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Kim Robins joined WFHB  Saturday, April 14, for Saturday’s Child.  Robins has gained attention with her high-energy, contemporary sound, performing with her band, 40 Years Late. 

In this edition of The Bicentennial Journal, Gladys DeVane continues her story of being Black in Bloomington and about the signature events that she and her friends created in Bloomington for the Black community. Support for The Bicentennial Journal and WFHB comes from Monroe County and Visit Bloomington. More information about Monroe County’s Bicentennial is available on their website. The Bicentennial Journal …

In this week’s edition of The Bicentennial Journal, Gladys DeVane shares her experiences with racism as a person of color. As a Black woman, she was excluded from the private parties and social gatherings of coworkers. So, DeVane says the African-American community would hang out together to get away from ‘being Black in Bloomington.’ Support for The Bicentennial Journal and …

An armed gunman was reported on IU’s campus yesterday afternoon; State Rep. Matt Pierce (D-Bloomington) toured logging areas of Yellowwood State Forest last week, to evaluate the logging of the back country wilderness; A surveying and land-use contractor hired by the city of Bloomington to evaluate what to do with the IU Health downtown hospital has released its recommendations; Wain Martin, a …

Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Lake Level and temperatures, anti-fungus powder for tomatoes, talk about garden seeds and varieties, what it was like growing vegetables in the ‘old days’, caller “Ben” calls in to talk about finding Morrell mushrooms, talk about mushroom hunting as now …

Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Talk about mushroom hunting, Bloomington’s new armored vehicle, fishing, lake levels and temperature, news of a kayaker killed in Columbus due to high water and fast currents, turkey hunting, a …

The newest episode of the Hijabi Diaries, “Upstanders and Up-standing,” was originally created in April of 2017. It reflects on the effects of the 2016 Presidential elections on local Muslim people, as well as the rise in hate crimes following the election, how Hoosiers across the state are taking their neighbors’ safety into their own hands, and sometimes with them …

Members of Bloomington Students Against Assault Weapons are pressing for answers, in a quest for solutions to gun violence. The group led a town hall on Saturday, April 7, to which they extended invitations to state and congressional representatives and candidates. “We know this issue runs deeper and wider than just guns,” Bloomington High School North student Sarah Hannon said, …

Black Lives Matter protesters signal they may disrupt tomorrow’s bicentennial ceremony for the city of Bloomington; The U.S. Surgeon General, Jerome Adams, is urging the widespread adoption of the opioid-reversal drug Naloxone by private citizens; Monroe County will hold its Second Annual Opioid Summit this Fall, on September 18th and 19th; Early and absentee voting for the May primary election …

Welcome to Hearabouts: Asian American Midwest Radio! Hearabouts is produced by WFHB and Indiana University’s Asian Culture Center. We ask critical questions about identity, culture, community and shared assumptions. On today’s episode, Hibah Butt interviews National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum Policy Director, Vimala Phongsavanh. A daughter of Laotian refugees who grew up in Rhode Island, Phongsavanh advocates for opportunities …