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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, April 4th, 2024. Later in the program, the Bloomington City Council voted unanimously to approve a resolution calling for a cessation of hostilities and for delivery of humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, we bring you …

On tonight’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea examine the City of Bloomington’s current efforts to address homelessness and how to handle the homeless people residing in some of the city’s parks with a panel of community advocates for the homeless. While some criticize some of the tactics employed by the City of Bloomington as …

El inicio del Mes Nacional de la Herencia Latinx consiste en un foro de Mesa de Colaboración Latin@. A pesar de la pandemia de COVID19, el objetivo es celebrarnos y difundir información valiosa a nuestra comunidad. Este foro reúne a expertos que discuten diferentes temas, pero no se limitan a actualizaciones de salud, seguridad pública, educación e inmigración. ¡Escucharemos al …

The city of Bloomington released its proposed annual budget on Friday. The 300-page document outlines 90 million dollars worth of expenditures. A majority of those funds are going to staff salaries. The proposed budget has to be approved by the city council by department, before it is sent to the state. The budget for 2019 includes a $6 million overall …

The Monroe County Community School Corporation is hosting a public forum tonight at 6 pm in Bloomington; Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton is proposing the hiring of five additional public safety officers to the Bloomington Police Department; Indiana governor Eric Holcomb is calling for a renewed push towards passing hate crime legislation in the state. FEATURE The Indiana Chapter of the …

The Indiana Recovery Alliance, based in Bloomington, is closing in on reversing 2,000 overdoses. The announcement comes as a new study puts into context the economic impact of the opioid crisis on Indiana. Founder and Director Chris Abert says while that’s a de-humanizing perspective to approach the public health crisis from, it helps to convince legislators why harm-reduction efforts are …

The detention of an African-American family and two children in Bloomington over the weekend is spawning debate over active shooter threats to schools, community policing, and race. A Fairview Elementary School student and a Batchelor Middle School student posted threats against another Fairview student on Saturday, a day after a former high school student shot and killed 17 people in …

Bloomington Town Hall featuring local opinion on the purchase of an armored car, by Bloomington Police Department.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s department is planning to open a substation on the south side of town. The substation would be located on Dillman road, on a piece of property currently owned by The Monroe County Parks Foundation. The foundation came into ownership of the Dillman Road property as the result of an agreement to resolve a property dispute, as …

In a special meeting last night, the Bloomington City Council and the Monroe County Council voted to re-adopt a point- two-five-percent local option income tax for public safety. Attorney Philippa Guthrie, who represents the city of Bloomington, explained the need to re-adopt the public safety tax that was previously passed in June. Guthrie said new estimates by the state indicate the …