This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, June 4th, 2024.

Later in the program, WFHB News Correspondent Annika Harshbarger continues Part II of her series, Banned from IU – the story of Cameron Gray who was arrested for protesting in Dunn Meadow and subsequently banned from campus. More in today’s feature report.

Also coming up in the next half hour, Lil Bub’s Lil Show – co-production between WFHB and Lil Bub’s Big Fund.

But first, your local headlines:

Monroe County Commissioners 

On May 30th, members of city and county government met for a joint session to discuss the expansion of the Monroe Convention Center. Bloomington Mayor Kerry Thomson began the meeting saying she wanted to create an open and transparent space for county and city officials to work together and remove tensions within the project.

County Councilor Cheryl Munson walked through the history of the Convention Center and cautioned against an overly ambitious vision for the Convention Center.

Monroe County Commissioner Lee Jones said she took issue with a letter written by the city council addressed to the Monroe County Capital Improvement Board. The letter made a handful of recommendations to the C-I-B. Jones called the letter “high handed” and criticized the city council’s conduct in sending the letter.

County Council Member Geoff McKim offered his perspective on the Convention Center expansion project.

City Council Member Isak Asare said elected officials should have a more measured approach surrounding the convention center conversation.

City Council President Isabel Piedmont-Smith provided some concluding remarks on the project as a whole, saying she appreciated hearing all the perspectives and defending the city council’s drafting of the letter written to the C-I-B.

Both city and county bodies of government are expected to deliberate on the Convention Center expansion in the coming weeks.

The Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office decided not to file criminal charges against the 55 protesters who were arrested for “criminal trespass” at Dunn Meadow in late April.

Feature Report:

In today’s feature report, WFHB News Correspondent Annika Harshbarger continues Part II of her series, Banned from IU – the story of Cameron Gray who was arrested for protesting in Dunn Meadow and subsequently banned from campus. We turn to Annika Harshbarger for more.

Up next, Lil Bub’s Lil Show – co-production between WFHB and Lil Bub’s Big Fund. We turn now to that segment on the WFHB Local News.

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