Tag Archives: Southern Indiana

Bring It On – December 10, 2018

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 135.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | More In this episode, hosts William Hosea and Roberta Radovich speak with Bring It On contributor, Liz Mitchell, to discuss an upcoming documentary and the background of  The First Baptist (Colored) Church of West Baden Springs, Indiana. MUSIC“Little Drummer Boy” and “Christmas in Dixie” by The Blind Boys …

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S. Indiana Car Crashes into Black Bear

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 0:41 — 707.7KB) Subscribe: RSS | More The Indiana Department of Natural Resources confirmed Monday a black bear was involved in a automobile accident in Southern Indiana, over the weekend. A driver reported hitting a bear on Interstate 64 near New Albany, Sunday night. DNR reports the injured animal wandered off into …

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Daily Local News – November 19, 2018

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 25:35 — 25.4MB) Subscribe: RSS | More Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has written an opinion piece, calling for civility and unity in politics, and in day to day life; Top Republican legislative leaders say they don’t expect lawmakers will take any action toward removing Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill from office; …

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Indiana Department of Education Releases ISTEP Results

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:27 — 1.0MB) Subscribe: RSS | More The Indiana Department of Education released last year’s ISTEP+ results, this afternoon. The Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress tests evaluate school districts based on Indiana student scores. ISTEP tests students in grades 3 through 8 and high school sophomores on their mathematics and language …

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Cases of Hepatitis A on the Rise

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:14 — 1.5MB) Subscribe: RSS | More Reported cases of Hepatitis A are on the rise throughout Southern Indiana, including Lawrence county. Monroe County Health Commissioner Penny Caudill said the increase in the reported cases of the fecal-oral disease mimics a wider outbreak across the country. Hepatitis A is caused by ingesting …

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Daily Local News – July 30, 2018

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:34 — 19.2MB) Subscribe: RSS | More The City of Bloomington Police Department is investigating two stabbings, one of which was fatal, which took place in the early hours of this morning; The Monroe County Community School Corporation is inviting community members to weigh in on whether or not the school corporation should implement …

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Governor Tours Flood Damaged Counties – State of Emergency Declared

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Governor Eric Holcomb toured parts of southern Indiana yesterday, after torrential rain led state officials to declare a state of emergency in 18 counties. Today, the Governor’s office declared a state of emergency in four more southern Indiana counties. WFHB’s Chuhan Jie reports.

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Daily Local News – February 26, 2018

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:48 — 27.3MB) Subscribe: RSS | More The Bloomington Chapter of Black Lives Matter are expected to screen a documentary about police militarization tonight; The city of Bloomington is holding three public meetings this week about the planned purchase of an armored vehicle for the city’s police department; Nearly 5,000 acres of Indiana forest …

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Eco Feature – December 07, 2017

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:09 — 7.5MB) Subscribe: RSS | More In today’s Eco Feature, Eco Report’s Norm Holy speaks with Rae Schnapp about the impact of logging on the forest ecologies of Southern Indiana.

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Standing Room Only: Intimate Sycamore Landscapes

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:42 — 49.2MB) Subscribe: RSS | More On April 26, Steve Higgs discussed his experience studying and reporting on natural conservation in Indiana. Higgs is among Indiana’s foremost environmental photographers and is the author of Eternal Vigilance: Nine Tales of Environmental Heroism in Indiana and A Guide to the Natural Areas of …

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