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This 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 to stop the dumping of untreated waste into the White River near Martinsville. Learn more about Indiana’s only pro bono environmental law firm later in the show on a new episode of Activate!
But first, your daily headlines:
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA: A woman looks up at the sky as severe weather crosses into downtown on Friday, May 16, 2025 in Bloomington, Indiana. Several tornadoes hit Greene and Monroe Counties in South Central Indiana leaving a path of destruction. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
A tornado touched down in Bloomington on Friday night. One person died and at least 5 people were injured. The Clear Creek post office was destroyed, approximately 75 homes were damaged and major power outages were reported. WFHB News interviewed community members in the streets of downtown Bloomington about their reactions to the tornado. We turn to WFHB News Correspondents Max Schneider, Ella Cummings and Kade Young for more.
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA: The Clear Creek post office lays in rubble after a tornado destroyed it on Friday, May 16, 2025 in Bloomington, Indiana. Several tornadoes hit Greene and Monroe Counties in South Central Indiana leaving a path of destruction. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
That was a segment where WFHB news reporters asked community members in downtown Bloomington about their reaction to the tornado that swept through Monroe County on Friday. The storm caused one death, several injuries, property damage and significant power outages. In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Harley Babbitt spoke with Justin Baker, the deputy director at Monroe County Emergency Management, about their department’s response to damages resulting from the storm.
Photo by Jessie Grubb.
Up next, WFHB News Correspondent Harley Babbitt spoke with Tim Street, Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Bloomington, about the effects of the storm on the city’s parks department. We turn to Babbitt for more.
Sometimes Mother Nature needs a good lawyer. Conservation Law Center here in Bloomington is a non-profit law firm protecting Indiana’s natural resources. CLC lawyers work on land conservation, water quality, and biodiversity. Right now, the Conservation Law Center is suing the state of Indiana for allowing AES to release untreated wastewater into the West Fork of the White River. This section of the river is upstream of the City of Martinsville’s municipal wells, which provides the city’s drinking water. CLC executive director Christian Freitag is here to ask you to support Indiana’s ONLY pro bono environmental law center on a new episode of Activate!, coming your way right now on the WFHB Local News.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Ella Cummings, Max Schneider and Kade Young.
Our feature was produced by Harley Babbitt and Noelle Herhusky-Schneider.
This episode of Activate! was produced by Trevor Donley
through WFHB’s partnership with The Media School at Indiana University
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
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This 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 to stop the dumping of untreated waste into the White River near Martinsville. Learn more about Indiana’s only pro bono environmental law firm later in the show on a new episode of Activate!
But first, your daily headlines:
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA: A woman looks up at the sky as severe weather crosses into downtown on Friday, May 16, 2025 in Bloomington, Indiana. Several tornadoes hit Greene and Monroe Counties in South Central Indiana leaving a path of destruction. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
A tornado touched down in Bloomington on Friday night. One person died and at least 5 people were injured. The Clear Creek post office was destroyed, approximately 75 homes were damaged and major power outages were reported. WFHB News interviewed community members in the streets of downtown Bloomington about their reactions to the tornado. We turn to WFHB News Correspondents Max Schneider, Ella Cummings and Kade Young for more.
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA: The Clear Creek post office lays in rubble after a tornado destroyed it on Friday, May 16, 2025 in Bloomington, Indiana. Several tornadoes hit Greene and Monroe Counties in South Central Indiana leaving a path of destruction. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
That was a segment where WFHB news reporters asked community members in downtown Bloomington about their reaction to the tornado that swept through Monroe County on Friday. The storm caused one death, several injuries, property damage and significant power outages. In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Harley Babbitt spoke with Justin Baker, the deputy director at Monroe County Emergency Management, about their department’s response to damages resulting from the storm.
Photo by Jessie Grubb.
Up next, WFHB News Correspondent Harley Babbitt spoke with Tim Street, Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Bloomington, about the effects of the storm on the city’s parks department. We turn to Babbitt for more.
Sometimes Mother Nature needs a good lawyer. Conservation Law Center here in Bloomington is a non-profit law firm protecting Indiana’s natural resources. CLC lawyers work on land conservation, water quality, and biodiversity. Right now, the Conservation Law Center is suing the state of Indiana for allowing AES to release untreated wastewater into the West Fork of the White River. This section of the river is upstream of the City of Martinsville’s municipal wells, which provides the city’s drinking water. CLC executive director Christian Freitag is here to ask you to support Indiana’s ONLY pro bono environmental law center on a new episode of Activate!, coming your way right now on the WFHB Local News.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Ella Cummings, Max Schneider and Kade Young.
Our feature was produced by Harley Babbitt and Noelle Herhusky-Schneider.
This episode of Activate! was produced by Trevor Donley
through WFHB’s partnership with The Media School at Indiana University
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
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