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Nearly 60 percent of registered voters in Monroe County cast ballots in yesterday’s midterm election. That’s despite several polling places in Monroe County running out of ballots. Monroe County Election Board Chair William Ellis said some voters waited three to four hours. “I wish I could tell you it didn’t discourage turnout, but it did,” Ellis said. “Let me be …

Paper ballots ran out at two precincts in Monroe County. One pollworker said they’ve been continuously printing and delivering ballots to voter precincts since this morning; Races in Indiana are likely to indicate whether or not a so-called ‘blue wave’ is breaking across the country; Yesterday, the Bloomington Redevelopment Commission approved leveraging one million dollars in TIF revenue to attract funding for …

In this second episode of The Bicentennial Journal, Tom Schwoegler, a long time coach for a Little 500 team, talks about being behind the scenes in Bloomington and Monroe County during the filming of Breaking Away. The Academy-Award winning film was made 40 years ago. The Bicentennial Journal—looking back on 200 years of history in South Central Indiana. Support for …

Democratic strategist Robin Winston joins hosts Willam Hosea and Amrita Myers, Ph.D. Hosts William Hosea and Amrita Myers speak with Robin Winston, an accomplished business leader and skilled political strategist who has devoted his career to providing timely and savvy public outreach and strategic political advice to his colleagues and clients to discuss mid-term elections. CREDITS: Our show’s producer is Clarence Boone. Executive …

Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. The clock get’s set back, some talk about it’s effects, some comments about the scooters in Bloomington, tragedy at the hospital with a nurse who was killed after being backed over in the parking garage, please do not drive using your phone, and look behind you when you back up, …

Federal Authorities are considering logging thousands of acres of the Hoosier National Forest, including over 400 acres of clear cutting south of lake Monroe.  WFHB Correspondent Annie Aguiar speaks with Indiana Forest Alliance Director Jeff Stant on the possible effects of logging and clear cutting the state’s only national forest —in today’s Feature Report.

Elkhart Representative Tim Wesco’s brother was shot to death in Cameroon, on Tuesday. Vice President Mike Pence and Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb issued statements expressing their condolences. Charles Truman Wesco was killed while on a missionary trip in northwestern Cameroon. The Cameroon Defense Minister said it was likely Wesco was killed in a crossfire between government forces and separatists. He …

President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama will be in Indiana this weekend. The sitting Republican President and former Democratic president are scheduled to hold rallies supporting their parties’ respective Senate candidates.  Incumbent Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly is up for re-election on Tuesday. President Obama will stump for Donnelly in Gary, Indiana on Sunday. Meanwhile,  President Trump is scheduled …

Incumbent Democrat Joe Donnelly, Republican nominee Mike Braun, and Libertarian candidate Lucy Brenton debated in Indianapolis last night, in the final debate hosted by the Indiana Debate Commission before Tuesday’s mid-term election. Standing Room Only is produced by WFHB News Director Wes Martin.

Sen. (D- IN) Joe Donnelly debated Republican challenger Mike Braun and Libertarian Candidate Lucy Brenton in Indianapolis, last night; Rumors of a planned school shooting at Bloomington High School North today, remained just that: rumors; The Bloomington City Council is addressing two, multi-million dollar projects tonight. Both initiatives would be financed by raising area property taxes; The electric scooter company Lime …