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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, April 18th, 2023. Later in the program, the Monroe County Community Justice Response Committee announced that local officials will tour county owned property south of Catalent as a potential site for the new jail. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Lil Bub’s Lil …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, April 17th, 2023. In today’s feature report, WFHB Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze speaks with Tim Maloney, Senior Policy Director for the Hoosier Environmental Council (HEC) on bills moving through the Indiana Legislature that relate to the ecological health of our state. More in today’s feature report. That’s Bloomington therapist Li Meuser, from …
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In this week’s edition of Eco Report EXTRA, Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze gets an update from the Indiana State House in a conversation with Tim Maloney, Senior Policy Director for the Hoosier Environmental Council (HEC) on bills moving through the Indiana Legislature that relate to the ecological health of our state. Maloney is the prime emissary of the HEC to …
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Good afternoon. This is Eco Report for Friday, April 14th, 2023. Coming up in this half hour, Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze speaks with Tim Maloney, Senior Policy Director for the Hoosier Environmental Council about what’s going on in the Indiana Legislature this year regarding matters directly impacting our Ecosystem. And now for your environmental reports: Indiana Legislature Does Bidding of …
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This week, we share the final part of a conversation about policing sex. Micol Seigel talks to Anne Gray Fischer about her book, The Streets Belong to Us: Sex, Race, and Police Power from Segregation to Gentrification. Today, their focus turns to Boston and Atlanta, discussing Boston’s vice district, known as the Combat Zone, and how the police used this …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, April 12th, 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, Who’s Not Who on Better …
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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. Last month we looked into problems caused by the Housing Crisis, this month we will share possible solutions. This week, we wrap up our series on housing featuring testimony from Bloomington HAND Director …
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