Good afternoon. Welcome to the WFHB Local News for Monday, April 13th, 2020. In today’s program, WFHB Assistant News Director Sydney Foreman interviews Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton in our first recurring segment “A Few Minutes with the Mayor.” Coming up in the next half hour, WFHB News Correspondent Katrine Bruner reports on the state of abortions in Indiana in the …
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Good afternoon. Welcome to the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, April 1st, 2020. Coming up in the next half hour, Sydney Foreman talks to Adam Wason, Director of Public Works for the City of Bloomington about early starts on road construction. Also coming up later in the program, our consumer watchdog segment Better Beware. But first, your local headlines. Headlines: …
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Good afternoon. Welcome to your WFHB Local News Brief for Thursday, March 26th, 2020. As of March 25th at 11:59 p.m., Indiana State Department of Health reported 645 total positive cases of coronavirus. 17 people died from Covid-19 in Indiana. This is out of 4,651 people tested. There are six reported cases in Monroe County, 7 cases in Morgan County, …
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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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Illinois already requires a permit and a background check for carrying a firearm, however it is also the only state in the country that requires a Firearms Owners Identification Card (FOID) before purchasing and using a gun. In relation to the state of Indiana, Illinois’ shared border state, the laws vary quite a bit. The basic requirement in every state …
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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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Redistricting is how congressional and state legislative boundaries are drawn. Five Thirty Eight said in the state of Indiana, there are no competitive districts. This means there isn’t a single district in Indiana where both parties have a 1 in 6 chance of winning a congressional election. Districts redrawn after the 2020 U.S. Census face another decade of unequal representation. …
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