This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Later in the program, we have our monthly podcast, Prescription for Healthcare – a collaboration between WFHB and Medicare for All Indiana. Hosts Karen Green-Stone and Dr. Rob Stone continue their conversation with Dr. Ed Weisbart, a retired family physician from St. Louis and chair of the Missouri chapter …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, October 14th, 2021. Later in the program, we have the October edition of Civic Conversations – a podcast collaboration between WFHB and the League of Women Voters of Bloomington and Monroe County. Our guests today are Simone Smith, the winning contestant in the League of Women Voters Brown County’s essay contest on …
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Welcome to the August edition of Civic Conversations – a monthly podcast collaboration between the League of Women Voters of Bloomington and Monroe County and the WFHB Local News. Today’s topic is redistricting with guests Julia Vaughn of Common Cause and Sonia Leerkamp of Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission. Sonia Leerkamp serves on the board of the Brown County League of …
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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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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, July 28th, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB News Director Kade Young speaks with Allison Kuehr, Communications & Public Relations Manager for the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, about scholarship and stipend opportunities for student teachers. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Richard Fish covers …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, July 27th, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Tilly Robinson reports on the state of Indiana reinstating federal unemployment benefits despite Governor Eric Holcomb’s attempts to shut the program down. That’s coming up in today’s feature reports. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB News interviews Cassie Hakken, Marketing …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, July 14th, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Robert Robinson speaks with Julie Garrett, Public Affairs Specialist at the Small Business Administration, about a loan available for Monroe County renters, homeowners, and business owners seeking financial relief due to the flooding last month. That’s coming up in today’s feature reports. Also …
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42 states saw an increase in Covid-19 cases between last week and the week before, and Indiana is no exception. According to the latest Indiana State Department of Health Covid-19 update, from July 9th, Indiana’s Covid-19 positivity rate rose to 3.2% last week from its 2.1% low in June. Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box explained that new Covid-19 …
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This is the WFHB Local News for June 14th, 2021. Later in the program, we have a Few Minutes with the Mayor – a weekly segment where WFHB Assistant News Director Jake Jacobson poses questions to Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton on community-related issues. In today’s segment Jacobson asks Mayor Hamilton about overnight military testing in Bloomington last week and a city …
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Last Thursday, a lone gunman killed 8 people and injured several others in a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis. Over the past year, leading up to this tragedy, multiple concerns were raised regarding the shooter’s mental health. These concerns were so significant that at one point in March of 2020, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department seized a …
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