Bloomington-based Indiana Limestone Company has filled in Sander’s Quarry; The Monroe County Commissioners met with the Monroe County Election Board last week to review issues with the November 6th mid-term election; Indiana lawmakers are expected to take up illegal and unwanted phone calls in January. FEATURE WFHB Correspondent Michael Glab speaks with Michael Koryta about his latest book, based on …

Bloomington-based Indiana Limestone Company has filled in Sander’s Quarry. The quarry, made famous by the 1979 Academy-award winning movie Breaking Away, which you just heard a clip from, has been the site of controversy for decades. Indiana Limestone Company has repeatedly moved to fill in and shut down the now-defunct quarry; Swimmers have repeatedly been injured or died jumping from …

Indiana lawmakers are expected to take up illegal and unwanted phone calls in January. Telemarketers and fraudulent scammers are using advances in technology to skirt federal and state telemarketing laws in Indiana. The Associated Press reports some telemarketers are now using “spoof” numbers to make it appear as if a call is coming from a local area code. Spoofing and …

This week, we hear from Leon Benson, who calls us from inside an Indiana prison. You might remember some of Leon’s story from a Kite Line episode we aired in December of last year, called “You Can’t Force the State to Abide by the Law” in which his sister, Valerie, introduced Leon’s story. Leon’s been incarcerated for decades for a …

Join us for our Thanksgiving special! In this episode, we talk about what Thanksgiving and the holiday season means for LGBTQ+ community. We also have Jennifer Bass & Jonah Chester from the Kinsey Institute for another episode of their podcast Just Married.  Featured music this week comes from Uniform Clarity by Jim James. Credits: Hosts: Frankie Presslaff, Alex Ashkin & Melanie Davis …

A new report from Purdue University’s Climate Research Center indicates Indiana’s tourism industry will need to be resilient in the face of climate change. That means adapting to hotter summers, rainier springs, and more storm events. WFHB’s Norm Holy talks with the report’s lead author, Dr. Jonathan Day, to learn more. Day is an associate professor in Purdue’s School of …

  Credits: Jamie and Donna: Produced by Jonah Chester with recordings from Allison Quantz’s Radio Innovations class. Thanks to Skye Zentz and Danielle Anderson and Blue Dot sessions for providing musical clips. Just Married theme music is generously provided by Bloomington’s own  Carrie Newcomer. Support for Just Married comes from the Indiana University’s Department of Gender Studies, the Office for Vice …

Lexi Len returns to WFHB’s Local Live to play some twangy country tunes. Influenced by legends like Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn, Lexi began writing songs at the age of 8. In this performance Lexi is on rhythm guitar and vocals, Wes Eberhardt on lead guitar, Grady Furgeson on bass, Ryan Payton on pedal steel, and Sam Pierce on drums. …

Midterm elections earlier this month left Democrats in the state with just 10 of 50 seats in the State Senate. Democrats control 33 seats in the 100 member State House of Representatives, leaving Republicans with another super-majority in Indiana, until 2020. Despite their super-majority, Senate Democrat Mark Stoops said Republicans will need to reach across the aisle to advance at …

The proposed killing of deer at Griffy Nature Preserve in Bloomington has been delayed until next year; Efforts to expand the Monroe Convention Center took a major step forward yesterday; The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will offer free admission to all Indiana State Parks on Black Friday. FEATURE Indiana State Senator Mark Stoops talks about the legislative priorities for …