Tonight we have Judi Epp on from Spencer Pride to talk about events pride is hosting this month. The Spencer Pride Community Center is in need for donations to continue operating for the community. The building, located on the square in Spencer, Indiana, is a hotspot location where the public can come and use WIFI and find resources relating to …

The Indiana University Media School is developing an investigative journalism center; Monroe County’s three commissioners will each get paid the same amount next year ; Indiana State legislators are considering a tax increase requested by Sheriffs across the state; A planned discussion between local midterm election candidates faces a last-minute withdrawal. FEATURE WFHB correspondent Jonah Chester speaks with Dr. Rae …

Monroe County’s three commissioners will each get paid the same amount next year, a salary of $35,257. Currently, the president of the Monroe County Board of Commissioners receives about $700 more annually than the other two commissioners. The Monroe County Council approved the change yesterday, in its second round of budget hearings. Council members Marty Hawk and Cheryl Munson support …

The Indiana University Media School is developing an investigative journalism center. In a press release today, Indiana University announced a $6 million gift to the media school by a graduate. The investigative center is expected to open next Fall, according to Dean Jim Shanahan. Indiana University alumnus Michael Arnot graduated with a degree in journalism and worked at the Elkhart …

The Indiana Sheriff’s Association proposed a tax rate increase to ease overcrowding of low-level felons in County Jails, last week. The rate is currently at thirty-five dollars per day for a low level felons and the proposed twenty dollar increase would aid in solving overcrowded jails, says Hendricks County Sheriff, Brett Clark. According to the Terre Haute Tribune Star, the …

A Republican candidate is dropping out of a public forum, hosted by Black Lives Matter Bloomington. Jacob Franklin, a candidate for Monroe Circuit Court clerk, announced in a public statement last night that he wouldn’t be participating in “A Seat at the Table”: Bloomington Black Lives Matter’s Midterm Candidate Round-Table Discussion. The public forum takes place tomorrow. Franklin says he …

In today’s feature report, Professor Sanya Carley of Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs discusses the economics of coal and renewable energies with WFHB’s Norm Holy.

Fall Midterm elections take place in nine weeks. Election season culminates in the general election, on November 6. Voter registration throughout Indiana ends a month prior, on October 9. Early and absentee voting beginning the following day. Indiana law states that early and absentee voting must occur 28 days before an election, but Columbus Day, on October 8 this year, …

Over half of Indiana University fraternities will face a hard-alcohol ban by this time next year. Yesterday, The North American Interfraternity Conference voted to ban hard alcohol at member fraternities, which have until September of 2019 to implement the ban. Unless distributed by a third party, like a caterer or vendor, the ban would apply to all Greek organizations in the …

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is planning to spend an additional $1 billion on infrastructure projects across the state. The Governor’s office announced yesterday, that they concluded renegotiating an agreement with the company that operates the Indiana Tollway, and that the funds are to be raised through toll increases on heavy-duty commercial vehicles. Under the new terms, which will need to …