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The Daily Local News. Graphic by: Madison True, 2018.

Daily Local News – August 21, 2018

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Forty to 50 patrons of Brother’s Bar and Grill, in downtown Bloomington, were involved in a brawl over the weekend; A crane impacted the W. Arlington Rd. bridge, along the Bypass this afternoon, on State Road 46, in Bloomington; The Utilities Service Board has voiced its support for an water quality initiative by the Friends of Lake Monroe; Mercury cleanup efforts continue at Bloomington’s decommissioned Griffy Lake treatment plant.

FEATURE
In the push towards hate crimes legislation in Indiana, the state’s Bias Crimes legislation is often ignored, according to John Clower. He said Indiana’s Bias Crimes Law is largely unfollowed or even ignored by law enforcement throughout the state, who are required to report biased-motivated crimes.

THE BICENTENNIAL JOURNAL
Monroe County Sheriff Brad Swain talks about the confiscated ‘Tommy gun’ that hangs in the sheriff’s office.

CREDITS
Today’s headlines were written by Wes Martin, along with Sarah Vaughan for CATSweek, a partnership with Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Executive Producer Wes Martin.
Our engineer today is Wes Martin.
The Bicentennial Journal is produced by Kate Welch, with help from Joyce Polling.
Our theme music is provided by Ben Lumsdaine, Scott Schmadeke, and Dani Graf.
Our Anchors today are Leanne Mroz and Don Geyra.

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