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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, March 7th, 2024. In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Brookelyn Lambright discusses the Bloomington Women’s Liberation Movement in a new episode of History Unbound. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, local activist Courtney Daily was selected as the District 5 representative for …

5,451 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. There were 84 newly reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 98 new confirmed cases yesterday while Lawrence County reported 30. Brown County reported 10 new cases. The City of Bloomington revealed in a press release yesterday that three city employees have …

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 …

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 …

The Town of Ellettsville is being awarded more than $400,000 in grant funding to pave local streets. Assistant Planner Denise Line told the Ellettsville Town Council last night, she has secured six Community Crossings Grants from the Indiana Department of Transportation. Ellettsville will need to kick in $100,000 in matching money to receive the Community Crossings grants. The town council …

New hope kindled for hate crimes law in Indiana; Amanda Barge suspends her mayoral campaign in midst of sexual harrassment allegations; Former Monroe County employee indicted for child pornography; Ellettsville to declare eminent domain in flood mitigation effort. FEATURE City Council candidates Jean Capler, Vauhxx Booker, Matt Flaherty, Andy Ruff, and Jim Sims discuss issues of race and economics in …

The Monroe County Election Board approved Ellettsville’s request to not hold a primary election, last week; Brown County Parks and Recreation Department Director approved $13,000 logging contract for scenic overlook; Indiana’s beleaguered Attorney General announces the creation of an online sexual assault form; Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb visits D.C. after appointment to American Workforce Policy Advisory Board by President Donald …

Area service providers, including the Hoosier Hills Food Bank, are stocking up in order to cover the so-called SNAP Gap, following the federal government shutdown; The City of Bloomington began an extensive survey of municipal trees, last week; Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton will give his annual State of the City Address, on Thursday night; The Indiana House of Representatives passed a preliminary state …

Ball State Study says that Indiana’s housing market never fully recovered from the Great recession; Indiana Senate passes bill further restricting annexation by municipal governments; Ellettsville wracked by flooding; Bloomington Transit to receive an additional nine million dollars in funding for 2019. FEATURE Indiana Recovery Alliance Director Chris Abert announces plans to step down from the organization he founded. Abert …

In part two of this two-part episode of The Bicentennial Journal, Glenda Murray continues her brief history of Monroe County. 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.