Today hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea welcome Rv. Forrest Gilmore, Executive Director of Shalom Community Center, Ms. Amber Skoby, Executive Director of the Bloomington Housing Authority, and Nicole Johnson, a Crestmont resident and community advocate. They discuss how Bloomington is trying to meet the challenge of serving the city’s homeless who are now having to deal with health precautions …

If you, or someone you know, has filed for unemployment insurance – watch out. There have been massive unemployment fraud schemes hitting states literally from coast to coast. The state of Washington has admitted to paying out hundreds of millions of dollars in fake claims. When claim filings in Washington shot up from six thousand a week to eight hundred …

The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police on May 25th has quickly become the catalyst which has given rise to mass uprisings in every major city in the United States. In the days following Floyd’s murder, thousands upon thousands of people across the country have taken to the streets in a massive display of anger and protest against the …

One of Bloomington’s local coffee shops, Hopscotch Coffee, has recently been offering the option of donating to a certain cause through their digital tip jar when ordering online. All donations are for the Black Lives Matter movement and will be going to support the Black community of Bloomington, Black causes and other organizations and events for BLM.  According to BLM …

On February 14th, the Houston South Vegetation Management and Restoration project was approved by the U.S. Forest Service to begin logging and burning in the Hoosier National Forest despite comments and heat from local officials and the City of Bloomington. On May 13th, The City of Bloomington along with local citizens and environmental advocacy organizations such as the Indiana Forest …

Jill Behrman, 19 years old, logged off her computer at 9:32 am, according to court records, and grabbed her bicycle for a ride as she had done many times before. However, later that day she failed to call in to work or show up to her shift at noon. Later that day she also missed a lunch date which she …

In the wake of uprisings across the world in response to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, this week’s episode shares thoughts on these revolts and their demands, along with considerations on police reform. We broadcast a June 11th message from Marius Mason’s lawyer, a call from long-term prison rebel Shaka Shakur, and a statement …

Melanie and Ireland join us today to talk about recent happenings in Bloomington on the square and in the world.

Her family has been selling books and magazines since the days of the Great Depression. Margaret Taylor now runs the remaining business of a regional retail and distribution empire started by her parents, Barbara and Jim Spannuth. The Book Corner has stood at the northwest corner of Kirkwood and Walnut since 1964 and continues to enjoy a robust trade. The …

Indiana Environmental Reporter’s Enrique Saenz reports on revised guidelines for chemical industry reporting to the EPA.