The City of Bloomington is recognizing the Monroe County Community School Corporation’s dual language immersion program during a National Hispanic Heritage Month Annual Award Ceremony on September 30, 2019.The MCCSC’s dual language program will receive the City of Bloomington Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs Outstanding Organization and Program Award. The dual language program is …

In today’s segment, we brought you news that two elementary schools will be honored tonight for their dual language immersion programs. Monroe County residents have until Friday to give their input on plans for Phase Three of the county’s Fullerton Pike Project. Indiana University and Purdue University will begin research into professional ethics with regard …

Internships are a great way for students to gain experience in the field in which they hope to build a career, but most are unpaid. At what point is it illegal for someone to work without pay? In today’s community report, Indiana University professor Kenneth Glenn Dau-Schmidt tells WFHB’s Sydney Foreman what an unpaid internship …

Bloomington City Council Representative Isabel Piedmont-Smith will hold her monthly constituent meeting this Saturday, September 27th. The meeting will feature a discussion of issues before the city council, including the city’s 2020 budget. Piedmont-Smith will also present a draft resolution recognizing the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day in Bloomington. In a press …

Indiana’s members of Congress are responding to yesterday’s release of a summary of President Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. The IndyStar reports reactions as being largely split across party lines. 7th District Congressman André Carson spoke on the House floor on Wednesday, calling for the White House to release the whistleblower …

I today’s segment we brought you news that Indiana’s members of Congress are responding to yesterday’s release of a summary of President Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. Bloomington City Council Representative Isabel Piedmont-Smith will hold her monthly constituent meeting this Saturday, September 27th. Piedmont-Smith will also present a draft resolution recognizing …

The City of Bloomington’s Urban Forester, Lee Huss, says trees have always been important to the city and its residents. A recent survey of public trees conducted by Davey Resource Group shows that, over the past 25 years, the city has increased the number and diversity of its street trees. But local climate activists have …

The Monroe County Community School Board met last night, and heard about the 2020 school budget as well as the school corporation’s I-LEARN results. Markay Winston, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, shared the district’s ILEARN standardized testing data at the meeting. MCCSC had higher passing rates than the state percentages across the board for …

On Tuesday, October 8th, the City of Bloomington will host Ada Lovelace Day, in honor of Ada Byron Lovelace, the mother of the modern-day computer. The day’s celebrations will focus on how the arts relate to STEM, or Science, Technology and Math. Festivities will begin at 11:00am, with a special Ada Lovelace March that will …

On today’s segment we brought you news from the Monroe County Community School Board met on last night, and heard about the 2020 school budget as well as the school corporation’s I-LEARN results. The Monroe County Food and Beverage Tax Advisory Board met yesterday to discuss their revenue collections. On Tuesday, October 8th, the City …