WFHB Local News Features

Governor Mitch Daniels and Senator Dan Coats are speaking out in support of the head of the Indiana National Guard, Major-General R. Martin Umbarger after he recorded a fundraising video for a faith-based organization that offers marriage counseling to military families. Correspondent Tyler Lake investigates the controversy, for this WFHb feature exclusive.

Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington was recently awarded a $240,000 Advanced Technical Education grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a curriculum that prepares students for the demands of the modern manufacturing environment. The award is part of a larger grant of $880,000 awarded to a regional partnership of three community colleges: Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington; Madisonville Community College …

The School of Global and International Studies is coming to Indiana University – the IU board of trustees approved the school’s creation on Friday. It will be based in the College of Arts and Sciences, and is set to combine more than 350 core and affiliated faculty members from across the university. The decision, IU President Michael A. McRobbie said, …

Corporate influence on elections has been a hot topic in recent months and years, especially in light of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision that allows businesses and labor unions to spend unlimited amounts to influence campaigns. Advocates for open government and campaign finance reform have decried the ruling, saying it leads politicians to cater even more to corporate …

Saturday, August 18th was the first annual Grant Street Jazz festival in downtown Bloomington. The free event was organized by the group “Jazz from Bloomington” and featured local food and spirits along with the live music from local jazz musicians. WFHB News Director Alycin Bektesh was on the scene at Grant Street, and brings us this report, for a WFHB …

Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan says that the former switchyard property south of downtown “should serve as a catalyst to a re-energizing of (the) local economy.” As the third planning stage comes to a close, with the final steering committee meeting this week, WFHB news director Alycin Bektesh spoke Dave Williams: Operations & Development Director for the Parks and Recreation, about …

The old Central School. The William T. Blair House. The original Showers building. All lost treasures of the Bloomington landscape until now. The new book “Bloomington Then and Now” by Derek and Jennifer Richey presents old Bloomington as it was, as it disappeared and what stands in it’s place now. Inspired by the Richey family’s interest in old abandoned homes, …

Today is the first day of early move-in for the majority of Indiana University students. With a nearly record breaking number of incoming freshman and with enrollment high across the board, the population of Bloomington is set to swell again. The first day of classes begins Monday, August 20th. Correspondent David Murphy speaks with Associate Vice President of University Communications, …

DeDee Nathan is Dean of Students and assistant to the Athletic Director at the Indianapolis Pike High School. She also coaches the girl’s Track and Field team there, and she certainly has the credentials for it. DeDee is a former Olympian. The retired US heptathlete and world-wide competitor spoke with the hosts of WFHB’s program “Bring It On!” yesterday evening, …

With the first day of classes just a week away at Indiana University, the influx of tens of thousands of students to Bloomington has begun. And with that influx comes the traditional beginning of leases for houses and apartments across the city, as well as the ending of others. Tenants are moving out and moving in, and along the way …