randle welcome Vivian Finnell, founder of “Not To Believers Like Us”, a faith-based advocacy group for domestic violence prevention. She joins us to explore her churches mission to “shatter the silence” of domestic/family abuse in the faith-based community. This …

Middle Way House’s Board of Directors announced this afternoon a new slate of officers, including a new president. The board voted in four new officers for the next two years, including Kathleen Sideli, who will take over from Michael De Nunzio as president. Sideli is the Associate Vice President for overseas study at IU. In the ‘90s she served as …

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 …

A man shot and paralyzed a woman before turning the gun on himself, on Monday in Bloomington. As WFHB’s Jonah Chester reports, women are disproportionately the target of gun violence, particularly when there’s a firearm present in a domestic dispute. In today’s feature report, Jonah Chester speaks with Middle Way House representatives, about how gun violence often results from cases …

Now in its third year, Love Songs for a Lasting World is described as a winter extravaganza of song and dance. It’s also a signature fund raiser for Middle Way House, a local nonprofit providing services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, and human trafficking. This year’s concert honors former Middle Way House Director Toby Strout, who guided the …

Chidinma was waiting on a judge to sign her divorce papers when her estranged husband showed up at her house one night with a handgun and a machete. For nearly two hours, he screamed, pistol whipped, punched, and sexually assaulted her. He also strangled her. Chidinma shared her story through Kelsey McKay, a former Texas Assistant District Attorney who built …

This week we share news and stories from two people who have been caught up in very different ways in the web of prison. Both Bresha Meadows and Patrick Pursely have recently made steps forward in escaping this web, and we are excited to share news from them. Listen in for updates on reduced charges in Bresha’s case, stemming from …