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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:10 — 1.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana Secretary of State, Connie Lawson, announced statewide voter turnout was 13%, for May seventh’s municipal primary elections. Monroe County had 10% voter turnout, or 5,390 voters. This year’s municipal primary saw a 48% increase in voter turnout from the last municipal primary, between Mark Kruzan and …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:02 — 8.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreLong-time incumbents faced upsets in Bloomington’s Common Council races, yesterday. Of the six candidates running for the city’s three At-Large seats, which aren’t tied to representation of a particular district in the city, two incumbents advanced through yesterday’s party primary. Susan Sandberg and Jim Sims will continue …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:35 — 2.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreRegistered voters in Bloomington have the chance to vote today for the Mayoral seat and contested City Council positions in their residential districts. Bloomington polls are scheduled to close at 6 p.m. Voter turnout in Bloomington has been low thus far, according to Monroe County Elections Supervisor, …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:19 — 4.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreMonroe County Commissioner Amanda Barge spoke out this morning against allegations of sexual harassment made against her last week. Former county government contractor Brandon Drake accused Barge of harassment in a March 26th article in the Indiana Daily Student. Monroe County contracted with Drake to develop Monroe …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:57 — 1.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MorePresident Donald Trump is expected to announce his nominee for the Supreme Court today. The president’s decision comes after Justice Anthony Kennedy’s announcement two weeks ago, that he will resign at the end of July. Kennedy was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1988. He was the …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:05 — 4.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana spent more on political advertising this primary election than any other state in the nation. According to an analysis by the Wesleyan Media Project, Indiana candidates have spent $8.8 million on ads this primary season. That’s $2 million more than the second place spender, Ohio. Indiana …

Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence are expected to land in Indianapolis, this evening; Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly is breaking with the Democratic Party, and endorsing Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State; The race to oust Joe Donnelly from his Senate seat is growing increasingly vicious ahead of the May 8 primary; A forest fire broke out in Morgan-Monroe State …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:38 — 20.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreBlack Lives Matter protesters signal they may disrupt tomorrow’s bicentennial ceremony for the city of Bloomington; The U.S. Surgeon General, Jerome Adams, is urging the widespread adoption of the opioid-reversal drug Naloxone by private citizens; Monroe County will hold its Second Annual Opioid Summit this Fall, on …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 25:42 — 18.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreToday is the deadline to register to vote in the May eighth Indiana primary; National attention is focusing on Indiana’s primary season, with three Republicans candidates vying for the nomination to run against incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator, Joe Donnelly; A missing Columbus man has been declared dead after his …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 52:30 — 48.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreSet 1: Chris Dollar (guitar, vocals, songwriter), John Bowers (mandolin), Johnny Plott (banjo). Song Titles 1. Unknown 2. Way Downtown 3. The Hoosier River Blues 4. Away, Away 5. Me and My Travelin’ Gal 6. Instrumental 7. Look Up To The Sky 8. On Top Of The …