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The state of Indiana is releasing funds for school districts to purchase metal detectors. The program, championed by Governor Eric Holcomb, allots one hand-held metal detector for every 250 students. Voices in the Street asks listeners whether they believe Monroe County Community School Corporation should implement the program. Voices in the Street is produced by Community Radio, WFHB. This week’s …

There are a lot of companies that promise “relief” from your Student Loan debt – and most of them are disgusting ripoffs. You can avoid them, and you can fight them – here’s how. Credits: Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.

Last Wednesday the state supreme court ruled that students being questioned in schools must be read their Miranda rights. The Court justices unanimously agreed that students who are being interrogated by school administrators are owed Miranda rights if there are police present at the interrogation. In a companion ruling, the court unanimously determined that if there are no police present …

The Indiana University Board of Trustees approved tuition and fee increases for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years, this morning. The approval comes during the Trustee’s meeting at IU Northwest, in Gary. At IU Bloomington and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, resident undergraduate tuition and fee rates will increase by 1.4 percent over the next two academic years. According to an …

The Monroe County Community School Corporation is looking to adopt new curriculums, in the wake of a racist handout. The school corporation is seeking public comment, after a racist handout was included in materials distributed to elementary school students, earlier this year. The handout included a suggested program meant to ‘simulate slavery,’ by using school children as actors. The Studies …

American scammers right here in Bloomington were preying on Chinese students – until the State shut them down – and Chinese fraudsters are still targeting them, from coast to coast.

With IU’s commencement around the corner, Voices in the Street asks residents, their opinion about Summer break, the students leaving, and their plans for Summer. Voices in the Street is produced by WFHB. Anthony Gomez reported this week’s episode, Executive Producer is Wes Martin.

Join us, as we interview Bloomington North High School counselor Greg Chaffin. He helps transgender students navigate the school system. BloomingOUT hosts Frankie, Kevin, and Just are joined in the studio by Jesse Elkins, a PrEP (Positive Link Prevention Team) Navigator, who has recently shifted gears to join the HIV prevention movement with IU Health Bloomington. Featured music comes from the …

Members of Bloomington Students Against Assault Weapons are pressing for answers, in a quest for solutions to gun violence. The group led a town hall on Saturday, April 7, to which they extended invitations to state and congressional representatives and candidates. “We know this issue runs deeper and wider than just guns,” Bloomington High School North student Sarah Hannon said, …

Several students from Bloomington High School North attended the nation-wide March For Our Lives rally in Washington D.C. Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea are joined by Caleb Poer, Ruth Nall, and Justin DeMatas. CREDITS Our show’s producer is Clarence Boone, with help from WFHB News Department Director Wes Martin. Our board engineer was Wes Martin. Our original theme music …