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WFHB Local News – July 7th, 2026


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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, July 7th, 2026.

In today’s newscast, local advocacy group Bloomington Homes for All rallied at City Hall last night, urging city leaders to save Seminary Pointe affordable housing and commercial spaces. More in today’s feature report.

Also coming up in the next half hour, Volunteer Connection highlighting four ways you can get involved this week, in partnership with the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network.

Featured Segments:

Homes for All organizer Bryce Greene speaks in front of city hall to demand local leaders to preserve Seminary Pointe (Photo by Jessie Grubb).

On Monday, local advocacy group Bloomington Homes for All rallied at City Hall, urging city leaders to save Seminary Pointe affordable housing and commercial spaces. Activists are calling on the city’s redevelopment commission to intervene in the planned demolition of Seminary Pointe for convention center expansion. More coverage on the rally coming up next on the WFHB Local News.

(Photo by Jessie Grubb).

Up next – Youth Radio reporter Ollie Schnell interviewed photographers Kay Westhues, Kip May and Garry Tutorow at the opening reception of Seeing Cuba, Feeling Cuba at the iFell gallery on Friday, July 3rd. In today’s feature report, we broadcast those interviews. We begin with an interview with Kay Westhues.

Now it’s time for Volunteer Connection on the WFHB Local News in collaboration with the Bloomington Volunteer Network, highlighting volunteer opportunities in Bloomington. We turn to hosts Aubrey Seader and guest co-host Tory Crowe from Beacon Inc. to let you in on four volunteer opportunities across the city, coming your way right now on the local news.

Credits:

You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Jorge Casillas, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our feature on the Save Seminary Pointe rally was produced by Kade Young.
Interviews at the Seeing Cuba, Feeling Cuba reception were produced by Ollie Schnell and Jessie Grubb from Youth Radio.
Aubrey Seader produced Volunteer Connection in partnership with the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
Anchors are Jorge Casillas and Jim Odom.

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