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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:31 — 3.5MB)Subscribe: RSSBy Zoe Moczek A state prison in Indiana will be used as a detention center for undocumented immigrants. On August 5th, The Department of Homeland Security announced plans to make up to 1,000 beds in Miami Correctional Facility available for detained immigrants. This decision follows a recent partnership between …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, August 20th, 2025. In today’s newscast, Indiana University has ordered the Palestine Solidarity Committee to cease and desist all activities while under investigation for allegedly violating student code. Correspondent Ella Cummings speaks with co-founder of the PSC Bryce Greene. More in …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:48 — 12.1MB)Subscribe: RSSIndiana University has ordered the Palestine Solidarity Committee to cease and desist all activities while under investigation for allegedly violating student code. In today’s feature report, WFHB News Correspondent Ella Cummings speaks with Bryce Greene, co-founder of the Palestine Solidarity Committee and organizer with the IU Divestment Coalition. Greene …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:41 — 7.9MB)Subscribe: RSSContent warning: this story includes hateful rhetoric and references to white supremacy. On Saturday, a group of armed neo-Nazis marched through downtown Indianapolis. Video circulating on social media shows masked individuals, carrying black flags with red swastikas as they moved through the city. @tspearstvWhite supremacists marched through downtown Indianapolis, …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:24 — 11.6MB)Subscribe: RSSOn Thursday, the Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus held a press conference in the wake of the GOP push to redistrict congressional maps. Indiana Democrats criticized Vice President JD Vance’s meeting with Governor Mike Braun accusing Republicans of trying to rig future elections. State Senator Shelli Yoder, who represents Monroe …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:58 — 11.0MB)Subscribe: RSSAt a recent town hall in Terre Haute, Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith told attendees that undocumented immigrants “don’t have a right to see a judge,” a statement that contradicts decades of U.S. legal precedent. The comments come as Camp Atterbury, once a resettlement site for Afghan refugees, is …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:03 — 12.5MB)Subscribe: RSSOn Thursday, Vice President JD Vance is slated to travel to Indianapolis to meet with Indiana Governor Mike Braun. Vance plans to speak with Braun about the Trump administration’s push to redistrict U.S. congressional maps to favor the GOP. State Lawmaker Matt Pierce, representing Indiana’s 61st district, spoke with …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:59 — 41.2MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, August 6th, 2025. In today’s newscast, Vice President JD Vance is slated to travel to Indianapolis to meet with Indiana Governor Mike Braun tomorrow to discuss redistricting. WFHB Correspondent Ella Cummings has more in the bottom half of the show. Also …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 32:10 — 44.2MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, July 15th, 2025. In today’s newscast, you’ll hear Michael Pezzuto, co-creator of “The Reef” house show venue. Bloomington may have a reputation as a party town, but some young people within the local music scene are living a “straight-edge” lifestyle. Learn …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:31 — 42.0MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, June 17th, 2025. In today’s newscast, WFHB Correspondent Ella Cummings reports on ICE activity in Bloomington in recent weeks. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, learn more about how to support and protect local …