Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 32:57 — 30.2MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, May 11th, 2023. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Brookelyn Lambright reports on a new bailiff for the Monroe County courts and the proposal of a new jail finance committee during the latest County Council meeting. More in today’s headlines. Also …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:02 — 61.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe 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 …
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E-Book PDF: Open in New Window | Download (13.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreLast night, the Bloomington Common Council approved a two and a half million dollar tax break for local bio tech company, Catalent; Bloomington’s City Hall in the historic Showers Building has been certified LEED Gold; Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb did not appoint any teachers or school leaders to a commission on …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:36 — 26.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreHoosier National Forest staff are among those furloughed by the federal government shutdown; Indiana Republicans supported their party with record-setting contributions, in 2018; Catalent Pharma Solutions in Bloomington is expecting a $100 million expansion; The Monroe County School Corporation is reporting higher-than-average graduation rates, for 2018. FEATURE WFHB Correspondent Michael …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:32 — 26.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreBloomington Mayor John Hamilton will seek re-election, in 2019; Consultants from Clarion Associates presented their proposed changes last week for the third and final module of Bloomington’s Unified Development Ordinance; The Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse’s latest report card says the state is doing better when …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:29 — 30.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreMidterm elections earlier this month left Democrats in the state with just 10 of 50 seats in the State Senate. Democrats control 33 seats in the 100 member State House of Representatives, leaving Republicans with another super-majority in Indiana, until 2020. Despite their super-majority, Senate Democrat Mark …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:48 — 6.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MorePresident Donald Trump was in Indianapolis over the weekend. Trump was speaking to the annual Future Farmer’s of America convention. The nonpartisan organization provides technical and agricultural training for an estimated 600,000 members across the country. The president used the opportunity to condemn a gunman’s attack on …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 0:42 — 494.2KB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana’s highest ranking education official will not seek re-election. Superintendent Jennifer McCormick announced she will not run in 2020, today. McCormick, a Republican, is in her first term as superintendent, after ousting Democratic predecessor Glenda Ritz, in 2016. McCormick has at times been at odds with Republican …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:03 — 764.6KB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced a defense contractor will receive $1.9 million in tax credits and grants, to move to Greene County. Holcomb, joined by Greene County officials, and executives from Integrity Defense Services, announced the contractor will move to eastern Green County, on Friday. Holcomb’s office …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 25:47 — 19.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana Senator Joe Donnelly weighed in on the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh; Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb’s proposed one billion dollar infrastructure plan did not seek input from the state’s legislature; Second Lady Karen Pence will be in Indiana tomorrow; The Second Annual South Central Indiana …
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