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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, March 28th, 2024. Later in the program, WFHB Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze speaks with Elisa Pokral, Community Outreach Coordinator of the newly rebranded Waste Reduction District of Monroe County. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, we hear from Kristin Bishay, executive director …

Monroe County Emergency Management encourages area residents to file storm damage reports; Candidates are lining up to run in the May Primary for local municipal elections; Election board receives letter from Ellettsville officials requesting a single polling site; Monroe County Community School Corporation is the largest tax beneficiary in Monroe County. FEATURE Michael Glab talks with veteran area journalist Mike …

Indiana is fourth in the nation, when it comes to the rate at which children are placed in child protective care, according to an independent report by the Child Welfare Policy and Practice Group (CWG). In 2016, children in Indiana were referred to Child Services at nearly twice the national average, according to the report. The Indiana Department of Child …

Hoosier National Forest staff are among those furloughed by the federal government shutdown; Indiana Republicans supported their party with record-setting contributions, in 2018; Catalent Pharma Solutions in Bloomington is expecting a $100 million expansion; The Monroe County School Corporation is reporting higher-than-average graduation rates, for 2018. FEATURE WFHB Correspondent Michael Glab speaks with Indiana Poet Laureate Adrian Matejka, in an anniversary episode of …

Monroe County CASA begins its fall advocate training on October 18th. CASA is short for court appointed special advocates. CASAs advocate in the courts on behalf of juveniles who have been subjected to abuse or neglect. Jim Shelton is a member of the Monroe County CASA’s Board of Trustees. He announced the training to the County Commissioners this morning. The …

An Indiana State Police employee was arrested yesterday afternoon; A Texas company says one of its pipelines spilled more than 8,000 gallons of jet fuel into a river near Decatur; A land transfer between Monroe County and Habitat for Humanity is moving forward; Monroe County CASA begins its fall advocate training on October 18th FEATURE WFHB Correspondent Annie Aguiar speaks with Bloomington Area …

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 …

Monroe County CASA provides advocates to children going through the juvenile court system who are victims of physical or sexual abuse or neglect. A Court Appointed Special Advocate’s mission is to make sure the child stays in the forefront of any court proceedings, and finds a safe, permanent home as quickly as possible. Now, thanks to an eight-county pilot project …

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) represent the interests of children remanded to state custody. Due to the opioid epidemic, CASAs have seen a growing increase in the number of children needing representation. In this WFHB Community Report, WFHB Correspondent Cole Stinson speaks with CASA volunteer Les Wadzinski and Monroe County CASA Director Kristin Bishay.

The Indiana Association of Beverage Retailers supports legislation to permit carry-out sales of alcohol on Sundays; Bloomington Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher program kicks off tomorrow; Three Fairview Elementary School students found with marijuana; Singer, songwriter, and frontman for the Heartbreakers, Tom Petty found dead this morning; City of Bloomington Utilities Department is doing maintenance work on fire hydrants; Indiana …