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The city of Bloomington released its proposed annual budget, on Friday. The 300-page document outlines 90 million dollars worth of expenditures; A new wheel tax is being considered to help the Town of Ellettsville pay for infrastructure; Lawrence, Green, and Monroe Counties are all among counties with the highest unemployment rates in the state. FEATURE WFHB Correspondent Michael Glab speaks …

NOTE: INSIDE OUTDOORS IS MOVING TO 7AM EACH SATURDAY MORNING!!! Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Bill and Rich host the program today, as Don is in Montana on his annual fishing trip. Inside Outdoors will now move to 7am starting next week on August 25. Weather in Bloomington this past week with a tornado warning, …

The Monroe County Sheriff’s office will not release body camera footage from two officers who shot and killed a man, last week. In a statement from the Monroe County Sheriff’s office on Friday, Captain of Operations Ryan Davis stated the Monroe County Prosecutors Office requested the Sheriff’s office withhold the footage. Captain Davis wrote, “The Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office has …

Perry Township is a three-part edition of The Bicentennial Journal. Perry Township Trustee Dan Combs tells the history of how townships came to be, and what a township trustee did historically, and the continuing tasks of the township trustee today. In part three Dan continues his talk about township history and about the township trustee responsibilities today. Support for The …

Buddy Bill, Rich Reardin, and Don Jordan are the hosts. Bill talks about the probe that has been rocketed out to gather info on our sun, the story behind Rockport road’s naming in the past, eating groundhog, more tomatoe woes, Renaissance Farms dropped of some varieties of tomatoes for Buddy Bill to taste, talk about the farmers market, the problems …

A recent report from structural engineers is prompting Bloomington officials to consider rebuilding the Fourth Street garage. Attorney General Curtis Hill is warning Hoosiers to beware of scams in which companies send consumers unsolicited credit cards, often touting high credit limits.  The Indiana Department of Transportation is warning of delays and closures of roads in Brown, Johnson, Morgan and Monroe counties next …

Big Box retailers aren’t paying their fair share of taxes. Monroe County Tax Assessor Judy Sharp said local officials are getting tied up at state courts, when large corporations appeal the assessed tax value on their properties. Sharp said that can cost the county millions of dollars, if the county loses the appeal. In today’s Feature, Assessor Judith Sharp explains …

Monroe County terminated an agreement with the city of Bloomington yesterday, over the proposed Convention Center expansion; The city’s Commission on the Status of Black Males lined up, outside of Templeton Elementary School, to welcome students back to school; The Indiana State Department of Health has found mosquitoes with West Nile Virus throughout counties in the state, including in Monroe County; The …

A man was killed this morning by Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputies, as they were serving a warrant to a mobile home, northwest of Bloomington. Monroe County Sheriff Brad Swain said the deputies were requested to serve a probation violation warrant to a woman at the address, and expected to find a wanted felon with her. The deputies circled the residence, and …

Perry Township is a three-part edition of The Bicentennial Journal. Perry Township Trustee Dan Combs tells the history of how townships came to be, and what a township trustee did historically, and the continuing tasks of the township trustee today. In Part Two, Combs about the more than 1,000 townships across the state. Townships in Indiana began when the state …