Perry Metz

Bloomington officials have struggled with hiring and retaining police officers and fire fighters. Dairy farmers warn the price of milk could skyrocket without a new farm bill. And IU has threatened an employee with termination over its new expressive activity policy.

In 2018, the government loosened regulations for growing hemp, but Indiana farmers are finding there’s not many buyers. Columbus parents don’t want the city to neglect its other parks. Also, we discuss new state laws taking effect.

Bloomington will celebrate Juneteenth with the installation of a historical marker noting an underground railroad stop in Switchyard Park. Monroe County prosecutors have dropped charges against 55 protestors arrested in Dunn Meadow. Monroe County officials take feedback from Ellettsville residents about the new jail.

Construction on the 140-acre Summit District neighborhood could start as early as next year. Nearly 13 years to the day of the disappearance of IU student Lauren Spierer, a new book revisits the case. And we discuss the state's abortion rights case with a law professor.

Protests at Indiana University demanding divesture from Israel and supporting a ceasefire in Gaza have been going on for more than a week, and the response by IU President Pamela Whitten and her administration has been met with calls for her resignation. And, election day is Tuesday and one primary drawing a lot of attention is the GOP House race for District 45.

Exhibit Columbus presents its fourth downtown exhibit, Indiana's UAW waits to go on strike, and Ellettsville residents express concern over SR-46.

Indiana became one of the first states to enact legislation limiting foreign ownership of agricultural land. A new exhibit at the Crispus Attucks Museum in Indianapolis aims to educate people on the history of racist violence in the state. A ruling postpones the fate of two areas of Monroe County the City of Bloomington wants to annex.