WFHB Local News Features

Indianapolis Administrative law judge Albert Velasquez received the IU Latino Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award this past Saturday. Melissa Britton, of the City of Bloomington Community and Family Resources Department, discusses role models and advice for students and graduates with the award winner.

After sampling music from China, Portugal, Spain, Finland, Cote d’Ivoire, and more, many wrist-banded revelers of the 19th annual Lotus World Music Festival concluded their experience with the Swedish band, Movits! who played in the IU Bloomington tent on 6th Street, just north of the courthouse. Correspondent Ryan Dawes caught up with two Movits! band members just before their Saturday …

Two dozen performers are set to share a diverse heritage of musical culture with Bloomington as the 2012 Lotus World Music and Arts Festival kicks into high gear this evening. WFHB is once again serving as Lotus Radio Headquarters, with a steady stream of live in-studio performances by Lotus musicians yesterday, today, and tomorrow. As excitement builds up to the …

A community leader and musician, Sophia Travis, passed away late last night in her home. Travis, who was 46, served on the Monroe County Council from 2005 to 2009. After giving birth to her son Finn in 2008, she did not seek re-election again until this year when she announced her candidacy for a county council at-large seat. Travis was …

In today’s WFHB feature, Bloomington’s Human Rights Director, Barbara McKinney, discusses the results of the annual “hate incidents report” and the importance of being aware of these incidents.

Hosts William Hossaya and Bev Smith interviewed community activist Hugh Barbarie about voter registration, apathy in the black vote and the importance of voting on Bring it On! – WFHB’s weekly public affairs program on African-American people and culture.

The teachers strike in Chicago entered its second week today, with union leaders saying they need more time to review a potential agreement with Mayor Rahm Emmanuel’s administration. Among the issues at the heart of the conflict is that of teacher evaluations. Specifically, evaluations that are linked to standardized test scores. The entire state of Indiana recently implemented its own …

Applications are now open for volunteers to help maintain the more than 30 miles of city trailways in Bloomington. WFHB Correspondent Jennifer Whittaker spoke with Kim Ecenbarger, Special Services Coordinator, City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department, about the Adopt-a-Trail project.

The Indiana Civil Rights Commission is a state agency tasked with enforcing civil rights laws and ensuring equal opportunities for all Hoosiers. WFHB news director spoke with Brad Meadows, communication director for ICRC yesterday about their newest campaign focused fair housing laws, for this WFHB feature exclusive.

Indiana University Announced last week the inception of the Office of Online Education and a new streamlined online education system called “IU Online.” WFHB News director Alycin Bektesh spoke today with Barb Bichelmeyer, the Dean of the School of Informatics and Computing and the Director of the Office on Online Education for this WFHB feature exclusive.