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WFHB Local News – September 17th, 2025
This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, September 17th, 2025.
In today’s newscast, we will rebroadcast features produced by WFHB Correspondent Harley Babbitt who interned for the news department this summer. And Harley will be live in the studio in light of our Fall Fund Drive. More in today’s feature report.
Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on the WFHB Local News.
WFHB’s Fall Fund Drive
The WFHB Local News brings you daily headlines, detailed coverage of local government meetings and a daily feature report uncovering stories happening right here in your community. WFHB is one of only a handful of independent news outlets in Bloomington, and we rely on your support to continue our award-winning journalism produced by volunteers.
We train community members and students to become active contributors to the news that’s impacting them. There’s a level of access at WFHB that just doesn’t exist anywhere else. We’re a training ground for a generation of journalists to seek truth and report it, to hold those who seek power accountable and to serve as a watchdog on local government and institutions like the university.
Without coverage from independent news outlets, we’re left in the dark about so many issues happening in Bloomington and beyond. It’s up to us to amplify the issues that matter to us – housing, the environment, free speech, social justice issues, arts and culture, and much much more Whatever the issue – WFHB News is there to report.
But we need your help in order to maintain our award-winning, daily newscasts. With federal cuts to public media and politically charged motives that make funding harder and harder to come by – YOU can make a difference by donating to the station to support the airing of the local news. How can you do that? There’s a couple of ways. You can call 812-323-1200 or visit wfhb dot org to pledge your support.
Our goal is to raise $500 during this very newscast. And we have an anonymous donor willing to match up to 100,000 dollars. So every donation is essentially doubled. We reach that $500 goal one donation at a time. So give what you can. Support independent journalism today. 812-323-1200 or visit wfhb dot org. Thank you for your time and thank you for supporting your community radio station, WFHB.
Featured Segments:
Granfalloon, Bloomington’s annual arts and culture festival celebrating the works of author Kurt Vonnegut, returned this year with a focus on the novel “Cat’s Cradle.” WFHB correspondent Harley Babbitt spoke with local artists and organizers participating in the festival, in order to learn more about how the festival functions and how Vonnegut has remained relevant for all these years. We turn now to that archived report on the WFHB Local News. And stay tuned to hear Babbitt live in the studio in light of our Fall Fund Drive.
Up next, Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on WFHB. We turn to host and producer Richard Fish for more.
Frequent rainfall beginning in April has left Lake Monroe flooded, at times reaching 15 feet above normal levels. While flood control is one of the primary purposes of the reservoir, water buildup still poses challenges to those who depend on the lake for their livelihood. WFHB News Correspondent Harley Babbitt speaks with volunteers, DNR staff, and business owners to learn more about how they have adapted to the new conditions.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Our feature was produced by Harley Babbitt.
Better Beware is produced by Richard Fish.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, September 17th, 2025.
In today’s newscast, we will rebroadcast features produced by WFHB Correspondent Harley Babbitt who interned for the news department this summer. And Harley will be live in the studio in light of our Fall Fund Drive. More in today’s feature report.
Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on the WFHB Local News.
WFHB’s Fall Fund Drive
The WFHB Local News brings you daily headlines, detailed coverage of local government meetings and a daily feature report uncovering stories happening right here in your community. WFHB is one of only a handful of independent news outlets in Bloomington, and we rely on your support to continue our award-winning journalism produced by volunteers.
We train community members and students to become active contributors to the news that’s impacting them. There’s a level of access at WFHB that just doesn’t exist anywhere else. We’re a training ground for a generation of journalists to seek truth and report it, to hold those who seek power accountable and to serve as a watchdog on local government and institutions like the university.
Without coverage from independent news outlets, we’re left in the dark about so many issues happening in Bloomington and beyond. It’s up to us to amplify the issues that matter to us – housing, the environment, free speech, social justice issues, arts and culture, and much much more Whatever the issue – WFHB News is there to report.
But we need your help in order to maintain our award-winning, daily newscasts. With federal cuts to public media and politically charged motives that make funding harder and harder to come by – YOU can make a difference by donating to the station to support the airing of the local news. How can you do that? There’s a couple of ways. You can call 812-323-1200 or visit wfhb dot org to pledge your support.
Our goal is to raise $500 during this very newscast. And we have an anonymous donor willing to match up to 100,000 dollars. So every donation is essentially doubled. We reach that $500 goal one donation at a time. So give what you can. Support independent journalism today. 812-323-1200 or visit wfhb dot org. Thank you for your time and thank you for supporting your community radio station, WFHB.
Featured Segments:
Granfalloon, Bloomington’s annual arts and culture festival celebrating the works of author Kurt Vonnegut, returned this year with a focus on the novel “Cat’s Cradle.” WFHB correspondent Harley Babbitt spoke with local artists and organizers participating in the festival, in order to learn more about how the festival functions and how Vonnegut has remained relevant for all these years. We turn now to that archived report on the WFHB Local News. And stay tuned to hear Babbitt live in the studio in light of our Fall Fund Drive.
Up next, Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on WFHB. We turn to host and producer Richard Fish for more.
Frequent rainfall beginning in April has left Lake Monroe flooded, at times reaching 15 feet above normal levels. While flood control is one of the primary purposes of the reservoir, water buildup still poses challenges to those who depend on the lake for their livelihood. WFHB News Correspondent Harley Babbitt speaks with volunteers, DNR staff, and business owners to learn more about how they have adapted to the new conditions.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Our feature was produced by Harley Babbitt.
Better Beware is produced by Richard Fish.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
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