$40,000 granted by the city for neighborhood improvements; Residents vote in municipal primary election; Newcomers upset incumbents at the polls; Primary voter turnout remains low. FEATURE Monroe County Community School Corporation will break ground on the new Tri-North Middle School next week. News director Wes Martin speaks with MCCSC Spokesman Andrew Clampitt about the plans. BETTER BEWARE! Our weekly consumer …
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Indiana University Bloomington graduates nearly ten thousand students; Tomorrow is the Indiana primary election; Jack Hopkins Social Service Funding Committee considers requests for financial support. FEATURE Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Michael Glab speaks with Denise Valkyrie, candidate in tomorrow’s Democratic primary for the District 1 seat on Bloomington’s city council. She is the administrative and support coordinator for …
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Mumps outbreak at IU infects 29 students so far; Fourth Street Parking Garage to be rebuilt and expanded; CBU’s Energy Task Force examines merits of turning compost into compressed gas; Expensive Griffy Lake water treatment plant continues. FEATURE Board Puts Renewal of Kilroys Liquor License Under Advisement. Jake Jacobson reports. BETTER BEWARE Our weekly consumer watchdog segment notes the alarming …
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A Mumps outbreak at Indiana University has infected 29 people at the state school, in Bloomington. Mumps is a non-fatal viral infection of the salivary glands in humans and is often vaccinated for in infants, under the Mumps Measles and Rubella (MMR) vaccine. IU Director of Media Relations Chuck Carney says as of this morning, 29 people were found to …
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Former US Senator Richard Lugar dies at 87; Oliver North ousted from NRA; Solid Waste Management Board gets serious about composting. FEATURE Ryan Maloney talks about issues important to his campaign for the District 5 seat on Bloomington’s city council, on today’s edition of Big Talk Extra. ACTIVATE! Henry Dohnert talks about his volunteerism with the Broadview Learning Center on …
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Next week is commencement for Indiana University campuses; Shalom Center hosts sleepout event for homelessness awareness; Community deer hunt planned for Griffy Lake Nature preserve; Bloomington Parks Department fights invasive plants on park lands; FEATURE The Indiana Forest Alliance is wrapping up a five year study of Yellowwood State Forest. IFA Executive Director Jeff Stant talks about their findings. BETTER …
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Scott Pruitt joins Indiana coal lobby; New IU study finds a majority of Indiana residents believe in climate change; Ellettsville to open History Center; Bloomington initiates sidewalk participation program. FEATURE WFHB correspondent Norm Holy speaks with Indiana Forest Alliance Director Jeff Stant, as they, along with hundreds of volunteer scientists, near completion on a five-year “Eco Blitz,” aimed at documenting …
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State has until May 20 to file appeal to annexation suit; Indiana Governor signs 36 new bills into law; HB 1005 dictates that State Superintendent of Public Instruction will be appointed rather than elected; Senate bill 192 provides recourse for the victims of ‘revenge pornography.’ FEATURE Democratic candidate for city council Daniel Bingham advocates for cooperative housing, public transit reform, …
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H-T’s managing editor steps down; Common Council to consider scooter use ordinance; Senate Bill 105 grapples with redistricting reform; Transportation Improvement Plan includes amendment requesting drones for IDOT and State Police; Road closures common amid heavy county road construction. FEATURE At a recent Eugene V. Debs celebration, University of Chicago Professor Aaron Benavav spoke on the pros and cons of …
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The Indiana state budget passed through the State Senate, this morning; An Indiana Senate bill that would have legalized “loan shark lending” died on the House floor, yesterday; Bloomington will acquire the Bunger & Robertson property on South College Ave.; Plans to put a four-story boutique hotel with apartments near Bloomington’s downtown Tech Park have run aground; Bloomington continues the …
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