WFHB Local News Features

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:07 — 14.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreEllettsville community members are still discussing a prayer request made by Richland Bean Blossom Community School Corporation Supertintendent Dr. Jerry Sanders. The newly-hired superintendent sent a letter in December to around 20 Ellettsville area churches, asking them for prayers and support for both himself personally, and the …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:59 — 3.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Monroe County Chapter of the NAACP and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington’s Racial Justice Task Force released a study last year, examining 20 years of racial inequality in the criminal justice system, education, housing and employment. At the State of the Black Community, speakers presented …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:44 — 10.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana’s second highest ranking public official, Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch, is encouraging the expansion of the state’s timber industry. Lt. Gov. Crouch unveiled a strategic report on Tuesday, at the annual meeting of the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association, in downtown Indianapolis. The Indiana Hardwood Strategy report details …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:30 — 19.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreJ.J. Perry took over as The Herald-Times’ Editor on Friday. Perry’s appointment to the local daily’s management comes after employees were let go, last week. Schurz Publishing Inc. sold The Herald-Times and seven other local newspapers around Indiana to Gatehouse Media, last Monday. In today’s feature report, …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:32 — 17.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana is fourth in the nation, when it comes to the rate at which children are placed in child protective care, according to an independent report by the Child Welfare Policy and Practice Group (CWG). In 2016, children in Indiana were referred to Child Services at nearly …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:24 — 16.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreArea service providers in Bloomington signed a letter, supporting a state-wide push to pass hate crimes legislation, this morning. Indiana is one of five states without state hate crimes laws. Any time a hate crime is suspected, federal agencies determine if the violation qualifies as a hate …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:31 — 19.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreMonroe County Commissioner Amanda Barge announced the formation of an exploratory committee to look into a possible run for Bloomington Mayor, last Fall. Last night, at Upland Brewery in Bloomington, Barge announced she will run against incumbent Mayor John Hamilton in this Spring’s Democratic Primary. Barge speaks …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 17:10 — 39.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreBloomington Mayor John Hamilton announced he’ll stand for re-election, this year. Hamilton spoke with WFHB News Director Wes Martin about Bloomington’s String of Pearls projects along the B-Line trail, the city’s annexation attempt, the city and county’s bicentennial, and the purchase of BPD’s armored vehicle.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:56 — 22.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreRep. (D-Bloomington) Matt Pierce was on Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s Study Committee on Corrections and Criminal Code, which was directed to look into passing hate crimes legislation. Gov. Holcomb is expected to push Indiana’s Republican-dominated legislature to pass a hate crimes bill, during tonight’s State of the …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:56 — 31.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreTwo thousand eighteen was the deadliest year since the 1970’s for gun violence, in Indiana. In today’s feature report, State Sen. (D-Bloomington) Mark Stoops talks WFHB News Director Wes Martin, about two bills he’s authored in the state legislature, seeking to address gun safety.