Federal intelligence services believe Russian government employees probed state voter registration rolls for possible weaknesses in 2016, according to Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson. Lawson published an editorial this morning, which says the Russian government targeted voter information databases across states. Indiana Secretary of State Communications Director Ian Hauer says Russian agents probed for weaknesses in state voter registration …

Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Bill and Rich give the Lake Monroe report, and weather for the next week. Bill has a frog in his throat, but ends up talking about the joys of eating froglegs. The boys talk about old time hardware stores in Bloomington, and the state of fixing things yourself nowadays, Bill …

This week, we share a conversation we had with Andrea Ritchie, an attorney and activist whose work focuses on police violence against the queer community and women of color. She speaks about current political conditions, and the concepts in her most recent book, Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color. Ritchie walks us through some …

He’s been embedded with US Army forces in Afghanistan numerous times. He’s climbed into the mountain regions of that country to get to know the Pashtun people. He’s written two books on what he calls our “failed war” in that southwest Asian land. He’s communed with mountain people in Tibet. And he’s studied the history of beer brewing in Indiana. …

In this episode, we are joined in the studio by Kevin Mohsenzadeh, an IU Sophomore who is currently running for the position of President of the IU Student Association as part of the Unite IU campaign. Kevin is a member of the Public Relations Committee for the wildly successful IU Dance Marathon and served as an intern to the president …

A bill increasing the regulations on abortion providers and women seeking an abortion, is now on Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb’s desk. Senate Bill 340 increases the licensing and inspection requirements for abortion providers and clinics. It also increases the data the state collects on women seeking an abortion, requiring them to report abortion complications to the Indiana State Department of …

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb extended the number of counties under an emergency declaration, yesterday; A bill increasing the regulations on abortion providers and women seeking an abortion, is now on Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb’s desk; The Bloomington City Council accepted five proposals that would streamline the city’s sidewalk ordinance, last night; Bloomington Black Lives Matter is holding a call-in campaign to convince city …

This week, WFHB’s Norm Holy speaks with Jeff Dukes about his work on climate assessments for Indiana.

Recent storms have caused a lot of damage, especially flooding, and in their wake there are always people who prey on the victims. Here’s a warning from Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill:

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is considering allowing the hunting of bobcats; Monroe County is buying timber in Hoosier National Forest to reconstruct portions of Hunters Creek Road, in the Deam Wilderness; Police are increasing traffic patrols around Monroe County in preparation for March Madness and Saint Patrick’s Day; The City of Bloomington is hoping to motivate property owners to repair sidewalks by …