WFHB Local News Features

The Bloomington City Council met last night to discuss a previous decision they had made concerning a proposed student development.  Some council members expressed reservations about re-hearing the proposal. Council member Dorothy Granger was the first to express her thoughts.  Other council members, such as Chris Sturbaum, hoped that approving this proposal would help rehabilitate the area with sidewalks and …

An ethanol processing facility in Cloverdale is closing after just eight years in operation. The owner of the ethanol bioprocessing facility in Putnam County says U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decisions are to blame for the facility’s shuttering. POET LLC says hundreds of local jobs will be impacted by the plant closing and the company will no longer process over 30 …

WFHB correspondent Kevin Oliver spoke with Vulture Video employee Kendal Spencer. They talk about his job at one Indiana’s last remaining video rental stores, and how he went against his parent’s wishes to follow his love for horror movies.

WFHB correspondent, Macy Evens sits with down with Eric Shelley and Cassie Hakken from the Bloomington Academy of Film and Theater. They talk about how the organization’s programming has grown since the earlier the year, and its partnership with Cardinal Stage.

By Sarah Vaughan A carbon fee and dividend policy proposed by Citizens’ Climate Lobby could be a game changer for the environment, according to CCL volunteer lobbyists Robert Meitus and Richard Durisen. They believe an issue as large as climate change requires a large, collectively driven solution. “I kinda realized that, no matter what I do personally – driving a …

The Mandela Washington Fellows are a pool of 700 young civic leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa. The fellows were chosen for their outstanding work in their communities. They travel to universities across the U.S. to attend leadership institutes funded by the U.S. Department of State. Indiana University hosted twenty five of this year’s fellows. WFHB correspondent Macy Evans talked with three …

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal courts do not have a role in regulating partisan gerrymandering. In a five-four decision, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that partisan gerrymandering is “beyond the reach of federal courts,” and that federal judges do not have the authority to “reallocate political power between the two major political parties.” Partisan gerrymandering is …

The Monroe County Public Library’s podcast series Girls Sound it Out! launched a new episode this summer. WFHB’s Macy Evans sat down with Jeannette Lehr, the library’s digital creativity specialist, to talk about how the library supports young podcasters. We’ll also hear a segment from Girls Sound it Out! For more information on the library’s digital creativity center, visit mcpl.org/levelup.

Former WFHB volunteer Casey Kuhn, along with her coworker Mariana Dale, led coverage of the 2018 Arizona #RedforEd teacher strike that garnered Kuhn and her station KJZZ a national Edward R Murrow award. WFHB’s Macy Evans spoke with Kuhn about her experience.

Anti-War protesters gathered on the Monroe County Courthouse lawn, yesterday. The demonstrators told WFHB they’re trying to build an anti-war coalition, to oppose national escalations against Iran. About two dozen demonstrators waved signs at passing cars and spoke against U.S. antagonism in the greater Middle East. Speakers included veterans, activists, and academics. IU College Democrats’ Bryce Greene was one of …