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WFHB Local News – August 8th, 2022

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, August 8th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Tilly Robinson reports on the Indiana Department of Transportation’s plan to install a network of electric vehicle chargers with federal funds. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Indiana passed an abortion ban on Friday with limited …

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Eco Report – September 24, 2020

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The Indiana Department of Transportation, or INDOT, is pushing its plan to build a destructive new highway, the Mid-States Corridor, which would run from Owensboro, Kentucky, through the Jasper area and connect with interstate 69. Whether the project is even needed at all—is a point of contention. —Linda Greene The head of Indiana’s environmental agency said it would no longer …

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Daily Local News – July 11, 2019

New State Senate bill expands child abuse victim protections; One of Monroe County’s specialty problem-solving programs, the Veterans Court, receives state grant funds; Karst Farm trail to be extended to Ellettsville through the Monon Railroad Corridor via Next Level grant funds; INDOT returns some I-69 property to Monroe County for environmental mitigation. FEATURE The League of Women Voters Bloomington-Monroe County …

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Daily Local News – November 5, 2018

President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama have been battling over Indiana’s Senate race, this weekend; Seventeen Indiana state parks will temporarily close for deer hunts this month, including Brown County State Park and Griffy Nature Preserve; The Indiana Department of Transportation has officially opened Interstate 69, section five. A 13 year-old boy who shot his teacher and another …

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INDOT to Wrap Up State Road 46 by October

The Indiana Department of Transportation said traffic in Brown County should get back to normal. INDOT has been repaving significant parts of State Road 46 throughout the Summer. Motorists have had to wait at times, with only one lane along State Road 46. INDOT said the road work will hopefully be completed by the end of September, although additional roadwork …

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Daily Local News – September 19, 2018

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 …

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Daily Local News – August 21, 2018

Forty to 50 patrons of Brother’s Bar and Grill, in downtown Bloomington, were involved in a brawl over the weekend; A crane impacted the W. Arlington Rd. bridge, along the Bypass this afternoon, on State Road 46, in Bloomington; The Utilities Service Board has voiced its support for an water quality initiative by the Friends of Lake Monroe; Mercury cleanup efforts continue at …

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The Daily Local News – August 14, 2018

HEADLINES The Indiana Department of Transportation will not meet their Interstate 69 construction deadline of August 31; Sen. (D-IN) Joe Donnelly will meet with President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh, tomorrow; A 240-unit student residential project, planned for East Third Street and State Road 446, divided the Plan Commission in its August 13 meeting. FEATURE WFHB News Director Wes …

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Daily Local News – August 9, 2018

A recent report from structural engineers is prompting Bloomington officials to consider rebuilding the Fourth Street garage. Attorney General Curtis Hill is warning Hoosiers to beware of scams in which companies send consumers unsolicited credit cards, often touting high credit limits.  The Indiana Department of Transportation is warning of delays and closures of roads in Brown, Johnson, Morgan and Monroe counties next …

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Daily Local News – June 5, 2018

The latest FEMA Disaster Recovery Center opens today in New Albany, Indiana; Emergency response officials say residents in all 92 Indiana counties are now able to text 911 messages during emergencies; The Islamic Center of Bloomington has asked the Bloomington Police Department to investigate two possible incidents of vandalism; Police are no longer directing traffic at the second and third street overpasses …

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