The Indiana legislature approved a bill over school safety yesterday; The Indiana House approved legislation yesterday which would guarantee DACA recipients the right to seek professional licenses for scores of occupations; Indiana conservatives are launching a new organization to advocate for renewable energy; A sleek and modern condominium project is set to rise out of …

Say’s Firefly is now Indiana’s state insect; The ‘short session’ of the Indiana legislature is expected to end next Wednesday; The Indiana Secretary of State’s office is announcing a new method of registering to vote; The Monroe County Election Board is encouraging voters to cast their ballots early for the May 8th primary election. FEATURE: WFHB Correspondent Michael Glab …

Bloomington Police Chief Mike Diekhoff continues to defend his controversial purchase of a Lenco BearCat armored vehicle; Police are increasing traffic patrols around Monroe County in preparation for March Madness and Saint Patrick’s Day; The City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department is purchasing nearly three acres of property next to Cascade Golf Course, on North Walnut, …

A bill that would allow for higher interest rates on payday loans died in the legislature yesterday.    Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is likely to sign a bill which would charge drug dealers with murder if their buyer overdoses.     The Monroe County Health Department has received twenty five hundred dollars to bolster its local medical …

The city of Bloomington is holding two public meetings tonight, about the planned purchase of an armored vehicle for the city’s police department; The city of Bloomington announced they’ll be partnering with bike-share company Zagster to implement an agreement with Indiana University; Governor Eric Holcomb toured parts of southern Indiana yesterday, after torrential rain led …

The Bloomington Chapter of Black Lives Matter are expected to screen a documentary about police militarization tonight; The city of Bloomington is holding three public meetings this week about the planned purchase of an armored vehicle for the city’s police department; Nearly 5,000 acres of Indiana forest are slotted for controlled burns over the next few weeks; Indiana …

In a two hour special session on Tuesday, City Council members heard members of the public  voice their concerns over Bloomington Police Department’s  purchase of an armored vehicle; The Indiana Legislature voted on amendments today to a Republican-sponsored bill that would require parents’ written permission for their children to be taught about human sexuality; An initiative to …

The detention of an African-American family and two children in Bloomington over the weekend is spawning debate over active shooter threats to schools, community policing, and race.   Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation is planning to renovate and expand its facilities through three projects.   The Indiana Department of Transportation is funding a 4 point 3 million …

The Bloomington City Council is holding a Town Hall Forum tonight to address repeated outcry over the city’s decision to purchase an armored car for the Bloomington Police Department; A Democratic Candidate for Indiana’s 9th Congressional District, Liz Watson, is holding a Town Hall tomorrow in Bloomington over medical marijuana; The Indiana legislature overwhelmingly passed …

Jurors convicted an Indianapolis man in connection with the sexual assaults of two IU students and a shootout with a Bloomington Police officer back in 2014; The Indiana legislature is considering passage of a bill that would expand the rates and lending practices for so-called payday loans; The Indiana Senate Environmental Affairs Committee voted down …