In order to help settle the Bloomington Area Arts Council's six-figure debt obligation, the city of Bloomington has agreed to temporarily purchase the John Waldron Arts Center. But the fate of a local radio station could hang on the future owner of the property.
The Indiana National Guard has made a five-year commitment to agricultural development in Khost Province, Afghanistan. As the first Agribusiness Development Team, or ADT, finishes up its deployment, the second ADT organizes to replace them.
Counselors often tell soldiers the price is freedom is high—very high. Not just for the soldiers, but also for their families.
Monroe County officials say they’ve come up with a way to save about $60,000 a year by starting a health clinic. WFIU's Regan McCarthy has more.
For the better part of the last two decades, Indiana University’s Atkins Center has kept up the mission of its namesake by partnering with grade schools to offer mentoring and guidance from minority students at IU to a younger generation.
It’s been almost ten years since lawmakers passed the federal No Child Left Behind Act, but experts say test results show the law has failed to close the education gap.
Following the retirement of Indiana’s junior senator, Evan Bayh, the state’s Democratic party is forced to replace the man who’s been its most visible figure for the last two decades.
In his first State of University address since October 2008, IU President Michael McRobbie spoke of the many things that have changed in Bloomington and the country in the past 16 months. Among them: the relationship between the university and the state, especially in terms of funding. WFIU’s Daniel Robison has more.
Speaking during his second State of the University address Tuesday, McRobbie says the New Academic Directions Committee could also restructure existing programs across IU’s nine campuses.
Bloomington resident and military contractor Kevin Suddeth says he plans to focus on education spending and I-69 in his attempt to unseat State Representative Matt Pierce. But Pierce says Suddeth’s stances on issues conflict. WFIU’s Daniel Robison has more.
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