Daily Local News – WFHB

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, February 25th, 2026. That’s Shelly Strimaitis from Bloomington Transit, explaining why some local bus routes have been modified. Learn more about changes to the local bus system later in the show in a feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, “Taken For a Ride” …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, February 24th, 2026. In today’s newscast, you’ll hear Katie Broadfoot from the local family support agency Pathways, on the recent tightening squeeze of Bloomington’s poorest families. Learn more later in the show in a feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Correspondent Audrey Ouillette …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, February 23rd, 2026. In today’s newscast, you’ll hear Sam Cohen, founder of Live Reality Games at IU. He’s the creator of Survivor Dunn Meadow, and now he’s launching a local version of the popular game show The Floor. Hear more later in the show in a feature report. …

As Bloomington continues to grow, so does the tension between development and wildlife. WildCare is a local non-profit caring for sick, injured and orphaned animals – almost always a result of a run-in with humans and their pets. Licensed wildlife rehabilitator Sarah Maddox and former WildCare director Jules Erwin say there are THREE things you can do to avoid …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, February 19th, 2026. In today’s newscast, you’ll hear wildlife rehabilitator Sarah Maddox. She’s got some great advice on how to avoid causing harm to local critters, later in the show in a feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Correspondent Chase Dodson speaks …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, February 18th, 2026. That’s Seth Pizzo, the Bloomington South computer science teacher who devised a camera system operated with Xbox controllers. South students are now setting viewership records with their livestream coverage of South athletic events. Hear more later in the show in a feature report. Also …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, February 17th, 2026. In today’s newscast, you will hear Katy Moore an IU student and employee who says she was forced to take IU’s new artificial intelligence training course, despite IU claiming that GenAI 101 is not mandatory for anyone. Learn more about the course and student …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, February 12th, 2026. That’s IU instructor Cody Kirkpatrick on the disruption to his classes from construction in the Geology building. Hear more later in the show in a feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Sheldon Toubman, the litigation attorney with Disabilities Rights, Connecticut, …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, February 11th, 2026. That’s Katie Dewey, marketing intern with IU Athletics, sharing behind-the-scenes details on the return of the Bison as the IU mascot. Learn more later in the show in a feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, “The Loneliness Trap” on Better …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, February 10th, 2026. In today’s newscast, you’ll hear from Vic Streiff from the local sustainability project Discardia, talking about Mending Day, happening this Saturday at the library. Learn more later in the show in a feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Correspondent …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, February 9th, 2026. In today’s newscast, you’ll hear Captain Stacey Mitchell from the Bloomington Fire Department, talking about the renovation of Fire Station Three. Learn more later in the show in a feature report. You’ll also hear from Courtney Payne-Taylor from the Boys & Girls Club. In …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, February 5th, 2026. In today's newscast, you'll hear Ashton from Fourth Wall, a local trans queer band playing fundraiser shows for causes they believe in. Hear more about musical activism in Bloomington later in the show in a feature report. Also coming up in the next half …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, February 4th, 2026. In today's newscast, you will hear Germanic Studies professor Johannes Türk on the elimination of foreign language programs at IU. Hear more about language cafes popping up around town to keep foreign language learning alive, later in the show in a feature report. Also …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026. In today's newscast, protesters convened for a walkout and rally outside city hall Friday, demanding the city cut its contract with Flock Safety – a company whose technology has been used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for surveillance. More in today's feature report. You’ll …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, February 2nd, 2026. In today's newscast, you will hear Connor Hitchcock, founder of Homefield Apparel, on the tee shirt that rocketed him to a national player in sports merchandise. Hear his amazing rags-to-riches story later in the show in a feature report. Also coming up in the …

During the government shutdown in October and November, Indiana’s most vulnerable citizens came very close to going hungry. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, commonly known as SNAP, were delayed by over a week and cut by 35% for more than half a million Hoosiers. Local food pantries stepped up, and local lawmakers tried to avert …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, January 29th, 2026. In today's newscast, you'll hear Bloomington State Representative Matt Pierce, frustrated that he could not get lawmakers to cover food benefits for low-income Hoosiers during the government shutdown. Learn how close some Hoosiers came to going hungry at the top of the show in …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, January 28th, 2026. In today's newscast, you'll hear from Jillian Chavis from Best Buddies, pairing college students with people with disabilities. Bloomington is home to the Best Buddies annual international leadership conference. We'll hear more about Best Buddies and other organizations tabling at the recent Winter Involvement …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. In today’s newscast, you’ll hear from Jack Davis, opinion editor at the Indiana Daily Student. A task force is currently working on recommendations for the future of the IU student newspaper after censorship became one of the biggest stories of the year. Learn more …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, January 26th, 2026. In today’s newscast, you will hear Jennifer Burt from the Bloomington Winter Farmers’ Market, the oldest winter farmers’ market in the state of Indiana. Hear more later in the show in a feature report. And you’ll also hear Kyleigh Brown from IU’s Queer Student …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, January 22nd, 2026. In today's newscast, WFHB Correspondent Zoe Moczek speaks with local activist Pat Wall of the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America about ICE activity in Bloomington. More in the bottom half of our program. You’ll also hear Local Dungeons and Dragons gamer …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, January 21st, 2026. In today's newscast, WFHB speaks with Sharon Roualet, who wrote a letter to the editor in the Herald Times urging IU football fans to support a piece of legislation that would reform the Board of Trustees. More in today's feature report. Also coming up …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, January 20th, 2026. In today's newscast, WFHB reports on the city's Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday celebration last night at the Buskirk Chumley Theater. We also speak with fans on Kirkwood Avenue following IU's win yesterday over Miami. You’ll also hear IU’s Doug Booher on Bloomington’s capacity …

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 …