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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 …

Governor Eric Holcomb’s stay-at-home order expires Friday, May 1st. In an announcement Tuesday, Holcomb said he will provide more information about the future of the stay-at-home order in the coming days. This leads to the possibility of Indiana joining ranks with 14 other states to re-open their economies. “As much as we have done in the last months,” said Governor …

Later in the program, WFHB News breaks down Governor Eric Holcomb’s executive stay-at-home order which expires Friday, May 1st. Also coming up in the next half hour, Better Beware, our weekly-consumer watchdog segment hosted by Richard Fish with Richard Fish. That’s all coming up later in the show. But first, your local headlines: As the governor contemplates his Friday deadline …

Welcome to the WFHB Local News for Monday, April 27th, 2020. Later in the program, Sydney Foreman talks to Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton in her recurring segment, “A Few Minutes with the Mayor.” Also coming up in the next half hour, Kade Young continues his conversation with Matt Houser, an IU Researcher who co-led a survey breaking down public opinion …

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 …

Good afternoon. Welcome to the WFHB Local News for Monday, April 13th, 2020. In today’s program, WFHB Assistant News Director Sydney Foreman interviews Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton in our first recurring segment “A Few Minutes with the Mayor.” Coming up in the next half hour, WFHB News Correspondent Katrine Bruner reports on the state of abortions in Indiana in the …

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. …

All is quiet near Fountain Square. A sign on the door to the mall gives a notice it will remain closed on Wednesday, March 25th until further notice. You can hear sound of cars passing by, but it’s not busy downtown for a Tuesday afternoon. The sidewalks are nearly empty with an exception of a jogger, a dog-walker and a …

3/16/2020 @ 8:45 p.m. Governor Holcomb and State Health Commissioner Dr. Box on the coronavirus today. http:/https://www.facebook.com/GovHolcomb/videos/280770232909362/ 3/16/2020 @ 4:30 p.m. Good afternoon. You’re tuned to the WFHB Local News Brief, where we bring you live updates on the coronavirus. As reported earlier, Indiana has its first confirmed death due to the coronavirus. State officials say the Indianapolis woman was …