Daily Local News

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Indiana’s only volunteer-powered daily news program.

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The proposal to merge three communications related academic units at Indiana University has engendered a lot of controversy. Opposition has been pa...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2013
  • Length: 08:28
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Two potentially dangerous chemicals have been discovered at the Johnson Hardware Building on North Madison Street in downtown Bloomington. The vapo...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2013
  • Length: 08:58
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Last year, the Indiana State Excise Police set up the Intensified College Enforcement program with grant money they received from the Criminal Just...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2013
  • Length: 08:32
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Animal rights and environmental organizations for years have used hidden cameras to blow the whistle on inhumane or illegal practices at factory fa...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2013
  • Length: 08:57
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For any bill to become law in Indiana, it must be approved by both the Indiana House of Representatives, the Indiana Senate, and the Governor. Half...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 08:54
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Over the past week, several Bloomington city officials have come out against plans for a new trash transfer station in a residential neighborhood o...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2013
  • Length: 09:22
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Last year, more combat troops committed suicide than were killed in combat in Afghanistan, and 43% of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines who too...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2013
  • Length: 08:07
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Last week Senate Bill 364 passed unanimously, 50 to 0, in the state senate. The proposed bill would increase funding to the Sportsmen’s Benevolence...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2013
  • Length: 10:17
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The sequester - a series of federal spending cuts enacted March 1st as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011 - will have a far-reaching, long-ter...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2013
  • Length: 09:34
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After losing sponsorship two years ago, Miss Gay IU is back. Correspondent Jennifer Whitaker spoke to Patrick Battani of the pageant’s new sponsor ...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2013
  • Length: 06:51
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TedX returns to Bloomington this week. Tickets to the event are available at the Buskirk Chumley theater and a full lineup of speakers is available...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2013
  • Length: 08:36
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After postponing a vote on city ordinance 13-03 six weeks ago, The Bloomington City Council is set to continue the discussion on a downtown metered...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 09:18
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A volunteer-run organization known as the South Central Housing Network began a process several months ago with the goal of forming a plan to end h...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2013
  • Length: 08:24
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Jay Costa is concerned about the increasing influence of money in politics. As the program director for the non-partisan organization Maplight, Cos...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2013
  • Length: 09:11
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Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson has met recently with County clerks around the state to advocate for what are known as vote centers in upc...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 08:41
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The debate over Medicaid expansion continued in Indianapolis last week as the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration held public meeting...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 08:41
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A coalition of students, faculty and staff at Indiana University are scheduled to walk out of work and class later this week in a two-day universit...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 09:14
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Senate Bill 371 – Indiana’s controversial abortion regulation bill has now been approved by both legislative houses, and is in the reconciliation p...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2013
  • Length: 09:09
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Indiana University students, faculty, staff, and local community members launched a demonstration on campus today as Correspondent Stephen Brown wa...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2013
  • Length: 07:45
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Friday was the second day of the IU strike and system-wide protests. Some grievances include the University’s ongoing tuition hikes, wage freezes, ...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2013
  • Length: 08:57