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The Little 500 begins tomorrow, and authorities are encouraging those enjoying themselves this weekend, to take precautions; The Bloomington City Council is considering legislation regulating scooter use in the city. FEATURE Representatives Matt Pierce and Jeff Ellington updated the league of women voters on the state budget and education bills last weekend. WORD ON THE STREET Our weekly public opinion …

The Little 500 bicycle race takes place on Friday and Saturday. This year’s Women’s race takes place tomorrow, at 4 p.m. The Men’s race is on Saturday, at 2 p.m. Both races take place at the Bill Armstrong Stadium, on IU’s campus. The “World’s Greatest College Weekend” brings in over 25,000 visitors to Bloomington, each year, according to the Indiana …

Governor Holcomb signs Bias Crimes Law; Attorney General Hill faces Indiana Supreme Court inquiry into groping allegations; Little 500 returns to Bloomington; RCA Park trail to be rehabilitated; Ellettsville awarded over $400,000 in grants for paving local streets; early voting for May Primary begins today. FEATURE WFHB Correspondent Rick Brewer brings us the story of Siosi Design, a premiere wooden …

Paper ballots ran out at two precincts in Monroe County. One pollworker said they’ve been continuously printing and delivering ballots to voter precincts since this morning; Races in Indiana are likely to indicate whether or not a so-called ‘blue wave’ is breaking across the country; Yesterday, the Bloomington Redevelopment Commission approved leveraging one million dollars in TIF revenue to attract funding for …

In this second episode of The Bicentennial Journal, Tom Schwoegler, a long time coach for a Little 500 team, talks about being behind the scenes in Bloomington and Monroe County during the filming of Breaking Away. The Academy-Award winning film was made 40 years ago. The Bicentennial Journal—looking back on 200 years of history in South Central Indiana. Support for …

The Indianapolis Star political columnist Mathew Tully has passed away at age 49; The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles is extending operating hours next week; The Monroe County Public Library’s adult literacy program has one of the state’s highest awards for library sciences; The final debate between Indiana Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly, Republican challenger Mike Braun, and Libertarian candidate Lucy Brenton is tonight; Residents …

In this two-part episode of The Bicentennial Journal, Tom Schwoegler, long time coach for the Little 500 bicycle race, talks about being behind the scenes in Bloomington and Monroe County during the filming of Breaking Away. The Academy-Award winning film was made 40 years ago. The Bicentennial Journal—looking back on 200 years of history in South Central Indiana. Support for …

HEADLINES Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly met with Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, earlier today; Monroe County residents will see fewer road clean-up crews picking up trash; The Monroe County Community School Corporation’s 2019 budget is expected to be nearly five million dollars higher than this year’s budget; The Indiana Arts Commission announced yesterday that they will bestow awards to two Bloomington …

We are excited to introduce our featured guest Sara Gardner (aka Smoove, aka Destiny Esther). Sara has been a gay for over 47 years. She went to Indiana University and rode in Little 500 from 1991-1993, winning in 92 and 93 while riding for a team called the “Land Sharks” lovingly referred to as the “Land Dykes” by the frat …

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb penned a letter to President Donald Trump on Friday, asking for 36 counties across the state to be declared ‘Major Disaster’ areas; The U.S. Department of Education announced today that they have formally denied the Indiana State Department of Education’s attempt to wave new high school diploma graduation requirements; Four underage men are being charged with …