Locutora Minerva Sosa, entrevista a nuestras invitadas de hoy Abogada Belinda Hurtado y Prisma Lopez Marin sobre las Charlas de Informacion Legal GRATUITAS!  Esperamos verlos el 8 de octubre y el 11 de Noviembre de 10:30am a 12:30pm en la Biblioteca Publica del Condado de Monroe Salon 1C. Host,  Minerva Sosa, interviews our guests today Attorney Belinda Hurtado and Prisma …

We return this week to our conversation with Anastazia Schmid. Speaking to her just weeks after her release, she talks about stigma and control- both for women and for the incarcerated. After spending 18 years in Indiana prison, her case was recently overturned- due largely to her own tenacity. During this part of the conversation, she talks to Kite Line …

The 2019 National Solar Tour kicks off this weekend. Local residents are participating in this national tour, opening their homes to show how solar power works, and make themselves available to answer questions. To learn about solar open house events in our area, go to nationalsolartour.org/map. And, the City of Bloomington is launching its fourth Solarize Bloomington initiative. The project …

Starting today, online sports betting is legal in Indiana. In-person sports betting began in September, with 13 retail locations in Indiana currently allowing it. Now retailers are looking to take advantage of online betting being legal as well. According to the Associated Press, both the Chicago-based Rush Street Interactive and the Boston-based Draftkings will be launching mobile sports wagering apps. …

This week, catch an interview Melanie had with writer Meg Anderson and producer Rachel Himsel. They are co-producing the Big Gay Debutante Ball, premiering here at the new Bloomington Academy of Film and Theatre on October 11th. You can read more about it here: https://www.idsnews.com/article/2019/10/big-gay-debutante-ball-to-debut-at-the-bloomington-academy-of-film-and-theater. Credits: Hosts: Melanie Davis, Ireland Meacham, and Lucas Fisher Engineers: Lucas Fisher and Melanie Davis Produced by …

A senior at Indiana University in 2016, Alexi King turned her work at an internship into the Midway Music Festival. Dedicated to promoting and connecting women and those who identify as women through music, the Fest features performers and music professionals from all over the United States. The nonprofit, Midway Music Speaks, with King as founder and creative director and …

How do you know what fake news is fake? try out the website fake-news.research.sfu.ca. It’s a fake news detector that will tell you whats what and where to get more information. Also, watch for hackers in your google home, social security, and protect yourself with a password. Hear more on this segment of Better Beware!

The electric scooter company Bird applied for an operator license with the City of Bloomington, and met with the Board of Public Works on Tuesday evening. Miles Schuck represented the scooter company. Board members questioned Schuck about the company’s operations in the city. Board member Beth Hollingsworth asked Schuck about the people hired to make sure the company’s scooters are …

Twenty southern Indiana counties declared burn bans earlier this week, and fire officials are on anticipating Monroe County will declare a burn ban if rain doesn’t arrive soon. Monroe County Emergency Management Director Allison Moore says the soil in Monroe and Brown counties is currently holding enough moisture that the counties haven’t hit the threshold required to declare a burn …

Welcome to Part Three of our Evening of Solidarity Episode of Hearabouts: Asian American Midwest Radio! Hearabouts is produced by WFHB and Indiana University’s Asian Culture Center. We ask critical questions about identity, culture, community and shared assumptions. On today’s episode, we feature speakers from Bloomington United‘s Evening of Solidarity. The Evening of Solidarity was organized by Bloomington United in …