Indiana Republicans approved a plank, during their party convention last weekend in Evansville, which aims to make abortion a constitutional issue. Indiana University’s Board of Trustees is meeting in Gary today and tomorrow. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is predicting high ozone levels across our listening area tomorrow. A new bike sharing program is being launched by the City of Bloomington and …
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Sexuality
Welcome to the Sexuality Episode of Hearabouts: Asian American Midwest Radio! Hearabouts is produced by WFHB and Indiana University’s Asian Culture Center. We ask critical questions about identity, culture, community and shared assumptions. On today’s episode, Liana Hong Zhou discusses the reality of censorship in regards to sexuality in American and Asian cultures. Later in the program, Host Kaela Mei-Shing …
Read More »46,000 Lose Power Across South Central Indiana
Residences and businesses across South Central Indiana lost power this afternoon. Duke Energy reported an estimated 46,000 customers affected by the outage- 15,000 of those in Monroe County, and another 6,000 across Lawrence and Bartholomew counties. Many traffic lights in downtown Bloomington are offline and downtown businesses were without power for four hours, including Bloomington City Hall. Power was out …
Read More »Automotive Dealership Targeted Chinese Students
American scammers right here in Bloomington were preying on Chinese students – until the State shut them down – and Chinese fraudsters are still targeting them, from coast to coast.
Read More »Daily Local News – May 24, 2018
The Indiana Department of Transportation announced today it’s planning to limit northbound and southbound traffic, between Bloomington and Martinsville, down to one lane in either direction; The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is recommending children, the elderly and people who may have trouble breathing to stay indoors this weekend; The Indiana Center for Recovery, a for-profit addiction treatment center that …
Read More »Daily Local News – May 23, 2018
The city of Bloomington is deciding how it will use its new armored car; Two bills, authored by Sen. Joe Donnelly, are heading to President Donald Trump’s desk; Traffic – due to state, county, city and Indiana University construction projects – is becoming a sore subject for many Bloomington residents. Feature: Thanks to an eight county pilot project called J-CAP, Monroe …
Read More »IU To Demo Crosstown Plaza
Indiana University will be redeveloping Crosstown Plaza, on 10th street in Bloomington. The plaza is home to several local businesses, including Lennie’s Restaurant and Pub, Pizza X, Soma, and the 10th Street Market. Currently, the lot is divided into two sections, Crosstown One, on the East side of the plaza, and Crosstown Two, on the West Side. This weekend, Crosstown One …
Read More »Voices In The Streets: Construction
Voices in the Streets asked your friends and neighbors how the state, county, city and campus construction projects have impacted your daily commute, and how? Voices in the Street is produced by WFHB. Jenna Jankowski reported this week’s episode, Executive Producer is Wes Martin.
Read More »IU Medicine Accused of Lab Animal Abuse, Deaths
The IU School of Medicine is being implicated in the death of at least 116 animals and the injury of dozens more. The animal-rights group Stop Animal Exploitation Now, or SAEN, obtained 17 non-compliance reports sent from School of Medicine officials to the National Institute of Health’s Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare. According to the reports, the animals died due to …
Read More »Mother’s Day Edition
Welcome to the Mother’s Day Edition of Hearabouts: Asian American Midwest Radio! Hearabouts is produced by WFHB and Indiana University’s Asian Culture Center. We ask critical questions about identity, culture, community and shared assumptions. On today’s episode, Kimber Garland and Tara Kim share their experiences growing up as Asian Americans. Later in the program, Host Keiko McCullough speaks with her mother …
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