Tag Archives: Hate crimes

On Saturday, an armed 18-year-old white man killed 10 people and injured three others at a Buffalo, New York grocery store. Almost all of the victims were Black. A manifesto written by the shooter who traveled more than three hours to commit these egregious acts, reveals the attack was racially motivated. Police are now investigating the shooting as a hate …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, May 17th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB News Director Kade Young speaks with nationally-recognized scholar on hate crimes and policing Professor Jeannine Bell of the IU Mauer School of Law, about a racially-motivated shooting in Buffalo, New York that left 10 people dead. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, May 16th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB News Director Kade Young speaks with Professor Jeannine Bell, an expert in policing and hate crimes at Indiana University, about the racially motivated killings of 10 Black residents in Buffalo on Saturday. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half …

Businesses and community leaders spoke out against the latest version of Indiana’s proposed hate crimes bill, after an amendment in the state senate deleted two-thirds of the proposed legislation. That amendment gutted protections for race, religion, age, sexual orientation and gender identity, among others. Indiana sits on a list of 5 states who do not have a hate crimes bill …

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb plans to draw on public appeal to pass a hate crimes bill. Holcomb said in a news conference yesterday, he’s encouraging Indiana residents to contact their legislators and encourage them to pass a hate crimes bill. The announcement yesterday, comes after Holcomb criticized the state’s leading hate crimes legislation, Senate Bill 12, after senate Republicans gutted …

PART ONE: Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich speak with Wes Martin, News Director for WFHB, about State Senate Bill 12. This is a hate crimes bill, in which Republicans removed all references to race, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation and other protected classes, on February 19, 2019. PART TWO: Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich review with Shatoyia …

State Senate Republicans passed an amendment to Indiana’s leading Hate Crimes Bill, yesterday evening. Republican State Senators voted to pass an amendment to Senate Bill 12, which deleted two-thirds of the proposed hate crimes bill; The original 21 page document was cut down to just seven pages, after the State Senate Republicans voted to pass an amendment gutting the bill. …

The Senate Committee on Public Policy passes Senate Bill Twelve, taking one step closer to passing a Hate Crimes Bill for Indiana; Chick Fil-A in Bloomington sponsors Volunteer day at flood-damaged Mays Greenhouse; Residents of Bloomington’s Waterman neighborhood raise concerns about contaminants in stormwater runoff from JB Salvage; Jackson county man is in the running for the state’s top conservation …

Bloomington Common Council calls on state legislators to pass hate crimes legislation; Revised transportation plan and ‘urban grid’ proposal under review; Health officials respond to increases in reported cases of Hepatitis A, in Monroe County; United Way offers tax filing help, as tax season approaches. FEATURE Big Talk Extra: Michael Glab speaks with Bloomington Pride Board Chair Janae Cummings about …

Area service providers in Bloomington signed a letter, supporting a state-wide push to pass hate crimes legislation, this morning. Indiana is one of five states without state hate crimes laws. Any time a hate crime is suspected, federal agencies determine if the violation qualifies as a hate crime. After a Carmel synagogue was vandalized with swastika and other Nazi graffiti …