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County jail plans, Tuskegee airmen memorial, agritourism | Indiana Newsdesk

This week on  Indiana Newsdesk:

Monroe County leaders are making their case to rezone a plot of land on the southeast side of Bloomington for a new jail. The jail downtown was built in 1984. While talks are moving forward on the jail, the county and city are still at odds on a convention center expansion.

Freeman Field in Seymour unveiled a pair of statues to honor the Tuskegee Airmen who trained at the field and led a mutiny resulting in desegregation in the army.

And agritourism is a booming business in the state, and with Halloween nearing, farms are reeling in visitors. 

Those stories and the latest news headlines from across the state, Friday at 6 on  Indiana Newsdesk.

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Anchor "Indiana Newsdesk," "Ask The Mayor" - WTIU/WFIU News. Formerly host of "The Weekly Special." Hebron, Ind. native, IU Alumnus. Follow him on Twitter @Joe_Hren