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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Your local headlines: Indiana saw 7 new deaths reported on Monday. 505 new positive cases are confirmed, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. Total deaths are at 569 people. Total numbers are at 11,686 cases. Total tests are at about 65,000 people. Total numbers are likely an underestimation due to a lack of testing. Monroe County reported 4 …
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Good afternoon. This is the WFHB Local News for Friday, April 3rd, 2020. Headlines: There are almost 3500 reported cases of Covid-19 in Indiana. 102 total deaths have been confirmed. This is out of almost 1800 people tested by the Indiana State Department of Health. There are 40 positive cases in Monroe County, with zero deaths, out of 278 people tested. …
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Welcome to the WFHB Local News for February 28th, 2020. Here’s your local headlines: The Bloomington Board of Park Commissioners approved new Community Farmers’ Market Rules of Behavior. During the February 25th meeting, Market Coordinator Marcia Veldman said the Rules of Behavior outlines market and protest areas, acceptable market activities, and recently passed administrative policy. Parks and Recreation Administrator Paula …
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Last night, Bloomington’s Board of Park Commissioners had their meeting on the rules for the 2020 Community Farmers’ Market. The board voted 2-1 on market rules “behavior”, with Parks Board members Kathleen Mills and Les Coyne voting for the rules and Israel Herrera voting against. Commissioner Israel Herrera argued that the new rules would cause violence with the police. Protesters …
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Bloomington Redevelopment Commissioners approved a Notice of Offering for the Walnut Street property formerly known as Night Moves. Six students studying in China as a part of Indiana University’s flagship capstone program, were told to head back to Bloomington in the wake of the coronavirus spreading rapidly across China. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding nearly …
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In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner provides the history of PCBs in Monroe County. But first, your local headlines. Planning Director Kevin Tolloty proposed a tax abatement for Richland Senior Citizen Housing to the Ellettsville Town Council. Hoosier Energy plans to close a Sullivan County power plant due to a switch to more environmentally sustainable sources of energy. …
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On December 20, 2019 President Trump signed the bill for the national increase of purchasing and using tobacco devices from 18 to 21. The bill took immediate effect once signed. Beginning in the summer of 2020, it will be a violation of federal law to sell any smoking and tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21. 20 …
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President Donald Trump Impeached, Indiana Representatives Vote Along Party Lines: On Wednesday evening, President Donald J. Trump became the third president in history to be impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives. The House used two articles to defend their impeachment of President Trump. Among the two articles included Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress. The House voted 230-197 …
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The holidays are a special time of the year when family members come together to be thankful for each other and share meals and gifts. Rasha Kamhawi went to the Community Kitchen to report on how it is gearing up for the holidays. Tim Clougher is the Assistant Director of the kitchen. He says the kitchen has been serving hot …
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