Tag Archives: IU Athletics

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:30 — 37.8MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, February 11th, 2026. That’s Katie Dewey, marketing intern with IU Athletics, sharing behind-the-scenes details on the return of the Bison as the IU mascot. Learn more later in the show in a feature report. Also coming up in the next half …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:01 — 9.9MB)Subscribe: RSSAn owl. A raccoon. An eagle. A collie. A bulldog named “Ox.” All had short-lived stints as the mascot of Indiana University. In 2025, IU re-adopted a bison as its athletics mascot. The bison served as IU Bloomington’s longest-running official mascot, from 1965 to 1969, and has now returned …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 35:46 — 49.2MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, January 29th, 2026. In today’s newscast, you’ll hear Bloomington State Representative Matt Pierce, frustrated that he could not get lawmakers to cover food benefits for low-income Hoosiers during the government shutdown. Learn how close some Hoosiers came to going hungry at …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:37 — 42.1MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, December 4th, 2025. In today’s newscast, WFHB Politics Reporter Camdyn Glover speaks with Julia Vaughn, executive director of Common Cause Indiana, about her insights regarding the mid-decade redistricting proposal. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Sports Correspondent Chase …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:27 — 40.5MB)Subscribe: RSSWFHB Sports Correspondent Chase Dodson takes a look at an IU sports memorabilia exhibit on display at the McCalla School. The exhibit, titled “Outfitting IU Athletics: Who’s Your Champion?” showcases various artifacts from IU’s sports history, including championship trophies, jerseys and personal items from notable athletes. Dodson speaks with …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:08 — 41.5MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, November 11th, 2025. In today’s newscast, WFHB News speaks with Maria Bucur, Vice President of the American Association of University of Professors, about a professor who was recently removed from one of her courses while the university investigates a complaint under …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:47 — 3.9MB)Subscribe: RSSThe Indiana Men’s basketball season tipped off last Wednesday against Alabama A&M in their first home game of the season. Last week the basketball team hosted a fundraiser for the Bloomington Boys and Girls club at Andrew Davis Clothiers. WFHB News had the chance to go down and get …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 20:47 — 17.2MB)Subscribe: RSSIf you’re a fan of Indiana University sports, you might have noticed Indiana’s latest edition to the field. After a long hiatus, the Bison has returned to IU as its mascot for the first time in nearly 60 years. To hear more about what the mascot offers for IU and …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:46 — 5.2MB)Subscribe: RSS The IU softball fallball season started off this weekend. WFHB Sports Correspondent Chase Dodson attended the first game Saturday and talked to some fans and parents what they think about the upcoming season.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:27 — 41.9MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, September 30th, 2025. In today’s newscast, WFHB interviewed attendees of this year’s Lotus Festival over the weekend. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a co-production between WFHB …