Happy and healthy spring to everyone everywhere

Today we look at the local effects of COVID-19 in and around the major cities of Italy and then we’ll widen our view to try to see the socio-political impacts of governmentality in the face of a crisis like a pandemic. Using both lenses we hope to find a focus that often escapes us when confronting the global and seemingly …

Good morning. Welcome to your WFHB Local News Brief for Monday, March 23rd, 2020. Latest Numbers: The Indiana State Department of Health reported three cases of COVID-19 in Monroe County as of 10 a.m. today. State health department reports the total number of positive cases jumps to 259 people, as the number of those tested increased to almost 2,000 people. …

A report from Indiana Environmental Reporter’s Enrique Saenz about PFAS Disposal

The world’s tropical forests are rapidly losing their ability to absorb carbon from the atmosphere. A study published in the journal Nature found that in fifteen years the Amazon could turn from a carbon absorber into a carbon emitter, due to wildfires, deforestation and the excess greenhouse gases pumped into the atmosphere.  At a time when we need to be …

Good evening. Welcome to the WFHB Local News for Friday, March 20th, 2020. Your Local Headlines: As of 11:59 p.m. there are 79 positive cases of coronavirus in Indiana. This comes after the number of those tested increased to over 500 people. So far, 2 people have died from COVID-19. These numbers are courtesy of the Indiana State Department of …

The Griffy Water Treatment Plant was built in 1925 to provide water to the city of Bloomington. The plant collected water from Griffy Lake and was treated to become safe drinking water for the community. The plant later closed in 1996, when Bloomington’s population outgrew the size of Griffy Lake’s reservoir. The building has been sitting abandoned since. In 2019 …

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to change life on the outside for people all over the world, the prison population stands to suffer immensely in these times. Last week, we spoke to someone in Italy, who described the riots and protests inside and outside the prisons in areas around that country. This week, we are sharing messages from people all …

A Bloomington Hospital Patient tested positive for coronavirus, according to an email sent from I.U. Health to the Indiana State Health Department. It was confirmed Thursday that an Owen County resident tested positive for COVID-19. It is unclear at this time whether it’s the same case confirmed by I.U. Health. What we do know is that the Indiana State Health …

The finale of our two-part interview with brothers, fun-lovers, and Bloomington music makers, the Rogers boys. Siblings Addison and Lewis, have been making music together since, as small boys, they fiddled around with guitar and drums in their bedrooms. They now have three CD compilations and plan to release a fourth within weeks. Go here for Part 1 of the …