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An art exhibit featuring the pottery of local artist Jane Briley is open through September at the Farmer House Museum in Bloomington. WFHB news director Alycin Bektesh paid a visit to the museum and spoke with the director Emily Purcell, for this WFHB feature exclusive.

On May 19, five Southern Indiana men were arrested in Tinley Park, Illinois, just outside Chicago. According to police, the men were among a total of 18 people who took part that day in a mob-style attack at a restaurant in Tinley Park. The victims were a group of white supremacists in town for a QUOTE “economic summit” ENDQUOTE, according …

Bloomington is in the running for a year-long partnership with Code for America, a national service organization that assigns “tech” talent to local governments to generate technical innovation. Bloomington hopes to find ways to spur civic engagement that would help governmental efficiency and effectiveness. Correspondent Zollie Barnes has more in this WFHB feature exclusive.

Indiana State Auditor Tim Berry held a press conference today to offer highlights of the multi-billion dollar surplus year for Indiana – portions of the press conference here, in today’s WFHB feature report.

Indiana representatives Dan Coats and Todd Young both cast their vote today in favor of a bill written to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The bill passed the house and now moves on to the Senate, which has voted against similar bills in the past. With the debate on “Obamacare” still very much open, WFHB invited members of the local …

The 2008 economic downturn exposed to the country the broad impact of financial fraud, conducted by banks, stock traders, financial institutions, and Ponzi schemes – also known as white collar crimes. This year, Joseph Hogsett, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana has pushed for greater investigation and prosecution of white collar criminals in Indiana. Earlier this …

A federal lawsuit is seeking to keep genetically modified crops out of National Wildlife Refuges across the Midwest, including the three refuges in southern Indiana. A coalition of environmental groups filed the suit late last year after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided the crops could be grown in certain circumstances. Farmers have grown genetically engineered crops on Indiana’s …

The Board of Public Works grants final approval to commission resolutions and directives for Bloomington’s Public Works department.The board is made up of three members with indefinite term limits, appointed by the mayor. Board president is Charlotte Zietlow, Vice president is James McNamara, and the secretary is Dr. Frank N. Hrisomalos. Bloomington’s public works provides leadership, budgetary management, administrative oversight …

Sweltering heat could not stifle the crowds at Bloomington’s Fourth of July parade, featuring more than eighty entries marching the downtown streets. In a WFHB annual tradition we went on-location to record the parade festivities, but this year was different: for the first time ever, WFHB was invited to set up a second viewing station, in front of the Monroe …

Most of the media focus on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, or ACA has been on the constitutionality of the so-called individual mandate, the requirement that people carry health insurance. Another part of the legislation that received less attention but may be of equal or greater impact was the part that expands Medicaid …