Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:02 — 35.8MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, October 11th, 2023. Later in the program, we have Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. This week, we are looking into Indiana’s …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 15:53 — 14.6MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. We are looking into Indiana’s legislation that pertains to education. This week, we look into how Indiana schools are funded, the expansion …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:36 — 24.4MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. We are looking into Indiana’s legislation that pertains to education. This week, we look into library censorship, how the legislation came about, …
Read More »Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:09 — 2.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Indiana House of Represenatives passed a bill last week which would provide state funded firearms training for teachers in Indiana schools. House Bill 12-53 would only pertain to schools that allow teachers to carry firearms. Indiana law leaves it up to school boards to decide whether or …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:49 — 21.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana has released accountability grades for schools within the state, but more than half of the schools within the Monroe County Community School Corporation don’t yet have grades; Indiana is reporting the first death of a resident, due to influenza this year; An ice storm that hit parts …
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Indiana Schools will have another opportunity to receive metal detectors; An Indianapolis resident has died from West Nile Virus; On Saturday, the US Navy will commission Indiana’s 4th namesake ship; The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana announced James Sweeney II as the latest addition to Indiana’s federal bench; The City of Bloomington awarded $75,000 to four …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:03 — 1.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana residents voted in favor of 12 school referendums during this Tuesday’s primary election. The Associated Press reports the endorsements include measures to increase property taxes to boost funding for local school districts. Eight districts throughout the state applied for operating referendums to help fund daily expenses …
Read More »Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:43 — 4.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreA new Indiana state law requires school employees to report suspected child abuse or neglect directly to Child Services or local law enforcement before informing the principal of the school. Legislation co-author State Senator Mark Messmer said the new law was made because some child abuse cases …
Read More »Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 24:12 — 22.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreTwo major insurance companies, Anthem and MD Wise, announced today they won’t participate in Indiana’s health insurance exchange next year. According to an annual report by The Rural School and Community Trust, rural Indiana schools receive disproportionate funding compared to urban or suburban schools. Community members within …
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