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WFHB Correspondent Abe Shapiro reported on the highlights of last week’s oral arguments of the Indiana-based Supreme Court case Talevski V Marion HHC, which involves an Indiana nursing home and its treatment of one of its residents. This week, we look at the final oral arguments put forth by Marion County’s Health and Human Services attorney Lawrence Robbins during his …

 This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, November 15th, 2022. Later in the program, the Bloomington Plan Commission gave a negative recommendation to rezone the proposed location of the new Monroe County jail during their latest meeting. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, the latest episode of Lil Bub’s Lil Show, a …

Deke Hager filled in for WFHB Correspondent Abe Shapiro who reported on the highlights of last week’s oral arguments of the Indiana-based Supreme Court case Talevski V Marion, which involves an Indiana nursing home and its treatment of one of its residents. This week, we look at the oral arguments put forth by Marion County’s Health and Human Services attorney …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, November 14th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Abe Shapiro reported on the oral arguments of a recent Supreme Court case involving an Indiana nursing home. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, some recent prison-related news and announcements from the producers of Kite Line …

HEADLINES All stories by Norm Holy IndyStar has written an extensive piece on coal ash pits – a topic many environmental groups have complained about for years and years. Yet the state legislature does nothing to change the picture. It’s part of the reason Indiana ranks 48th in air/water quality. With the end of net metering, which paid customers the …

In our previous episodes, Sincere paints a picture of life in a women’s prison. Today, they wrap up by talking about prison conditions- such as poor food, exploitative practices, and overly harsh punishments- such as losing visits as retaliation for saying “I love you” to another inmate. They also answer audience questions about a wide range of experiences. This talk …

Featured Organization: My Dog Is My Home The unique bond between people experiencing homelessness and their companion animals is a concept that’s often misunderstood and stigmatized. Mike Bridavsky of Lil BUB’s Big FUND and My Dog Is My Home executive director Christine Kim discuss how many pets cared for by people experiencing homelessness are not only very well cared for, …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, November 8th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB News Correspondents Kade Young and Kathryn-Anne Alexandria Lewis speak with Monroe County Election Supervisor Karen Wheeler, several voters and a poll worker in light of Election Day. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, the latest episode of …

WFHB Correspondent Abe Shapiro presents the Disability activist perspective of the upcoming Supreme Court case Talevski v. Marion interviews Kim Dodson, Director of the Indiana Branch of the National Disability organization, the ARC. Stay tuned for Disabulletin’s post-oral argument analysis following tomorrow’s Supreme Court arguments!

HEADLINES All stories by Norm Holy Early Monday evening, the City of Bloomington Utilities issued a statement regarding hydrocarbon odors coming from the sewage flowing to the Dillman Road Wastewater Treatment Plant. A thorough search was conducted and determined the smell resulted from a release of gasoline fuel into the sanitary and storm sewer near a Marathon Gas Station located …