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You’re listening to the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, April 26th, 2023. Later in the program, we have 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. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Rent Me A Car, …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, April 27th, 2023. Later in the program, we have an excerpt from Hearabouts, Asian American Midwest Radio – done in collaboration with the IU Asian Culture Center and WFHB. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have some recent prison related news …

This is 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 the Opioid Settlement Fund, and how the money will be distributed. We talked to the Executive Director of Indiana’s NextLevel Recovery program, Douglas Huntsinger, about the State’s response to …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, April 25th, 2023. Later in the program, we have Disabulletin – where we cover the top stories impacting the disability community across the country and around the world – hosted by Abe Shapiro. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Lil Bub’s Lil Show …

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 24th, 2023. Later in the program, Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze explores urban permaculture and village building with Mark Lakeman, the eco architect and place maker behind Portland Oregon’s City Repair Project. More in today’s feature report. That’s Bet Savich from Friends of Lake Monroe. We’ll hear more from her later in …

Featured animal: Brynn, a dog at the Bloomington Animal Shelter! Brynn is a super loving American Staffordshire Terrier Mix, just under 5 years old. She has been enjoying the play yard pool at the City of Bloomington Animal Shelter and splashes around after lounging in the sun. Brynn enjoys both her solo time and playing with pals outside. She has …

The U.S. was shaken this week by the death of Lashawn Thompson in Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail.  He had been moved to the psychiatric ward after being jailed on a simple battery charge.  Physically healthy when he was arrested, he was left in a cell infested with bed bugs and other vermin.  Michael Harper, an attorney for Thompson’s family, said …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, April 19th, 2023. Later in the program, we have the latest edition of Deep Dive: WFHB and the Limestone Post Investigate, where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, …

This is 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 the Opioid Settlement Fund, and how the money will be distributed. We talk to IU Researcher Jon Agley, Executive Director of the Indiana Recovery Alliance Nick Voyles, and we featured …