This year’s Little 500 race takes place on Friday and Saturday afternoons, at the newly-renovated Bill Armstrong Stadium on IU’s campus. The women’s race is Friday at 4 p.m. and the men’s is Saturday at 2 p.m. Each race consists of four rider teams racing around a quarter mile track. The men’s race will host 33 teams racing 200 laps, …
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This morning, a 14 year old reportedly killed himself in what appears to be an attempted school shooting in Richmond, Indiana; A series of bomb threats have businesses across the country evacuate; The Bloomington City Council did not take a vote over proposed parking garage plans last night; The Monroe County Commissioners have approved the final draft of the 2018 …
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Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in California; An interim operating agreement between the City of Bloomington and scooter companies Lime and Bird is now official; The Tapp and Rockport Road intersection is now open. FEATURE It’s illegal in the state of Indiana to have a syringe to use …
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In Indiana, it’s a felony to have a syringe with the intention to use illicit drugs. Indiana Recovery Alliance Director and Founder Chris Abert said he hopes to change that in January, when the state’s legislature reconvenes. In Monroe County, Abert points to a report by WTIU that the number of arrests for felony syringe possession doubled over the last …
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An Indiana State Police employee was arrested yesterday afternoon; A Texas company says one of its pipelines spilled more than 8,000 gallons of jet fuel into a river near Decatur; A land transfer between Monroe County and Habitat for Humanity is moving forward; Monroe County CASA begins its fall advocate training on October 18th FEATURE WFHB Correspondent Annie Aguiar speaks with Bloomington Area …
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Following major electoral victories for marijuana legalization around the country, police in the Bloomington area have made two large weed-related busts; The Indiana Department of Education released their A through F school grades for 2016 today; The Monroe County Public Library is working to keep its wages and salaries up to local market rates; The Monroe County Solid Waste Management District …
Read More »A theft yesterday has led to arrests in a string of robberies on the B Line trail, news director Alycin Bektesh brings us this community report.
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