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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, February 9th, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Aaron Comforty hosts part two of a panel discussion on the proposed zoning changes in the City’s new Unified Development Ordinance. The zoning changes have been the source of significant and contentious local debate. That’s coming up in today’s feature reports. Also coming …

Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputies shot and killed a man this morning; As students in the Monroe County Community School Corporation go back to school tomorrow, they’re required to obtain Hepatitis A immunizations; The City of Bloomington Utilities department continues to work on removing mercury and asbestos at the decommissioned Griffy Lake treatment plant; The Utilities Service Board approved a $3 million …

MCCSC administrators looked to the community last night for input on whether to add metal detectors to their school safety strategy; The Urban Land Institute has just released a draft of their recommendations for the redevelopment of the IU Hospital site on Second Street. At the top of its list is housing; A contractor will pay $10,000 in fines, after a worker …

The Urban Land Institute released a draft of their recommendations for the redevelopment of the IU Health Bloomington Hospital site on Second Street. At the top of its list is housing. Bloomington’s housing market has the highest prices in the state. But it lacks workforce housing, and low-income rentals for seniors, young adults, and artists. A graphic, provided by the …

The City of Bloomington Police Department is investigating two stabbings, one of which was fatal, which took place in the early hours of this morning. At 2:46 this morning, officers from the Police Department responded to a 911 call on W. 3rd Street, in Bloomington. According to a statement issued by the police department, the caller stated there was a …

IU Health broke ground on its new Bloomington Hospital this morning. Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and IU President Michael McRobbie were among the keynote speakers who addressed a crowd in IU’s Memorial Stadium. IU Health spokesperson Teri Dematas says although this morning’s assembly was ceremonial, crews are expected to begin construction of the new hospital within the coming months. The …

Air date: 11/6/2017 Susan Ashburn’s commitment to the Cuddler Program at IU Health Bloomington has helped establish a pool of well-trained and reliable volunteers. Babies born addicted to drugs experience extreme pain and distress in their first days, and their mothers, experiencing the same unbearable withdrawal, are unable to be with them through recovery. The Cuddler Program allows volunteers to …

President Donald Trump today issued a national health emergency declaration in regards to the nationwide opioid epidemic; Monroe County’s Emergency Management Director is working to connect citizens and governmental units with Everbridge, the county’s free notification system; The Bloomington City Council voiced less than unanimous support for a proposed zoning code change to accommodate sexually-oriented businesses; IU Health Bloomington and …

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton announced today he wants the city to give a piece of land on South Rogers Street to a nonprofit group that would build housing there. David Moore, the owner of Pictura Gallery, has purchased the former site of Bloomingfoods in Elm Heights. While IU Health moves forward with its plans for a $400 million new hospital …