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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020. Later in the program, you will hear from Scott Shackleford, Cyber Security Program Chair at IU-Bloomington, about a recent study on election security. That’s coming up in today’s feature report. Local News Brief Monroe County reported 55 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, the second highest number of confirmed …

State legislature begins second half of current session with over 400 bills to consider; proposed bill would tax AirBnBs; pollution clean-up site at Griffy Lake water treatment plant requires security against daily trespassers; Habitat for Humanity plans new house on W. 11th st; City completes installation of solar panels at Dimension Mill. FEATURE The Hardwood Strategy Report, commissioned by the …

The Jury Duty scam is back locally; lawyers in Florida are legally ripping off people and businesses which have websites; and Google is warning about a rash of hackers looking at your security cameras. Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.

A 14-year-old suspect took his own life after a shooting at a Richmond, Indiana middle school this morning, police say. The Richmond Police Department and school officials were warned that anarmed individual was heading to Dennis Intermediate School this morning. The school was on lockdown and police were waiting for the teen when he arrived. Police and the teenager shot …

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced yesterday it’s endorsing Republican Senate candidate Mike Braun; Overcrowding in a Terre Haute jail has resulted in a federal judge ruling that prisoner conditions are unconstitutional; Indiana will receive nearly $1.5 million from the ride-hailing company Uber; The City of Bloomington’s Griffy Lake water treatment plant shut down in 1996, but the plant is …

President Donald Trump will make a trip to Evansville, next week; Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) spoke on the floor of the US Senate today, on behalf of increasing Health and Human Services allocation on the Senate Appropriations Bill for 2019; Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson announced the state will furnish $7.5 million to enhance election security, this Fall; Business owners on Bloomington’s …

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb declared last week “Immigrant Heritage Week at a press conference, today; Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson sent statements to federal lawmakers, asking them to bolster elections security throughout the country; Owen, Greene, and Monroe Counties boast some of the highest unemployment rates in the state; Monroe County is beginning a multi-phase project to update the county’s security systems; Monroe …

The Bloomington Redevelopment Commission approved spending $34 million to construct Switchyard Park, yesterday. The Commission approved over $25 million worth of ‘additional features,’ that go beyond the original park plan, including a skate park, limestone concert seating, and a 90-space overflow parking lot off of Rogers Street. Parks Operations Director Dave Williams said some elements have been pulled out of …

Facebook has been having security and privacy problems, and people are wondering if it’s safe. Some are even trying to quit; here’s how to go cold turkey. Better Beware is produced by Rich Fish at WFHB’s studios in Bloomington, Indiana.

Federal intelligence services believe Russian government employees probed state voter registration rolls for possible weaknesses in 2016, according to Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson. Lawson published an editorial this morning, which says the Russian government targeted voter information databases across states. Indiana Secretary of State Communications Director Ian Hauer says Russian agents probed for weaknesses in state voter registration …