In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner provides the history of PCBs in Monroe County.

But first, your local headlines.

* Planning Director Kevin Tolloty proposed a tax abatement for Richland Senior Citizen Housing to the Ellettsville Town Council.

* Hoosier Energy plans to close a Sullivan County power plant due to a switch to more environmentally sustainable sources of energy.

* A new bill introduced in the Indiana House of Representatives would allow undocumented immigrants to lawfully drive in the state of Indiana.

* A four-year-old boy died after an accidental shooting in Bloomington last week. Tripp Shaw passed away on Thursday morning after sustaining serious head injuries.

* A Republican state Senator drafted a bill to monitor animal feeding operations in Indiana. The bill was introduced earlier this month and was referred to the Committee on Environmental Affairs.

* The Bloomington Utilities Service Board approved Greeley and Hanson Dillman road expansion. Assistant Director Brad Schroeder proposed the request at the January twenty seventh meeting.

* In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated January 27th as a day to recognize the victims of the Holocaust. In light of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we have an excerpt from the historic Edward R. Murrow broadcast.

Katrine Bruner talks to a former employee of the Monroe County Health Department about the history of PCBs in the area. Since at least the 1950s, PCBs have been a problem for Monroe County. Today, the presence of PCBs means there are still three EPA toxic waste sites in Monroe County.

Credits:

* Our anchors were Scott Weddle and Don Geyra.

* Today’s headlines were written by Andrew McKearin, Kade Young, Alex Dederer, and Sydney Foreman, in partnership with CATS, Community Access Television Services.

* Our feature was produced by Katrine Bruner.

* Art Beat is produced by Dr. Filiz Cicek.

* Our engineer was Dan Withered.