This is the WFHB Local News for Friday, May 29th, 2020. Later in the program, WFHB News Director Kade Young talks to activist group Hoosier Action on their efforts to extend the moratorium on evictions in the state. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Correspondent Alex Dederer talks about the reopening of parks in Monroe County. But …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Friday, May 22nd, 2020. In today’s show, WFHB Correspondents Jasmine White and Braydyn Lents break down racist comments from Indiana lawmaker, Jim Lucas. Also, WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner covers a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service for approving the Houston South Forest Restoration and Management project. Your Local Headlines: Bloomington City Council discussed …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, May 18th, 2020. In today’s show, WFHB Assistant News Director Sydney Foreman talks to John Hamilton, Mayor of Bloomington, in our recurring segment, A Few Minutes with the Mayor. Also, restaurants in Bloomington are beginning to reopen. WFHB News Director Kade Young talks to Chris Martin, who owns a string of restaurants, …
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Your local headlines: Indiana saw 815 new positive cases and 55 new deaths from coronavirus. Over 1,200 new tests have been issued. State officials said earlier this week that Indiana will continue to withhold Covid-19 nursing home data from the public. Instead, the state will accept self reported numbers from nursing homes. Governor Eric Holcomb said incorrectly that nursing homes …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Friday, April 24th, 2020. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner talks to Cardinal Spirits Distillery about their local effort to distill hand sanitizer for free in Bloomington. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB’s Alex Dederer talks to the owner of Buffalouie’s to provide an insight on how local …
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Good afternoon. Welcome to the WFHB Local News Brief for Tuesday, April 14th, 2020. According to the Indiana State Department of Health, there are 331 new positive cases of coronavirus between April 11th & April 12. Indiana saw 7 deaths between April 10th & April 12th. Overall, 350 died from coronavirus in Indiana. There’s over 8,000 positive cases of Covid …
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Today’s Local Headlines: In early March, pay stations will be installed in two downtown Bloomington parking lots. Ellettsville Planning Director Kevin Tolloty presented Building Department text amendments during the February 24th Ellettsville Town council meeting. The Monroe County jail will see the addition of a psychiatric nurse practitioner providing mental health services to inmates. Monroe County Plan Commission approved a …
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BLOOMINGTON – In between rain, snow, and the increasingly less rare 65-degree weather days, it’s hard to imagine a place Bloomington locals and visitors alike have come to know and love on fire. We were always taught to prevent fires, but what happens when your city prescribes one? The Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department will conduct an almost 8-acre prescribed …
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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 …
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Currently in Indiana, school boards can allow teachers to carry guns in school without any firearm training. Senate Bill 263 takes this one step further. Senate Bill 263 states that a school staff member may carry a firearm in or on school property if: they complete a specialized weapons training or other firearm training, they provide proof of completion of …
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