City of Bloomington administrators are looking for additional funding for the Monroe Convention Center expansion; Bloomington Redevelopment Commission Vice President Sue Sgambelluri upset incumbent District 2 City Council member Dorothy Granger, in Tuesday’s primary elections. FEATURE Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton received the Democratic Party’s nomination, during municipal primaries, on Tuesday. In today’s Feature Report, we …

$40,000 granted by the city for neighborhood improvements; Residents vote in municipal primary election; Newcomers upset incumbents at the polls; Primary voter turnout remains low. FEATURE Monroe County Community School Corporation will break ground on the new Tri-North Middle School next week. News director Wes Martin speaks with MCCSC Spokesman Andrew Clampitt about the plans. …

Primary municipal elections are taking place today, across Indiana; The team of architects working on the Monroe Convention Center expansion presented cost estimates last Friday, in a meeting of the Convention Center Steering Committee. FEATURE Area attorney Isabella Bravo helped unaccompanied LGBT refugees seek asylum, in the United States. As Bravo tells WFHB News Director …

Indiana University Bloomington graduates nearly ten thousand students; Tomorrow is the Indiana primary election; Jack Hopkins Social Service Funding Committee considers requests for financial support. FEATURE Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Michael Glab speaks with Denise Valkyrie, candidate in tomorrow’s Democratic primary for the District 1 seat on Bloomington’s city council. She is the …

In a marathon session last night, Bloomington City Council members deliberated the finer points of  proposed legislation regulating scooter use in the city; Recent allegations of sexual harassment between a Monroe County commissioner and a county contractor have prompted the  county’s legal department to further refine its personal policy and county code. FEATURE Community members …

Former US Senator Richard Lugar dies at 87; Oliver North ousted from NRA; Solid Waste Management Board gets serious about composting. FEATURE Ryan Maloney talks about issues important to his campaign for the District 5 seat on Bloomington’s city council, on today’s edition of Big Talk Extra. ACTIVATE! Henry Dohnert talks about his volunteerism with …

Two homeless men have died over the past two months in Bloomington; The Monroe County Community School Board wore red shirts to their Monday night meeting, showing solidarity with MCCSC educators and education advocates who demonstrated at the statehouse this week, for increased education funding, including better pay for teachers; Officials with the City of …

An E. Coli outbreak was reported at a meat processing facility, in Georgia. Ten states, mainly in the South, reported the outbreak. The poor quality of meat throughout the United States has lead many to consider switching their dietary habits to veganism. Voices in the Street Producer Isaak Gonzalez asks area listeners their opinions, regarding …

Next week is commencement for Indiana University campuses; Shalom Center hosts sleepout event for homelessness awareness; Community deer hunt planned for Griffy Lake Nature preserve; Bloomington Parks Department fights invasive plants on park lands; FEATURE The Indiana Forest Alliance is wrapping up a five year study of Yellowwood State Forest. IFA Executive Director Jeff Stant …

Next weekend is commencement for Indiana University campuses. As WFHB’s Kade Young reports, over 21,000 graduates will receive degrees next weekend. Indiana University Bloomington’s undergraduate commencement happens next Saturday at 10 a.m., in Memorial Stadium. IU Bloomington will confer over 7,000 bachelor’s degrees and 2,600 post-graduate degrees next weekend.  The two most popular undergraduate degrees …