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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, February 22nd, 2024. Later in the program, Dark Past, Bright Future – a segment produced by Bring It On’s Liz Mitchell featuring accounts of Black history that often go overlooked. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have coverage on the most …

A state court judge will issue a decision on the City of Bloomington’s lawsuit against the State of Indiana, next week. It is the first judgement in an ongoing legal battle between the city and the state, over the municipality’s attempt to annex areas of Monroe County, two years ago. Bloomington’s annexation attempt was blocked by the Indiana legislature, who …

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton gave his state of the city address on Thursday, February 21. Hamilton is a first-term incumbent Democrat, running for re-election this May, against Monroe County Commissioner Amanda Barge. Hamilton gave his third state of the city address, live from the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. On tonight’s Standing Room Only, Hamilton discusses his administration’s achievements and future challenges.

Indiana has released accountability grades for schools within the state, but more than half of the schools within the Monroe County Community School Corporation don’t yet have grades; Indiana is reporting the first death of a resident, due to influenza this year; An ice storm that hit parts of Indiana created hazardous roads conditions that contributed to one motorist’s death, shut …

WFHB News Director Wes Martin speaks with Indiana NAACP Director Barbara Bolling-Williams about the NAACP’s ongoing lawsuit against the state of Indiana for attempting to purge voter registration rolls.