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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, January 15th, 2026. In today's newscast, we have Prescription for Healthcare – a podcast collaboration between WFHB and Medicare for All Indiana. That's coming up in the bottom half of our program. There's too many dogs at the Bloomington Animal Shelter. Hear real talk from Emily Herr …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, January 14th, 2026. In today's newscast, you will hear Bloomington High School South football coach Gabe Johnson. Hear the story of how coaching legend “Mo” Moriarty came out of retirement to help Johnson later in the show in a feature report. Also coming up in the next …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, January 13th, 2026. In today's newscast, you will hear Erin Aquino from the Bloomington office of Exodus Refugee. Hear about the chilling effect of ICE on a local immigrant, and social workers trying to help, later in the show in a feature report. Also coming up in …

Even before the death of a Minnesota woman in a confrontation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the presence of ICE was having a chilling effect in Bloomington and beyond. Erin Aquino works in the Bloomington office of Exodus Refugee, an organization that Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita claims was part of “a coordinated effort …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, January 12th, 2025. In today's newscast, you will hear Liv Kazanowsky from Indiana University Culture of Care, with tips on fighting seasonal affective disorder. Chase away the winter blues later in the show in a feature report. That's Nadia Cain from the local chapter of the American …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, January 8th, 2025. In today's newscast, we're revisiting feature reports from 2025 produced in collaboration between WFHB and students in The Media School at Indiana University. These stories cover housing, homelessness and funding cuts in Bloomington, highlighting the people and issues shaping our community. That's coming up …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, January 7th, 2026. In today's newscast, we're revisiting several WFHB feature reports from late 2025 – examining political change, development in Bloomington, and the people and stories shaping life in our community. That's coming up in today’s year-in-review edition of the local news. Featured Segments: A new …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, January 6th, 2026. In today's newscast, we're revisiting several of our feature reports from late 2025, highlighting issues that continue to shape life in Indiana and here in Bloomington. We're looking back at reporting on democracy, free speech and community response during extreme weather in today's episode …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, January 5th, 2026. In today's newscast, WFHB's Youth Radio teamed up with the News Department for their journalism-focused day during their Winter Camp last week. The camp culminated into a final feature focusing on food insecurity in Monroe County – what it looks like locally, who it …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, January 1st, 2026. In today's newscast, we continue to look back at our reporting this year on immigration. You will hear from a man who was detained for 9.5 months by ICE in addition to interviews with Exodus Refugee Immigration. That's coming up next in today's edition …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, December 31st, 2025. In today's newscast, we're looking back at some of our reporting on immigration in 2025. We'll look back at two reports from WFHB Correspondents tackling the topic of immigration early in 2025. That's coming up in today's episode of the local news: year in …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, December 30th, 2025. In today's newscast, we look back at some of our field reports from 2025. You will hear protesters speaking out against wealth inequality from the Workers Over Billionaires protests in September. You will also hear voices from the community at Pridefest – describing what …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, December 29th, 2025. In today's newscast, we look back at our reporting on two ‘No Kings' protests that took place this year. The No Kings protests were a series of political demonstrations against what the organizers describe as authoritarian policies of President Donald Trump and corruption in …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, December 25th, 2025. In today's newscast, we look back at our reporting on IU professors who were reprimanded for allegedly violating Indiana's intellectual diversity law. You will hear the testimonies of Political Science Professor Benjamin Robinson and IU Lecturer in Social Work Jessica Adams. That's coming up …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, December 24th, 2025. In today's newscast, we hear excerpts from an interview with filmmakers Robert Arnove and Jack Comforty about their documentary, Freedoms Under Assault, which came out earlier this year. WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner speaks with the filmmakers who highlight freedom of speech concerns at IU …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025. In today's newscast, we look back at our reporting on free speech issues at Indiana University. We revisit an interview with FIRE, the free speech organization that ranked IU the worst public college in the nation for the First Amendment. We also take a …

You're listening to the WFHB Local News for Monday, December 22nd, 2025. In today's newscast, we look back at our reporting this year on press censorship of the Indiana Daily Student. We revisit several interviews with IDS leadership, students at the media school and an interview with FIRE – the group that ranked IU the …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, December 18th, 2025. In today's newscast, Chair of Healthcare for All Minnesota Rose Roach joins us on Prescription for Healthcare – a podcast collaboration between WFHB and Medicare for All Indiana. More in today's feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, the Bloomington Redevelopment …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, December 17th, 2025. In today's newscast, WFHB Correspondents Luke Janke and Katrine Bruner investigate the phenomenon of shoes hanging from power lines. More in today's feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, “Holiday Reminders” on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on the …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, December 15th, 2025. In today's newscast, Environmental Correspondent Carrie Albright speaks with Shannon Gayk from IU’s English Department about the Environmental Futures Initiative—a group bringing together artists, scientists, scholars and the community to explore our relationship with nature. More in today's feature report. Also coming up in …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, December 15th, 2025. In today's newscast, State Senator Shelli Yoder comments about the Indiana senate rejecting House Bill 1032 to redraw congressional maps ahead of the midterm elections. That's coming up in today's featured interview. You’ll also hear Jay Patel from the IU chapter of the Red …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, December 11th, 2025. In today's broadcast, WFHB News speaks with Erin Aquino, executive director of Exodus Refugee Immigration, about recent ICE activity in Bloomington and Indianapolis. More in today's featured interview. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Correspondent Chase Dodson brings you today's Sports …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, December 10th, 2025. In today's newscast, Correspondent Catherine Terwilliger speaks with Community Organizer Michelle Higgs, who previously ran for Indiana House District 60. Higgs says the mid-cycle redistricting effort would prevent proper representation for Hoosiers. That's coming up in today's featured interview. Also coming up in the …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, December 9th, 2025. In today's newscast, we speak with FIRE – the free speech organization that ranked IU the worst public college for free speech in the nation. That's coming up in today's featured interview. Also coming up in the next half hour, Lil Bub's Lil Show, …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, December 8th, 2025. In today's newscast, WFHB News speaks with Starbucks employee and union organizer Sophie Lee out at the picket today about employees' demands. That's coming up in a feature interview at the bottom half of tonight's show. You’ll also hear Jack Stirn, an IU student …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, December 4th, 2025. In today's newscast, WFHB Politics Reporter Camdyn Glover speaks with Julia Vaughn, executive director of Common Cause Indiana, about her insights regarding the mid-decade redistricting proposal. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Sports Correspondent Chase Dodson takes a look at an …

This week, Indiana lawmakers proposed a mid-cycle redistricting map that would guarantee the GOP nine out of nine districts in the U.S. Congress. Redistricting occurs every ten years to redraw congressional districts in order to represent the constituents of that district. Indiana has voted “No” towards this proposal, but state legislation continues to pursue this …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025. In today's newscast, City Councilmember Sydney Zulich speaks about Indiana's redistricting effort with WFHB Politics Reporter Camdyn Glover. That's coming up in our feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, “Keeping Holidays Happy” on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025. In today's newscast, WFHB News speaks with Bloomington Mayor Kerry Thomson about her housing priorities in the Hopewell neighborhood following her town hall last night at the History Center. More in today's feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Episode 106 …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, December 1st, 2025. In today's newscast, Indiana lawmakers will convene today, moving further along with the redistricting effort happening across the state. Correspondent Camdyn Glover speaks with State Senator Shelli Yoder in today's feature report. That's Laynie Pitts from Royal Encounters, IU students bringing magic to children …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, November 26th, 2025. In today's newscast, WFHB News speaks with Executive Director Julio Alonso about how Hoosier Hills Food Bank is preparing for one of its busiest moments of the year, Thanksgiving week. More in today's feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, “Ripping …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, November 25th, 2025. That's Kaley Smith from South Central Community Action Program. The government shutdown ended without an extension of healthcare tax credits, and Smith says local families are seeing their monthly premiums double or even triple. It’s open season on affordable healthcare, later in the show …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, November 24th, 2025. In today's newscast, WFHB Correspondent Zoe Moczek speaks with Miguel Avila, a representative of Indiana Assistance to Immigrants in Detention, who discusses the impact of immigration detention. That's coming up in today's feature report. You’ll also hear from Wyatt Lawson from the Community Justice …

 This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, November 20th, 2025. In today's newscast, the Indiana Daily Student printed its first edition since the university reversed course on the decision to cancel the print version of the student newspaper. More in today's feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, we feature a …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, November 19th, 2025. In today's newscast, WFHB Correspondent Camdyn Glover reports on how the election of Zohran Mamdani to New York City's mayoral office will impact future elections. More in today's feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, “Stealing Your Fate” on Better Beware …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, November 18th, 2025. In today's newscast, Indiana Lawmakers Matt Pierce and Shelli Yoder tackled key issues and priorities ahead of the upcoming legislative session that will kick off in January. More in today's feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, “Beavers as land stewards” …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, November 17th, 2025. In today's newscast, WFHB speaks with Dominic Coletti, student press program officer at FIRE, about a recent billboard campaign the free speech organization launched in Bloomington criticizing Indiana University. More in today's feature report. You’ll also hear from Bella Inman, the founder of Friends …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, November 12th, 2025. In today's newscast, a lecturer at Indiana University was removed from one of her courses while the university investigates a complaint under the state's intellectual diversity law. In today's feature report, WFHB News speaks with Jessica Adams, lecturer at the IU School of Social …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, November 11th, 2025. In today's newscast, WFHB News speaks with Maria Bucur, Vice President of the American Association of University of Professors, about a professor who was recently removed from one of her courses while the university investigates a complaint under the state's intellectual diversity law. More …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, November 10th, 2025. In today's newscast, local voices share what gives them hope amid the doom and gloom of the 24-hour news cycle. WFHB reporters hit the streets to find out what lifts you up later in the show in a feature report. You’ll also hear Terry …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, November 6th, 2025. In today's newscast, Charlotte Zietlow – local activist and civic leader – passed away on Wednesday at 91-years-old. We will revisit two archived segments with Zietlow on WFHB during today's broadcast. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Sports Correspondents Chase Dodson …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, November 5th, 2025. In today's newscast, WFHB News Correspondent Catherine Terwilliger speaks with Julio Alonso, executive director of Hoosier Hills Food Bank, about how the government shutdown has impacted SNAP benefits in Monroe County. More in today's feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, November 4th, 2025. In today's newscast, we hear from Lou Barnhart, the development director of Mother Hubbard's Cupboard, about how the cancellation of SNAP benefits has impacted Monroe County. More in today's feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Episode 104 of Lil Bub's …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, November 3rd, 2025. In today's newscast, Indiana University recently reversed course on the decision to cancel the print edition of the Indiana Daily Student. WFHB News speaks with IDS leadership in today's feature report. You’ll also hear Bloomington deputy clerk Jennifer Crossley. She wants you to serve …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, October 30th, 2025. In today's newscast, IU Media School Professor Anne Ryder reads an open letter from Media School faculty to students which was recently published in the IDS. More in today's headlines. Also coming up in the next half hour, Ray Boomhower, esteemed Indiana biographer, joins …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, October 29th, 2025. In today's newscast, the Monroe County Council unanimously rejected allocating about 8 million dollars for the purpose of building a new jail. WFHB News speaks with the grassroots organization Care Note Cages in today's feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, October 28th, 2025. In today's newscast, the Bloomington City Council passed several ordinances for the salaries of city employees for 2026. More in today's headlines. Also coming up in the next half hour, we highlight the dog “Erik” who is available for adoption at the City of …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, October 27th, 2025. In today's newscast, WFHB Correspondent Catherine Terwilliger speaks with Dominic Coletti, student press program officer for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, about the group's recent condemnation of free speech issues at IU. More in today's feature report. You’ll also hear from Michelle …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, October 23rd, 2025. In today's newscast, WFHB welcomes Ray Boomhower, esteemed Indiana biographer, on Civic Conversations – a monthly podcast collaboration between the local chapter of the League of Women Voters and WFHB. More in today's feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025. In today's newscast, WFHB Correspondent Catherine Terwilliger speaks with Dominic Coletti, student press program officer for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, about IU's recent cancellation of the Indiana Daily Student print edition. More in today's feature report. Also coming up in …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, October 21st, 2025. In today's newscast, WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner speaks with Special Events Coordinator for WIUX Audrey Ouillette about the student radio's Pledge Drive and Pledge-a-Thon. More in today's feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, learn more about Erik, an adoptable dog …