Today’s Local Headlines: In early March, pay stations will be installed in two downtown Bloomington parking lots. Ellettsville Planning Director Kevin Tolloty presented Building Department text amendments during the February 24th Ellettsville Town council meeting. The Monroe County jail will see the addition of a psychiatric nurse practitioner providing mental health services to inmates. Monroe County Plan Commission approved a …
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On Wednesday night, the ninth Democratic presidential debate took place in Las Vegas, Nevada with Democratic candidates for president: Sanders, Bloomberg, Klobuchar, Warren, and Buttigieg. The debate showed the varying relationships on the stage, especially between Bloomberg and his fellow candidates. The former New York City Mayor was the only newcomer on the stage and faced lots of heat from …
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On today’s WFHB Local News, Assistant News Director Sydney Foreman reports on the Mayor’s State of the City Address. Today’s Headlines: This past Wednesday afternoon, former Indiana University student body President, Keith Parker was awarded the IU Bicentennial Medal at a Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center lunch and learn event. The Bloomington City Council approved the Non-Consensual Towing Bloomington Municipal Code …
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Coming up in the next half hour, we have two features on Indiana’s gun policies. But first, your local headlines. Mayor John Hamilton will present the State of City Address on Thursday, February 20th. The event will be convened by the Bloomington Common Council at 7 p.m. at the Buskirk Chumley Theater. City Engineer Phil Peden presented an agreement with …
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When most people think of Indiana’s landscape they picture cornfields and flat terrain. Surprisingly, Indiana used to be almost completely covered with forests and wildlife with a limited space filled by bare hills. Indiana’s forest cover pre-settlement is estimated to be around 85%. By the early 1900s it was at 7%. Though the urban population density has increased more and …
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Welcome to the WFHB Local News for February 7th, 2020. Coming up in the next half hour, Katrine Bruner talked to IU Spokesperson Chuck Carney about a proposed SPEA bill. Also coming up, Kade Young interviews Mike McAfee about the upcoming Bloomington Music Expo, but first your local headlines. Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton introduced the 2019 Public Safety Annual Report …
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The state of Indiana has a bad reputation for pollution. It may lead some to wonder: Why? One of the largest reasons came from the man-made material called PCB, short for Polychlorinated Biphenyl. PCBs are made from 209 individual chlorinated compounds called congeners. They range from light oily fluids to heavy oils, greases and waxes. The use of PCBs began …
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The local chapter of the international Extinction Rebellion organization is planning to take over the Bloomington City Hall on December 6 to demand immediate action in solving the climate change crisis, organizers said this week. Ellen Tamura, a member from Bloomington, Indiana’s Extinction Rebellion group, said the event will take place at Bloomington City Hall Friday, December 6th beginning with …
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