WFHB Bloomington Community Radio
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Coming up in the next half hour, we have two features on Indiana’s gun policies. But first, your local headlines.
- Mayor John Hamilton will present the State of City Address on Thursday, February 20th. The event will be convened by the Bloomington Common Council at 7 p.m. at the Buskirk Chumley Theater.
- City Engineer Phil Peden presented an agreement with Miller Pipeline for the 2019 – 2020 sewer rehabilitation project at the Bloomington Utilities Service Board Meeting.
- Bloomington Redevelopment Commission approved an Amended Project Review Form for I.U. Health Bloomington Hospital Site.
- Richland Bean Blossom Superintendent Jerry Sanders proposed Kelly Services to assist substitute teacher fill rates.
- A law on gun-control took effect on January 17, 2020 in Illinois impacting dealers of firearms and the business of owning and using a gun in the state. WFHB’s junior correspondent, Katrine Bruner briefly discusses Illinois and Indiana gun-control laws, comparing the two in terms of gun-violence.
- According to the Center for American Progress, shootings are the leading cause of death for young people in Indiana. In their Indiana Gun Violence Report of 2019, almost one thousand young people died from gunshot over nine years.
Today’s Feature Reports:
- Correspondent Alex Dederer reports on requiring gun training to teachers imposed by Senate Bill 263.
- News Director Kade Young talks to an I.U. Law Professor about gun laws in Indiana.
Credits:
- Anchors: Benedict Jones, Scott Weddle
- Headlines: Katrine Bruner, Sydney Foreman in partnership with CATS, Community Access Television Services.
- Engineer: Dan Withered
- Features: Alex Dederer, Kade Young
- Theme Music: Social Climbers
- Executive Producer: Kade Young
