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WFHB Local News – March 19th, 2026


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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, March 19th, 2026.

In today’s newscast, WFHB Correspondent Elena Bai looks into Senate Bill 76 – a controversial new law that forces local entities to cooperate with ICE. More in today’s feature report.

Also coming up in the next half hour, we explore personal data tracking on the latest episode of Civic Conversations – a podcast collaboration between WFHB and the local chapter of the League of Women Voters.

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In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Elena Bai looks at Senate Bill 76, a new law passed by the Indiana General Assembly, requiring local entities, such as public schools and law enforcement, to cooperate with federal immigration detainer requests. For more on the expansion of ICE infrastructure in Indiana, we turn to Elena Bai.


Now it’s time for Civic Conversations – a podcast collaboration between WFHB and the local chapter of the League of Women Voters. In March, Civic Conversations welcomed Nicole Bennett, Associate Director of Indiana University’s Center for Refugee Students and a PhD student in the Department of Geography. She is researching current data collection and tracking efforts in the United States. We turn to the latest edition of Civic Conversations on the WFHB Local News.

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You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Elena Bai produced today’s feature report.
Becky Hill produced Civic Conversations.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.

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