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Indiana has released accountability grades for schools within the state, but more than half of the schools within the Monroe County Community School Corporation don’t yet have grades; Indiana is reporting the first death of a resident, due to influenza this year; An ice storm that hit parts of Indiana created hazardous roads conditions that contributed to one motorist’s death, shut …

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill will not be prosecuted for alleged sexual assault; The Bloomington Board of Park Commissioners authorized borrowing $10 million for proposed parks projects; The Town of Ellettsville is working to purchase two properties in the floodway of Jack’s Defeat Creek, in an effort to mitigate flooding; Monroe County Commissioners have designated the month of November as National Runaway Prevention …

National fallout from sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic church continues to bring to light to abuse cases in Indiana; The Richland – Bean Blossom School Board unanimously approved a three-year contract for a new superintendent; 13th Street in Bloomington will be closed for a month while Indiana University renovates its former press building; The Indiana Department of Transportation says traffic in Brown …

Monroe County is investing in the health of its employees with on-the-job exercise equipment. On Tuesday, the Monroe County Council got its first look at a $40,000 project to put stand-up desks, treadmills, and recumbent bikes in county office buildings. Administrator Angela Purdie told the council many county employees already use stand up desks. Adding treadmills and bikes allows employees …

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by public education advocates against Seven Oaks, in Ellettsville; The federal Food and Drug Administration dismissed a warning letter it issued to Cook Medical; The City of Bloomington Utilities is performing fire hydrant maintenance this week. FEATURE Unemployment across Indiana is lower than the national average, but according to a new report …

Monroe County Emergency Management Director Allison Moore is working to ensure county residents receive help in the wake of a disaster. Moore presented the Monroe County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan to the Bloomington City Council, last week. The federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, requires that counties have an emergency plan in place. Moore said FEMA requires the plan be updated …

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department announced they will  release officers’ body camera footage, today; The Monroe County Community School Corporation is continuing a public debate over whether it should deploy metal detectors at schools in the district; Flags across the state will be at half-mast, for the rest of this week; The Town of Ellettsville is considering purchasing two properties, due to two …

The city of Bloomington released its proposed annual budget, on Friday. The 300-page document outlines 90 million dollars worth of expenditures; A new wheel tax is being considered to help the Town of Ellettsville pay for infrastructure; Lawrence, Green, and Monroe Counties are all among counties with the highest unemployment rates in the state. FEATURE WFHB Correspondent Michael Glab speaks …

Senator Joe Donnelly stopped in Ellettsville this afternoon. The incumbent Democrat is up for re-election this Fall; A statewide law, concerning the identity of parents who surrendered their children for adoption, went into effect yesterday; The Indiana State Department of Health recorded a net increase in the number of abortion procedures carried out in the state; Indiana University alumni elected Donna Spears to …

Indiana Republicans reaffirmed ‘marriage’ as the union between a man and a woman, during their state convention, on Friday; MCCSC is looking to adopt new curricula for its middle and high schools students, after racist materials in the district’s elementary schools Social Studies curriculum generated controversy, earlier this year; Monroe County and the City of Bloomington are working on how best to …