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Indiana’s 9th district congressional race is already heating up, with at least 3 area residents filing to run for the Democratic nomination to face off against Republican Todd Young: Robert Winningham from Charlestown, Retired Army Reserve Col. John W. Tilford from Bloomington, and retired Air Force General Jonathan George. In today’s feature, we’ll hear from George who joined correspondent Ryan …

Correspondent Wes Martin speaks with Larry Wilson, Director of the Monroe County Planning Department, about the new completed land use plan for the County, in this WFHB feature exclusive.

Communications Workers of America local union forty-seven thirty, held a silent protest on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington, today. CWA forty-seven thirty supporters were asked to wear green to protest rising on-the-job expenses and to demand greater health care coverage. Correspondent Wes Martin spoke with CWA forty-seven thirty President Bryce Smedley about the protest from the campus of Indiana …

Senate Enrolled Act Four became law today, when Governor Mitch Daniels signed the Human Trafficking Bill passed unanimously in the Indiana General Assembly last week. At a press conference before he signed the bill, Daniels thanked those who pushed the bill through, especially in time to take effect before this weekend’s super bowl in Indianapolis.

“Reclaiming Our Democracy” is a three part community forum series co-sponsored by IU Libraries, The Monroe County Public Library, and the League of Women Voters of Bloomington and Monroe County. Tomorrow brings the second installment of the series and will be asking the question: “What Should be the 21st Century Mission of Our Public Schools?” The event begins tomorrow at …

Congressman Todd Young’s launched his 2012 campaign this morning. The 9th district representative filed the paperwork for re-election early today, and immediately started his two day tour of the district’s 13 counties. WFHB was on hand as Young stopped through Bloomington’s Justice Building today. Young discussed his plans for the future and thoughts on his Washington co-workers in this WFHB …

The Indiana Secretary of State’s office announced today that the investment firm Morgan Stanley will pay $210,000 in fines to the state for overcharging the State Teachers Association, or ISTA, and investing its money improperly. The firm is the second financial giant to face fines related to advisement given to the ISTA before the teachers union incurred a financial crisis …

Bloomington resident Dr Jill Bolte Taylor is known internationally as a neuroscientist whose own stroke in 1996 wiped out her abilities to walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. In the years since, Taylor has regained all these abilities, and is again studying the brain. This year, in a massive collaboration with the City of Bloomington, Indiana …

So-called Right to Work Bills, HB 1 and SB 269 were both discussed today in Indianapolis. The House heard 55 amendments, all of which brought nominal change to the bill’s language. Pro-labor demonstrators could be heard outside house chambers cheering in support of Democrats pleading for amendments. Meanwhile the Senate heard a final hearing on it’s bill, which differs only …

Environmental scientists who need to gather a lot of information about natural resources often get help from citizen scientists, or members of the general public with basic training in gathering environmental data. One of the largest and most famous examples of citizen science is the annual assessment of bird populations organized every year by the Audobon Society. Now the Bloomington …