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Welcome to the WFHB Local News for February 7th, 2020. Coming up in the next half hour, Katrine Bruner talked to IU Spokesperson Chuck Carney about a proposed SPEA bill. Also coming up, Kade Young interviews Mike McAfee about the upcoming Bloomington Music Expo, but first your local headlines. Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton introduced the 2019 Public Safety Annual Report …

In today’s feature report, WFHB News Director Kade Young talks to the League of Women Voters about redistricting in Indiana. Also coming up in this Friday’s episode, Better Beware with Richard Fish. Today’s headlines: Council member Steve Volan proposed an amended resolution to establish standing committees. Planning Director Larry Wilson opened a discussion regarding the Monroe County Zoning and Subdivision …

Law firm Mallor Grodner LLP filed a tort claim notice against the City of Bloomington representing activist and academic Cara Caddoo. A tort claim is a civil case brought against a party if it caused the plaintiff suffering, loss or harm – resulting in legal liability. The law firm said Caddoo was wrongfully arrested at the Bloomington Farmers Market in …

Welcome to the WFHB Local News for Friday, January 24th, 2020. Today’s headlines: Deputy Attorney Stephen Lucas proposed a recommendation to amend the Bloomington Municipal Code. Lucas proposed adding a chapter referring to non-consensual towing business. The Monroe County School Board selected Jacinda Townsend Gides as their 6th district representative. The School Board interviewed 6 candidates in their January twenty …

Two weeks ago, eight advocates and eight bishops, released a proposal that calls for a “amicable separation” of the United Methodist Church. The proposal prompted a special session of the church’s legislative session last February. The special session, which addressed full inclusion of the LGBTQ community, was left unresolved. Lisa Schubert Nowling is the lead pastor of the First United …

Part I: Reactions to the Mayor The announcement came yesterday from Mayor John Hamilton: the city will not privatize the farmers market in 2020. The Board of Parks Commissioners voted to remain under city leadership by a unanimous vote on Thursday. Parks Commissioner Lisa Thatcher said at the meeting that the city had greater concerns of protesters at the market …

Bloomington’s first annual freeze-fest will be held January 6th through the 11th. WFHB’s Assistant News Director Sydney Foreman spoke with Mike McAfee, a project coordinator for the event.

Correction: Bloomingtonian Editor Jeremy Hogan did not call Sarah Dye on the phone. He used Facebook Messenger to reach out to Dye. Correction: Abby Ang was not the first person to break the story. While her letter to the Farmer’s Market Advisory Council helped to bring the story media attention, there were others working on bringing the story to light …

The Hoosier National Forest saw a record year for prescribed fires in 2019. I asked myself what that means to local residents and about the environment’s current condition. To find some answers I took a journey to the headquarters of Hoosier National Forest in Bedford, Indiana. There I talked about the fires with their Fuel Specialist Jeremy Kolaks. Kolaks said …

John Armstrong is the Chief Operating Officer of Pigasus Pictures, a locally owned and based production company. Pigasus Pictures works with a mind of community focused production, dabbling in many forms of outreach to the community. They recently had two films in the Heartland Film Festival. In today’s community report, corespondent Sydney Foreman talks with Armstrong about the Heartland film …