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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 …

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, 2026. 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 …