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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:30 — 2.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Bloomington Utilities Service Board is considering raising the city’s storm water rates. In last night’s board meeting, board member Jim Sherman said storm water rates have remained flat for over 20 years. He said the city needs the increase to pay for overdue infrastructure projects. The …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:48 — 19.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreA federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by public education advocates against Seven Oaks, in Ellettsville; The federal Food and Drug Administration dismissed a warning letter it issued to Cook Medical; The City of Bloomington Utilities is performing fire hydrant maintenance this week. FEATURE Unemployment across …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:25 — 22.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana Republicans approved a plank, during their party convention last weekend in Evansville, which aims to make abortion a constitutional issue.  Indiana University’s Board of Trustees is meeting in Gary today and tomorrow.  The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is predicting high ozone levels across our listening area tomorrow.  A …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:16 — 20.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreA nine-member team from the Urban Land Institute will tour the grounds of IU Health Bloomington Hospital next week; The city of Bloomington will install a traffic light at the intersection of Rockport and Tapp Road this Summer; The Bloomington Redevelopment Commission considers splitting real estate in …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 22:44 — 20.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreA New York Times article released this afternoon alleges that the Indiana University Foundation off-shored assets in the Cayman Islands, Vice President Michael Pence will visit Plainfield tomorrow to advocate for the Trump administration’s tax reform bill, and low-income families in Indiana can now apply for financial heating …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:48 — 24.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreBloomington Police investigate Swastikas and ‘KKK’ graffiti in Bloomington, Weimer Reservoir/Wapehani Lake is scheduled to be demolished, Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson is facing another voter registration lawsuit, and the Bloomington Utilities Service Board approves rate hikes, all on this episode of the Daily Local News. …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:02 — 24.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreTensions in Standing Rock, North Dakota have been on the rise during the past couple weeks, with several Bloomington residents there to participate and observe, including several WFHB reporters; Bloomington city officials announced in a press conference last week that the city is preparing to pay over …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 0:45 — 702.4KB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe City  of Bloomington Utilities (CBU) begins its regular summer fire hydrant flushing today—a program that continues through early August. From today through Friday, June 10th the area affected will be from West Gifford Road, south to West Leonard Springs Road. The eastern boundary is State Road …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:33 — 1.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe construction of a new water pumping station came in at about $260,000 under budget, according to officials at a Bloomington Utilities Service Board meeting on Feb. 24. Michael Hicks, the Utilities Department’s capital projects manager, submitted a change order on the $6.5 million project. “The project …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:22 — 2.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Bloomington Utilities Department has dealt with an increase in water main breaks and customer service issues due to the cold weather in recent weeks. On January 27th Tom Axson, the department’s assistant director of transmission and distribution, told the Utilities Service Board there had been eight …