This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, December 13th, 2022. Later in the program, Monroe County Councilor Jennifer Crossley expressed concerns about the new potential jail on Fullerton Pike during the latest Community Justice Reform Committee meeting. More in the bottom half of the program. Also coming up in the next half hour, Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, December 1st, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Grace Romine provides an update on Indiana’s abortion laws after an Owen County judge blocked the state’s partial abortion ban. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Catalent announced on Wednesday that it will lay off 400 …
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The complex issues with Monroe County’s current jail, and the task of building a new jail has been looming over county officials’ heads for several years now. A criminal justice and incarceration study was commissioned by Monroe County in 2019 which detailed the problems with the current jail, notes Monroe County attorney Jeff Cockerill. “At that point in time, Did …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, November 15th, 2022. Later in the program, the Bloomington Plan Commission gave a negative recommendation to rezone the proposed location of the new Monroe County jail during their latest meeting. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, the latest episode of Lil Bub’s Lil Show, a …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, November 14th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Abe Shapiro reported on the oral arguments of a recent Supreme Court case involving an Indiana nursing home. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, some recent prison-related news and announcements from the producers of Kite Line …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, October 17th, 2022. Later in the program, Republican Senator Todd Young faced off in a debate against Democrat Tom McDermott and Libertarian James Sceniak ahead of the November election. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, the Monroe County Commissioners gave an update on the convention …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, October 6th, 2022. Later in the program, we have a brief update on Monroe County’s proposal to build a new jail. This comes from the producers of Kite Line – our public affairs program devoted to prison issues in the Midwest and beyond. More in the bottom half of our program. Also …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, September 28th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Abe Shapiro continues his conversation with Attorney Jeremiah Frei-Pearson about a lawsuit against the ride-share company Lyft over its alleged lack of wheelchair accessible vehicles, or WAVs. More in today’s Disabulletin. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Better Beware …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, September 13th, 2022 Later in the program, we revisit a conversation with Ron Eid, the publisher of the Limestone Post magazine about the importance of community journalism and how The Limestone Post and WFHB have collaborated over the years. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, September 6th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Zyro Roze speaks with Dr. Ziva Cooper, the Director of the UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids in the second and final installment of an interview series on the WFHB Local News. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next …
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