Marriage Equality: Stories from the Heartland is an on-going project dedicated to recording stories from same-sex couples about their journeys into marriage. Sponsored by the Indiana University’s Department of Gender Studies, the Office for Vice President for Research New Frontiers program, and the IU Bloomington Arts and Humanities Council. To hear longer versions of these interviews, visit the Kinsey Institute’s Marriage …

Tonight we welcome Jennifer Bass to talk about her new segment of Just Married: Stories from the Heartland. Tonight’s podcast features our host Frankie Presslaff and his husband, Kelly. Melanie Davis also gives us advice on how to survive the holidays with family. Just Married, Marriage Equality: Stories from the Heartland is an on-going project dedicated to recording stories from same-sex …

During its meeting last night, the Bloomington Common Council declined to approve $18.5 million in bond funding to rebuild the Fourth Street Garage; The Bloomington Board of Zoning Appeals meets tonight, to decide whether to grant a for-profit addiction treatment company their request to proceed with a rehabilitation clinic; An Indiana State Senator filed a proposal on Tuesday, to legalize …

WFHB News Director Wes Martin speaks with area counselor and therapist Amanda Barge, about emotional support and mental health resources available for area listeners during the holidays. Barge talks about the steps listeners can take to overcome and deal with holiday stress.

The City of Bloomington and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees approved a four-year contract, earlier this month. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME  for short, and the city of Bloomington agreed to the terms a contract for municipal employees on December 6. The 2 – 2.5 percent pay increase for municipal …

The Bloomington Common Council declined to approve $18.5 million in bond funding to rebuild the Fourth Street Garage, during its meeting last night. Instead, council members want to see the garage repaired. Council members said repairing the downtown garage will buy the city time to examine downtown transportation and parking needs. A five-year repair is estimated to cost around $1.5 …

The two-term mayor of the far-northern Indiana city has announced he will not run for reelection in 2019. Buttigieg gained national attention when he ran for Democratic National Committee chair in 2017 and was even mentioned as a potential party nominee for president in 2020. His decision not to seek a third term has led to speculation he will announce …

In this weeks radio rundown of ecological news, WFHB’s Julianna Dailey and Tod Wicks report on the Monroe County Council joining area environmental organizations in requesting more time for public comments on projected plans for the Hoosier National Forest and the U.S Forest Service proposing a project meant to improve wildlife habitats and improving stream viability.  Also in this week’s …

The Monroe County Youth Services Bureau (YSB) and Building a Thriving Compassionate Community (BTCC) held their third annual Childhood Conditions Summit, on December 6. The summit brought together care-givers, service providers, community members, guardians, parents and children themselves to drive towards working across subjects and agencies. MC3, now in its third year, is meant to improve services and environments for …

The Bloomington Common Council chambers are uncharacteristically full tonight. Area residents filled the council chambers, in support for Monroe County’s needle exchange program, The Indiana Recovery Alliance. IRA Founder and Director Chris Abert gave a statistically saturated presentation regarding the efficacy of syringe exchange programs. “You have a higher likelihood of getting hit by a meteor during a monsoon than …