This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, August 10th, 2021. Later in the program, we revisit a feature from WFHB Correspondent Tilly Robinson about the state of Indiana restarting federal pandemic unemployment benefits – despite Governor Eric Holcomb’s attempts to end them earlier this summer. That’s coming up in today’s feature reports. Also coming up in the next half …
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Good afternoon. This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, December 3rd, 2020. Later in the program, we have an excerpt from the latest episode of Bring It On! – where IU Professors Talk about Black Theater and Post-Trump Civil Rights. That’s coming up later in today’s feature reports. Also coming up in the next half hour, the Monroe County …
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Good afternoon. This is the WFHB Local News for Friday, July 3rd, 2020. In today’s news, Indiana delays moving into Stage 5. Governor Eric Holcomb now says the state will move to a “cautious Stage 4.5.” Also, as the IU Health Bloomington Hospital is set to be demolished next year, concerns about spreading toxic lead dust around the community have …
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Governor Eric Holcomb announced in his Friday briefing Indiana will start reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Holcomb discussed next steps in reopening state’s economy by July 4th, saying he will initiate a sector-by-sector reset. Holcomb said the state will reopen with four guiding principles: 1. Monitor the number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients. 2. Retain the capacity to treat a …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Friday, April 24th, 2020. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner talks to Cardinal Spirits Distillery about their local effort to distill hand sanitizer for free in Bloomington. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB’s Alex Dederer talks to the owner of Buffalouie’s to provide an insight on how local …
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Good evening. This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, March 18th, 2020. In today’s episode, we have a special edition of the WFHB Local News where we dive deep into the local impacts of coronavirus. Over the course of the next half hour, we hear from our remote correspondents reporting from home as well as talk to a psychologist, …
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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 …
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