WFHB Local News Features

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, June 24th, 2020. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Braydyn Lents has Part Two of his series on renaming buildings at Indiana University. He speaks with IU Spokesperson, Chuck Carney, and activist Megan Campbell in today’s feature report. Also, Aaron Comforty has the latest installment of our series on the Bloomington Hospital …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, June 22nd, 2020. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Braydyn Lents spoke with Chuck Carney, Indiana University spokesperson, about renaming buildings at the university. Braydyn Lents also talked to Megan Campbell, an activist who started a petition to rename Jordan Avenue, Jordan Hall and the Jordan River. Also coming up in the …

Indiana University is among a list of schools to rename statues and buildings of alumni whose pasts are clouded with racism.  On Friday, the IU Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve a resolution to rename the intramural center. The center is located on the Bloomington campus and will be renamed ‘The William Leon Garrett Fieldhouse,’ in honor of Bill …

Jori Davis is a Professional Athlete of Nine Years. She has played in Israel, Romania, Switzerland, Spain and Italy. Today she will speak with WFHB News’ Danielle Patterson on what college athletes should know before they actually cross the finish line and receive their diplomas and how to prepare yourself for everything that comes with stepping into a professional career. …

In April, Visit Bloomington announced on their website that this year’s Taste of Bloomington festival would be cancelled, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Taste of Bloomington is an annual event celebrating the restaurants, breweries, and wineries of Bloomington and Indiana. The one-day Festival, which has traditionally kicked off summer festivities downtown, was initially scheduled this Saturday. Last week, …

Good afternoon. This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Later in the program, WFHB News Correspondent Aaron Comforty reports on the future of the 24-acre Bloomington Hospital site on Second Street. He talked to Deputy Mayor Mick Renneissen. Also coming up in the next half hour, your weekly consumer-watchdog segment, Better Beware. But first, your local headlines. …

Good afternoon. This is WFHB Local News for Monday, June 15, 2020 Later in the program, WFHB Assistant News Director Sydney Foreman reports on the release of John Myers, scheduled for Monday, who was convicted for killing Jill Berhman in 2006. In today’s feature report, Foreman talked to Jill’s mother, Marilynn Behrman. Also coming up in the next half hour, …

On February 14th, the Houston South Vegetation Management and Restoration project was approved by the U.S. Forest Service to begin logging and burning in the Hoosier National Forest despite comments and heat from local officials and the City of Bloomington. On May 13th, The City of Bloomington along with local citizens and environmental advocacy organizations such as the Indiana Forest …

Jill Behrman, 19 years old, logged off her computer at 9:32 am, according to court records, and grabbed her bicycle for a ride as she had done many times before. However, later that day she failed to call in to work or show up to her shift at noon. Later that day she also missed a lunch date which she …

This is the WFHB Local News for Friday, June 12, 2020 Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner has reports on a lawsuit between local and federal government on the Houston South Restoration Project – a project that would pollute Lake Monroe – Bloomington’s primary source for drinking water. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB News …