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WFHB Local News – February 21st, 2023

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, December 21st, 2023. Later in the program, we have Disabulletin – where we cover the top stories impacting the disability community across the country and around the world. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a co production between …

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WFHB Local News – January 3rd, 2022

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, January 3rd, 2022. Later in the program, the Bloomington City Council voted against an ordinance to rezone 87 acres of property on Fullerton Pike for the purpose of building a new jail. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have the latest edition of Lil …

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Ongoing complications with rezoning potential new jail leaves little hope

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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WFHB Local News – October 20th, 2022

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, October 20th, 2022. Later in the program, we have some updates from the Community Justice Response Committee on the potential new jail site on Fullerton Pike. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb said he would not follow President …

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