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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, March 29th 2021. This week, we present a four-part WFHB News Special where we revisit the stories we covered over the last year. We selected four areas of reporting, which include: Homelessness in Bloomington, the Coronavirus Pandemic, Social Justice Reporting and the Environmental Edition. In our first installment of this series, we …

A low-barrier, emergency winter shelter is set to open tonight for people experiencing homelessness in Bloomington. Reverend Forrest Gilmore, executive director of Beacon Inc., announced the opening of Beacon’s Winter Shelter in an interview with WFHB Correspondent Aaron Comforty on Monday. “It was prompted by urgency,” said Gilmore. The low-barrier shelter will open inside the Warehouse across from Switchyard Park …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, January 13th, 2021. In today’s program, WFHB Contributor Kevin Weinberg reported on the gathering of advocates, concerned residents and journalists at Seminary Square Park on Monday in anticipation of the city’s planned eviction of the encampment that’s become the center of a standoff between the Hamilton administration and several social service agencies. …

A task force today recommended the City of Bloomington hire more police, increase patrols, develop a new jobs program and take other steps aimed at addressing “downtown safety and civility issues.” Mayor John Hamilton’s Safety, Civility and Justice Task Force officially presented their report at City Hall. Other suggestions include more enforcement of panhandling laws, installation of a public restroom …