Bloomington-based Limestone Post, announced today they’ll reform as a non-profit. Co-founder and Publisher Ron Eid said the switch is aimed at increasing the effectiveness of donations, which will allow the production of higher quality content. Eid said, as a nonprofit, the online magazine will be able to accept tax-deductible contributions from readers, as well as sponsorships from local businesses. In …

Bloomington City Council candidate Jim Blickensdorf will no longer seek office for the District 3 city council seat. Blickensdorf’s resignation comes after The Herald-Times of Bloomington published a piece detailing his ownership of a Bedford strip club in the late nineties. That piece alleges Blickensdorf hired under-age exotic dancers and was the impetus for an Indiana Supreme Court decision regarding …

A fundraiser for Indiana University, Sue Sgambelluri has had a foot in each of the worlds of corporate philanthropy and nonprofit organizations since she arrived to Bloomington in 1994. Sgambelluri’s experience witnessing the collapse of the steel industry in Northwest Indiana in the 1970s and ’80s inspires her to make sure Bloomington never suffers its own economic downturn. Her work …

Two years ago, 25 overdoses were reported in downtown Bloomington caused not by heroin nor prescription pills. The cause of the overdoses was synthetic marijuana called Spice, or K2. At the time, the drug was considered legal on the state level. House Bill 1186 allows us to control the growing threat of those using synthetic drugs. At the Indiana statehouse, …

American trust of government is at historic lows. Voices in the Street Producer Isaak Gonzalez, asks area listeners their opinions on corruption and trust of the American government.

For this week’s segment of IN Nature, WFHB’s Norm Holy discusses the Night Heron.

For this week’s Eco Feature, WFHB’s Norm Holy interviews Dr. Leigh Raymond, a professor of Political Science at Purdue University,  on the essentials of a report covering the future of energy in Indiana.

Parents expressed their concerns about the use of technology in classrooms, at the Monroe County Community School Board during the board’s meeting, last night. MCCSC parent Michelle Cohen said student iPad use is having ‘unintended consequences.’ Of special concern to Cohen is technology’s impact on social and emotional learning. “I feel like building connections between students and teachers is downgraded,” …

The Bloomington Board of Park Commissioners approved an interim operating agreement for Spin Scooters, a division of Ford Motor Company, yesterday. Scooter companies Bird and Lime already operate in Bloomington. Economic and Sustainable Development Director Alex Crowley, said the operating agreement is the result of lessons learned from those previous scooter launches. If Spin Scooters signs the agreement, they will …

Congress is considering a recommendation by the Trump administration that would allow for the deployment of ‘strategic’ nuclear weapons. Secretary of Defense James Mattis argued the smaller warheads could be deployed on submarine-launched ballistic missiles, allowing for the U.S. to deploy a ‘proportional response’ to the use of nuclear weapons by other countries, namely Russia. Opponents argue the smaller warheads …