2,756 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. There were 126 newly reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 79 new confirmed cases yesterday and no new confirmed COVID-19 deaths. Lawrence County reported 18 new cases and 1 confirmed death. Brown County reported 2 new cases, and 1 death. The …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, December 31st, 2020. Coming up in today’s program, the League of Women Voters delivers the latest installment of its podcast, Civic Conversations, in partnership with WFHB. That’s coming up in today’s feature reports. Also coming up in the next …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:14 — 41.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreGood afternoon. This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, December 14th, 2020. In today’s program, we present two news features – the first of which provides a timeline of the dismantling of the homeless encampment at Seminary Park. Then, we have the latest edition of A …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 61.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreTune in for your weekly LGBTQ news update. We talk about the American Bar Association, the “second civil war,” homelessness, bullying, and most importantly, Trans Day Of Remembrance (TDOR). This coming Wednesday, November 20th, there will be an event open to the public to commemorate TDOR at …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:07 — 15.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has joined the more than twenty U.S. attorneys general who are backing a proposed multi billion dollar reparations settlement with Purdue Pharma, regarding their manufacture of the opioid pain medication OxyContin. The Indiana Center for Recovery–a private drug and alcohol rehab clinic–is …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:13 — 8.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe City of Bloomington has hired a so-called After-Hours Ambassador. Jenna Whiteaker will assume the role on July 1, which according to the city, aims to provide a liaison between downtown businesses and patrons, after city offices have closed. Whiteaker’s starting pay will be $52,680.40. In this …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:50 — 11.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreBloomington Mayor John Hamilton and patrons of the Shalom Community Center will sleep on the streets, this Friday night. The solidarity sleep out aims to raise funding for the area emergency homeless shelter, and bring awareness to the experiences of the chronically homeless in Bloomington and the …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:17 — 62.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreNext 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 …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:01 — 4.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreShalom Community Center in Bloomington received hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund a new Housing First development. Executive Director Forrest Gilmore said the Davis Homes are the latest Housing First development, aimed at reducing area homelessness. The Davis Homes Apartments Initiative received a $322,000 Federal grant from Housing …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:55 — 66.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreSchools across Indiana and much of the Midwest are cancelling classes, as temperatures drop into dangerous territory; An Indiana lawmaker’s efforts to eliminate the state’s child labor laws have raised conflict of interest concerns; The Herald-Times of Bloomington is among 8 Indiana newspapers sold to Gatehouse Media; A hike in …
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