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In 1965, Congressman Joel Pritchard improvised a game of Badminton with Ping Pong paddles and a perforated plastic ball to play with his family over the weekend after being unable to find a complete set of Badminton rackets. As the game went on, they realized that a lower net would make the game better, and thus, in his house just …

Look out, Bloomington! A new theater production company has just hit the scene, and this one is stirring up waves in the service industry. How? By putting the troupe first. Off-Night Productions is a newly formed theater company that has the goal of making local theater more accessible to Bloomington residents. Off-Night is the culmination of years of discussions around …

In the past few years, racist incidents have been on the rise in professional leagues around the world, the most recent case involving Real Madrid player Vinicius Junior in Spanish soccer. Vinicius has been attacked by fans, players, and even the La Liga commissioner. When the commissioner of one of the biggest soccer leagues in the world gets defensive about …

In September 2022, Indiana passed Senate Bill 1, which banned abortion in all circumstances except for rape and incest up to 10 weeks post-fertilization, and serious fetal anomalies or health risks to the mother’s life up to 20 weeks post-fertilization. The bill also eliminates all abortion clinics in the state and requires all abortions to be performed in a licensed …

You’re listening Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. We are looking into Indiana’s power grid – how it works, how it’s outdated and renewable alternatives the state could explore to transition into more sustainable forms of energy. From outdated equipment, an …

The first of June officially kicked off Pride Month. Across the state, LGBTQ+ Hoosiers are celebrating their right to same-sex marriage, gender affirming care, and the opportunity to live authentically. However, this year has also welcomed a growing number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills by Indiana legislation and some Hoosiers are finding it difficult to celebrate Pride Month in light of recent …

Good evening, I’m Abe Shapiro and this is Part IV of Disabulletin’s docuseries Lawyers Schools And Access: The History of Special Education in the United States. Tonight’s installment covers the first parent groups of the United States, who mobilized on behalf of their children in Ohio and Washington respectively. When we left off we were discussing the case of  Golman …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, April 10th, 2023. Later in the program, the local chapter of the League of Women Voters hosted a mayoral candidate forum at the Tri North Middle School. More in today’s feature report. That’s Pealer from the Community Bike Project, a volunteer-run do-it-yourself bicycle shop “re-cycling” hundreds of bikes back onto the streets …

As part of our continuing exploration regarding the history of special education, we have covered the critical special education court cases that preceded last January’s supreme court case regarding special education Perez V Sturgis. Our journey so far has taken to the earliest case 1893’s Watson V Cambridge to 1919’s Beattie V Antigo Board of Education before reaching last week’s …

Update: According to reporting by the Indiana Daily Student, Declan Farley announced late last month that he will be leaving IU. Protesters gathered for a march and town hall in Bloomington to demonstrate against Indiana University’s response to recent acts of discrimination. On January 14th, IU student Declan Farley posted a TikTok about harassment he faced on the floor of …