Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:00 — 38.5MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, February 4th, 2026. In today’s newscast, you will hear Germanic Studies professor Johannes Türk on the elimination of foreign language programs at IU. Hear more about language cafes popping up around town to keep foreign language learning alive, later in the …
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One SNAP From Disaster
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:18 — 8.4MB)Subscribe: RSSDuring the government shutdown in October and November, Indiana’s most vulnerable citizens came very close to going hungry. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, commonly known as SNAP, were delayed by over a week and cut by 35% for more than half a million Hoosiers. Local food pantries stepped up, …
Read More »WFHB Local News – September 23rd, 2025
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 31:48 — 43.7MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is a live broadcast of the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025. In today’s newscast, Former Mayor of South Bend and Previous Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg gave a speech at the IU Auditorium and the Indiana Statehouse on September 18th. More in today’s feature report. Also …
Read More »Pete Buttigieg Returns to Indiana, Shares Life Lessons and Calls Out Gerrymandering
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 22:07 — 30.4MB)Subscribe: RSSFormer South Bend Mayor, presidential candidate and previous U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg spoke at the IU Auditorium in Bloomington on September 18th. This was part of a series put on by the Union Board in collaboration with the IU LGBTQ+ Culture Center titled: Speaking of Excellence. In …
Read More »‘This Is Cheating’: Indiana Dems Condemn Redistricting Effort
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:24 — 11.6MB)Subscribe: RSSOn Thursday, the Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus held a press conference in the wake of the GOP push to redistrict congressional maps. Indiana Democrats criticized Vice President JD Vance’s meeting with Governor Mike Braun accusing Republicans of trying to rig future elections. State Senator Shelli Yoder, who represents Monroe …
Read More »WFHB Local News – July 24th, 2025
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, July 24th, 2025. In today’s newscast, WFHB News speaks with two members of Care Not Cages who are partnering up with almost a dozen organizations to urge county leadership to not move forward with constructing a new jail. More in today’s …
Read More »Local Groups Urge County Leaders to Shift Focus from New Jail to Renovation
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:10 — 18.2MB)Subscribe: RSSAccording to Care Not Cages, the county is at a crossroads when it comes to funding the criminal legal system. Recent legislation passed by the Indiana Statehouse makes the current plan for financing a new jail obsolete. Care Not Cages, New Leaf-New Life, the Indiana Recovery Alliance and nine …
Read More »WFHB Local News – July 23rd, 2025
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025. In today’s newscast, WFHB News Correspondent Max Schneider covers Governor Braun’s dismantling of DEI, funding cuts to NPR and PBS and a rundown of recent bills passed in the Indiana Statehouse. More in today’s feature report. You’ll also …
Read More »WFHB Local News – July 15th, 2025
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 32:10 — 44.2MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, July 15th, 2025. In today’s newscast, you’ll hear Michael Pezzuto, co-creator of “The Reef” house show venue. Bloomington may have a reputation as a party town, but some young people within the local music scene are living a “straight-edge” lifestyle. Learn …
Read More »WFHB Local News – April 21st, 2025
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, April 21st, 2025. In today’s newscast, State Lawmakers Matt Pierce and Shelli Yoder sounded the alarm about the state’s 2.4 billion dollar budget shortfall during a legislative update with the local chapter of the League of Women Voters. More in today’s …
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