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Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced he has plans for the state of Indiana to change the way it screens the criminal histories of job applicants. WFHB News Director Joe Crawford spoke with a policy analyst at an organization that advocates for what is known as ban the box legislation.
Read More »Breaking Free from Prejudice – How values change in a University Setting
As part of an assignment in a journalism class at the IU Media School, Greg Gottfried examined his relationship with his high school friends and his anxieties about leaving Bloomington and the diversity found in a University town. This story is courtesy of a partnership between WFHB and a journalism class at the IU Media School taught by Amy Gastelum
Read More »Mayor Hamilton Interview: Company Calls Off Broadband Network Plans
The Canadian company, Axia, has called off its plans to help build a high-speed broadband network throughout the city of Bloomington. To find out what that might mean for the city’s long-term plans, WFHB News Director Joe Crawford spoke this morning with Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton. We bring you their conversation now for today’s WFHB community report.
Read More »March for Science Indianapolis Draws Earth-Conscious Hoosiers
Scientists and science supporters raised their voices across the globe this past Saturday, which was also Earth Day. Correspondent Sarah Vaughan reports on the Indianapolis March for Science in today’s WFHB Community Report.
Read More »Big Talk! w/ Michael Glab: Yousuf Ali
Researchers at Indiana University’s Lu Lab for the study of neural networks have discovered that caffeine, among two dozen other common compounds, can strengthen brain cells and help ward off Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other degenerative brain diseases. Before you decide to drink a pot or two of coffee every morning in hopes of avoiding these maladies, one of the lab’s …
Read More »How a Foreclosure Case Could Alter the Landscape of the Bloomington Rental Market
A prominent Bloomington landlord is facing a massive foreclosure case that could change the landscape of the Bloomington rental market. Correspondent Jerrod Dill brings us the story.
Read More »Indiana General Assemby Passes Law to Decrease Risk of Cervical Cancer
The Indiana General Assembly this year passed a bill aimed at reducing deaths from cervical cancer among Hoosier women. Representative Sharon Negele of Indianapolis authored the bill, which has now been signed into law. In a press release last week, Rep. Negele said: “The disease is almost entirely preventable by receiving regular screenings, avoiding certain risk factors and getting vaccinated …
Read More »Big Talk! w/ Michael Glab: Heather Bradshaw
With medical marijuana gradually becoming a legal norm across the country, questions remain about how it works — and why. Bloomington is one of the world’s centers for research into the effects of the many types of cannabis plant. Heather Bradshaw heads a lab in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences looking into the active compounds in pot and …
Read More »Large Police Presence Criticized At Charles Murray Talk
A much-criticized speech at Indiana University last night became the site of a clash between police and protesters. WFHB News Director Joe Crawford has more on that story in today’s WFHB community report.
Read More »Adult learning at the Monroe County Public Library
It’s never too late to start learning—and there are compelling reasons not to put learning off. Adult education in our community is found in many forms, from the workforce development programs at Ivy Tech Community College and WorkOne, to the professional development and corporate training required by many career fields. A number of adults in Monroe County also lack the …
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