Tag Archives: civil liberties

WFHB Local News – February 9th, 2026

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, February 9th, 2026. In today’s newscast, you’ll hear Captain Stacey Mitchell from the Bloomington Fire Department, talking about the renovation of Fire Station Three. Learn more later in the show in a feature report. You’ll also hear from Courtney Payne-Taylor from …

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Pat Wall of DSA Speaks on Flock Safety Cameras

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:53 — 15.0MB)Subscribe: RSSThe Bloomington Democratic Socialists of America are hosting a walkout and rally at 12 p.m. on Friday at City Hall. Protesters demand that Bloomington cut its contract with Flock Safety — a company that is indirectly utilized by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for surveillance. WFHB News Correspondent Zoe Moczek …

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WFHB Local News – January 29th, 2026

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 35:46 — 49.2MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, January 29th, 2026. In today’s newscast, you’ll hear Bloomington State Representative Matt Pierce, frustrated that he could not get lawmakers to cover food benefits for low-income Hoosiers during the government shutdown. Learn how close some Hoosiers came to going hungry at …

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WFHB Local News – January 27th, 2026

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. In today’s newscast, you’ll hear from Jack Davis, opinion editor at the Indiana Daily Student. A task force is currently working on recommendations for the future of the IU student newspaper after censorship became one of the biggest …

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The Chilling Effect of ICE

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:32 — 9.0MB)Subscribe: RSSEven before the death of a Minnesota woman in a confrontation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the presence of ICE was having a chilling effect in Bloomington and beyond. Erin Aquino works in the Bloomington office of Exodus Refugee, an organization that Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita claims …

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Bloomington Residents Rally Against ICE Killing of Renee Good 

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:47 — 13.5MB)Subscribe: RSSAbout 100 protesters gathered on the Monroe County Courthouse lawn on Sunday afternoon for a rally in response to recent actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Trump administration.  The local chapter of the 50501 Movement organized the protest, which mainly focused on the killing of Renee Good, …

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WFHB Local News – June 16th, 2025

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:02 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, June 16th, 2025. In today’s newscast, you’ll hear a collection of interviews with demonstrators from the ‘No Kings’ protest which took place over the weekend. More from WFHB Correspondent Ella Cummings in today’s feature report. Also coming up, find out how …

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