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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 …

***CORRECTION:THE CASE OF Fry V Napoleon Public Schools TOOK PLACE IN 2017, NOT 1986. RATHER, THE CASE OF FRY RULED THAT A 1986 LAW, the Handicapped Children’s Protection Act of 1986, DID NOT REQUIRE A SPECIAL EDUCATION PLAINTIFF TO EXHAUST ALL PROCESSES OF APPEALS UNLESS THE PLAINTIFF’S SPECIFIC CASE DEALT WITH A SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENT’S RIGHT TO A FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, July 18th, 2023. In today’s feature report, we have Disabulletin – a segment highlighting disability news across the country and around the world on the WFHB Local News. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a co-production between WFHB …

Sycamore Land Trust‘s mission is to preserve the beauty, health, and diversity of southern Indiana’s natural landscape through strategic land conservation and environmental education. Sycamore Land Trust wants you to know more about the wildlife communities that depend on the land they protect. In 2021, they set up 15 motion-triggered wildlife cameras at locations they know are frequented by animals. …

  Hello and welcome to Eco-Report. For W-F-H-B, I’m Julianna Dailey. And I’m Cynthia Roberts. Later in this edition of Eco Report, we have Part Two of Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze’s interview with Jami Scholl of ReZENience, a permaculture health consultancy growing nutriceuticals in Bloomington. And now for your environmental reports: In a new record, solar and wind generated more electricity …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, July 13th, 2023. Later in the program, Prescription for Healthcare, a podcast collaboration between the WFHB Local News and Medicare for All Indiana. This month we interviewed Michelle Higgs, an activist with Hoosier Action and the national group People’s Action and their Care over Cost project. More in the bottom half of …

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. This week we talked …

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 …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, July 11th, 2023. In today’s feature report, local journalist Dave Askins of the B Square Bulletin reports on the latest developments within the Monroe County Election Board. More coming up in the bottom half of tonight’s program. Also coming up in the next half hour, Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a co-production …

Hello and welcome to Eco-Report. For WFHB, I’m Julianna Dailey. And I’m Cynthia Roberts. Later in the program, Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze speaks with Jami Scholl of Rezenience about local food production, urban agriculture, food as medicine, and sustainable business practices. And now for your environmental reports: Here’s something Bloomington should jump on. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced …