Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:45 — 40.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreYour local headlines: Indiana saw 815 new positive cases and 55 new deaths from coronavirus. Over 1,200 new tests have been issued. State officials said earlier this week that Indiana will continue to withhold Covid-19 nursing home data from the public. Instead, the state will accept self …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (1.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOn March 23, Indiana’s Governor Holcomb announced the official stay-at-home order for Hoosiers. During this time, many citizens were experiencing the typical reactions of a global crisis: shock, terror, and most of all, panic. The announcement of most local businesses being forced to close -at least for contact service- was …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis is the WFHB Local News for Friday, April 24th, 2020. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner talks to Cardinal Spirits Distillery about their local effort to distill hand sanitizer for free in Bloomington. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB’s Alex Dederer …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:40 — 4.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | More With the season of spring upon us, many citizens of Bloomington may be noticing the vibrant signs in nature, from blossoming trees to the sounds of the songbirds. As a fellow citizen stuck inside most of the day, I noticed that the birds seemed to stand …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:43 — 20.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | More On March 30, Indiana Governor Holcomb signed an executive order to cancel or postpone all non-invasive and non-essential health care facilities in Indiana. This order applies to all health-care providers however the discretion is left to them where services can be delayed or postponed if it …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:22 — 19.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWhen looking up Bloomington’s places of worship online, a message now displays, “Hours or services may differ due to COVID-19”. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced a stay-at-home order recently causing Hoosiers to halt crowded activities and also religious services. As the impact of this virus grows, more …
Read More »Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:31 — 39.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWelcome to the WFHB Local News for Friday, March 13th, 2020. Here are your headlines: Bloomington Historic Preservation Commission discussed a redesign to the Kiln adaptive reuse petition during their March 12th meeting. The petitioner discussed building design changes. The petitioner also included a historic light steel …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:22 — 4.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreMembers of the Bloomington Plan Commission reviewed and approved plans for the construction of a new Fourth Street parking garage this past Monday evening after seeing the presentation for the new design at their meeting. Construction is due to begin around August 3 and will last 12 …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:54 — 13.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe three largest providers of mental health care in America aren’t in hospitals, they’re in jails. According to a 2017 report from the U.S. Department of Justice, about 37 percent of people in prison have a history of mental health problems. More than 24 percent have been …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:22 — 5.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreLast night, Bloomington’s Board of Park Commissioners had their meeting on the rules for the 2020 Community Farmers’ Market. The board voted 2-1 on market rules “behavior”, with Parks Board members Kathleen Mills and Les Coyne voting for the rules and Israel Herrera voting against. Commissioner Israel …
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