Tag Archives: public safety

Fire Station 3 Renovation

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:29 — 9.2MB)Subscribe: RSSBloomington Fire Station 3 is once and again up and running after a $4 million renovation this past fall. Station 3 is located at 900 N. Woodlawn and is also called “University Station” because it’s the one that responds to fires on the IU campus as well as the …

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WFHB Local News – February 9th, 2026

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, February 9th, 2026. In today’s newscast, you’ll hear Captain Stacey Mitchell from the Bloomington Fire Department, talking about the renovation of Fire Station Three. Learn more later in the show in a feature report. You’ll also hear from Courtney Payne-Taylor from …

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WFHB Local News – January 27th, 2026

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. In today’s newscast, you’ll hear from Jack Davis, opinion editor at the Indiana Daily Student. A task force is currently working on recommendations for the future of the IU student newspaper after censorship became one of the biggest …

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WFHB Local News – December 8th, 2025

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, December 8th, 2025. In today’s newscast, WFHB News speaks with Starbucks employee and union organizer Sophie Lee out at the picket today about employees’ demands. That’s coming up in a feature interview at the bottom half of tonight’s show. You’ll also …

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Beacon Inc. Director Highlights Risks to Unhoused After Two Violent Bloomington Attacks

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:17 — 10.1MB)Subscribe: RSSOn Friday night, two violent incidents took place in Bloomington targeting people experiencing homelessness. Police say a 29-year-old man was shot and killed near West Howe and South Morton. Later that same night, a 60-year-old man known as “Bobby” was assaulted near the Upstairs Pub. He was reportedly punched, …

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Two Recent Incidents of Violence on People Experiencing Homelessness

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 17:58 — 24.7MB)Subscribe: RSSOn Friday night in Bloomington, two violent incidents occurred involving people experiencing homelessness. A 29-year-old man was shot and killed near South Morton Street right off the B-line, and a 60-year-old man was assaulted outside the Upstairs Pub. Both cases remain under investigation. In today’s feature report, we spoke …

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WFHB Local News – September 29th, 2025

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 39.9MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, September 29th, 2025. In today’s newscast, two violent incidents occurred involving people experiencing homelessness over the weekend. WFHB News speaks with the Executive Director of Beacon Inc. Forrest Gilmore and community members about their reactions to the incident. More in today’s …

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Do We Really Need 9-1-1 For This Or Could We Just Talk This Out?

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:02 — 8.0MB)Subscribe: RSSPeople who work in downtown Bloomington will soon get access to training on how to de-escalate tense situations involving the unhoused. You might be surprised to hear that such training didn’t already exist, and you might be even more surprised to hear where the idea came from. Crystal Ritter …

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WFHB Local News – June 17th, 2025

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 …

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WFHB Local News – Impact of Tornado on Monroe County

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:12 — 41.5MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, May 19th, 2025. In today’s report, WFHB News reports on the impact of the tornadoes and storms that swept through Bloomington on Friday. More in today’s broadcast. You’ll also hear from Christian Freitag from Conservation Law Center, currently suing the state …

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