President Donald Trump was in Indianapolis over the weekend. Trump was speaking to the annual Future Farmer’s of America convention. The nonpartisan organization provides technical and agricultural training for an estimated 600,000 members across the country. The president used the opportunity to condemn a gunman’s attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue earlier on Saturday, which killed 11 people. Indiana Governor Eric …
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President Donald Trump was in Indianapolis over the weekend; The Indiana Democratic Party is attempting to split the Republican Senate vote at midterms next week; One woman in Brazil, Indiana is fed up with the negative attack ads between Incumbent Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly and his Republican challenger Mike Braun; A fight at a Halloween party over the past weekend left one dead …
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President Donald Trump will visit Indianapolis to speak at the annual Future Farmers of America FFA convention, on Saturday. The President is expected to give the keynote address at the 91st FFA Convention, in front of tens of thousands at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The FFA reportedly has over 600,000 members. The non-profit encourages agricultural and technical knowledge and …
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President Donald Trump will visit Indianapolis to speak at the annual Future Farmers of America (FFA) convention, this Saturday; Indiana residents voting in the upcoming midterm elections will have to answer three public questions on their ballot; Indiana Senators Joe Donnelly and Todd Young were behind a bipartisan bill to address the opioid epidemic; Monroe County Probation Department and the Department …
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The Bloomington Board of Park Commissioners yesterday authorized borrowing $10 million for proposed parks projects. The projects will be paid for by three separate bonds that collectively are known as the 2018 Parks Bicentennial Bond. Parks Operations Director Dave Williams said many of the proposed projects connect trails within the city. Once such project would follow Duke Energy power lines …
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Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton joins hosts Willam Hosea and Amrita Myers, Ph.D. PART ONE Hosts Amrita Myers and William Hosea speak with Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton about affordable housing, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, voting rights, and November’s upcoming midterm elections. PART TWO Myers and Hosea speak about the legacy of George Taliaferro, and introduce upcoming events of interest to listeners. CREDITS …
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Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill appealed to the Supreme Court on Friday; Vice President Mike Pence was in Indianapolis over the weekend; Democrats were also campaigning this weekend; The Bloomington City Council unanimously approved the city’s 2019 budget last week, despite concerns over several controversial elements; Monroe County’s Solid Waste Management District is losing money recycling plastics and glass. FEATURE WFHB Correspondent Michael Glab …
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Vice President Mike Pence was in Indianapolis over the weekend. The former Indiana Governor-turned Vice President spoke during a campaign fundraiser for Indiana Republicans. Pence also spoke on the campaign trail for Indiana Republican Senate nominee Mike Braun. Braun is running against incumbent Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly, this November. On Friday, the Vice President joined Indiana Republicans, including Governor Eric …
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Today is the last day to register to vote in Indiana, ahead of November’s midterm elections; City of Bloomington Communications Director Yael Ksander made the announcement the city will change Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day; Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, business leaders, and local officials met with Amazon representatives in Indianapolis this morning; Businesses in Bloomington are reporting dissatisfaction with …
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An Indianapolis judge is ordering the governor’s office to turn over details about the 2016 Carrier jobs deal made by then President-elect Donald Trump; Indiana University police are investigating an alleged sexual assault and strangulation case, in a Bloomington dorm; In an interview on C-SPAN this morning, Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill again denied allegations he sexually assaulted four women; In its meeting …
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