Committee set to hear ‘loansharking’ bill; Commissioner Barge resigns amidst harassment allegations; voter registration for May primary ends today; local political action group endorses Hamilton campaign. FEATURE Bloomington City Council candidate Matt Flaherty talks with Michael Glab on this week’s edition of Big Talk Extra. ACTIVATE Tracy Young talks about her volunteer work with the …

Bloomington City council votes to rebuild fourth street garage; Road closures on Bloomington’s north and northeast sides are being extended to accommodate utilities projects related to the construction of the new IU Health hospital. FEATURE Hoosier Hills Food Bank distributed a record amount of food to the listening area in 2018. We’ll hear from Hoosier …

Amanda Barge speaks out against allegations of sexual harassment; City Council to vote tonight on 4th Street Garage construction project. FEATURE Nile Arena talks with News Director Wes Martin about his sudden inspiration to run as an Independent for Bloomington Mayor. BETTER BEWARE More telephone scams elucidated by our weekly consumer watchdog segment. CREDITS Today’s …

The City of Bloomington Common Council is meeting this evening to vote on the proposal to demolish and rebuild the Fourth Street Garage. City administrators are asking the council to approve issuing an $18.5 million bond for a new garage, to replace the the current one. The original plan was to repair the downtown parking …

County elections supervisor provides voting information as May 7th Primary approaches; Historic town of Story, IN, is up for sale. FEATURE Sue Sgambelluri, a candidate for the District 2 seat on Bloomington’s City Council, talks to Michael Glab about important issues in her campaign. ACTIVATE Joseph Fowler talks about his volunteerism at with the Project …

Bloomington City Council candidate Jim Blickensdorf suspended his campaign yesterday; A bill concerning children who die while in foster care passed unanimously through the Indiana General Assembly on Monday; Monroe County’s criminal justice system will undergo a comprehensive review this year; The Bloomington Common Council again revisited the idea of rebuilding the Fourth Street Garage. …

Two years ago, 25 overdoses were reported in downtown Bloomington caused not by heroin nor prescription pills. The cause of the overdoses was synthetic marijuana called Spice, or K2. At the time, the drug was considered legal on the state level. House Bill 1186 allows us to control the growing threat of those using synthetic …

New scooter company comes to town; Parents examine negative effects of technology in schools. FEATURE The American Friends Legislative Committee’s Anthony Wier speaks with News Director Wes Martin about the grim consequences inherent in the current push for new, “smaller” nuclear weapons. BETTER BEWARE Our weekly consumer watchdog segment gives tips on mitigating incidents of …

Over a hundred people gathered Sunday evening at the Islamic Center of Bloomington for Memorial For Christchurch’s Victims. It was titled  Moving Forward in Unity. Love is stronger than hate was the message on Sunday. Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton came out to talk to the memorial goers, as well as seven other speakers from all …

New hope kindled for hate crimes law in Indiana; Amanda Barge suspends her mayoral campaign in midst of sexual harrassment allegations; Former Monroe County employee indicted for child pornography; Ellettsville to declare eminent domain in flood mitigation effort. FEATURE City Council candidates Jean Capler, Vauhxx Booker, Matt Flaherty, Andy Ruff, and Jim Sims discuss issues …