Across the country, thousands of prisoners are facing consequences for their participation in the national prison strike.  Some are being denied contact with the outside world, others have lost access to hot food.  Others have faced violence.  For many, outside solidarity has meant the difference, like the prisoners at an Indiana prison facility who were illegally charged simply for participating …

The Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department is warning a toxin-producing algae has been found at Griffy Lake. A report from the Indiana Clean Lakes Program indicates blue-green algae is present in Griffy Lake. Blue-green algae, a group of bacteria that thrive in warm, still water with plenty sunlight, may release toxins, even after dying. The Parks and Rec Department states …

Tonight we welcome Jada Bee as our guest. Jada wears many hats in our community. One of her many important hats is that she is a core council member of Black Lives Matter.  We will be speaking with her about her community activism, while also diving into discussion about the intersections of race, sexuality, and gender. Music this week is …

Indiana is among states to receive federal funding to fight the opioid epidemic; The U.S Senate overwhelmingly passed the Opioid Crisis Response Act on Monday; Soldiers from the Indiana Army National Guard are helping rescue and recovery efforts in North Carolina; The metal fish that tops the Monroe County Courthouse will soon have a name; The Bloomington City Council approved significant and long term …

The Indiana Department of Child Services published their Childhood fatality report from 2016, yesterday. In today’s Feature Report, WFHB Correspondent Annie Aguiar speaks with DCS Spokesperson Noelle Russell.

The Bloomington City Council approved significant and long term changes in downtown parking and neighborhood zones, in its meeting Wednesday. The base parking fines will be raised from $20 dollars to $30. Instead of the current three hours of free parking now available in city lots, parkers will only get one hour free. The changes are based on an analysis …

Indiana is among the states to receive federal funding to fight the opioid epidemic. The US Department of Health and Human Services announced yesterday they’re awarding the state over $25 million. The total allocation by Health and Human Services is estimated at over $1 billion this year for all 50 states. The Associated Press reports the funds will largely go …

Simon Coronel, internationally renowned illusionist, opens a one-person show, “Glitches in Reality,” tomorrow at the Bloomington Playwrights Project. Chad Rabinovitz is the producing artistic director of the BPP, who, after seeing Coronel on the television program, “Penn & Teller: Fool Us,” contacted the performer with an offer to collaborate on the stage presentation. Rabinovitz — himself an amateur magician — and …

Climate researchers are predicting Indiana will have warmer and wetter, winters and springs in the coming decades. What does that mean for the state’s agriculture sector? WFHB’s Norm Holy has been exploring this question with Purdue Agronomy Professor Laura Bowling. She is the lead author of a study on the future of agriculture from Purdue’s Climate Change Research Center. In …

Bird, an electric scooter company, distributed 100 scooters around downtown Bloomington, last week. City officials say it occurred without their prior knowledge. Voices in the Street asks residents how they feel about the new scooters. Voices in the Street is produced by Community Radio, WFHB. This week’s episode was produced by Terick Warner.