This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, October 30th, 2025.
In today’s newscast, IU Media School Professor Anne Ryder reads an open letter from Media School faculty to students which was recently published in the IDS. More in today’s headlines.

Also coming up in the next half hour, Ray Boomhower, esteemed Indiana biographer, joins us on Civic Conversations – a podcast collaboration between the local chapter of the League of Women Voters and WFHB.
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Photo courtesy of Indiana Broadcast History Archive.

Senior Lecturer at the IU Media School Anne Ryder reads an open letter from Media School faculty to students, which was featured in the Indiana Daily Student on Wednesday. The letter condemns cancellation of the print edition of the IDS with faculty saying they were left in the dark about the decision. It was signed by 48 faculty members. Anne Ryder reading that letter, coming your way right now on the local news.
Bloomington Board of Public Works Denies Overgrowth Appeal, Approves Temporary Alley Closure









At its October 21st meeting, the Bloomington Board of Public Works denied an appeal from a homeowner cited for excessive grass growth on East Viva Drive, voting 3-0 to uphold the citation. The board also approved a four-week alley closure on East Kirkwood Avenue, set to begin soon.








In today’s feature report we have Civic Conversations - a podcast collaboration between the League of Women Voters of Bloomington and Monroe County and WFHB. In this month’s episode, host Jim Allison welcomed Ray Boomhower, esteemed Indiana biographer and senior editor of the Indiana Historical Society Press, where he edits the quarterly popular history magazine, Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History. We turn now to Part II of the latest Civic Conversations on the WFHB Local News.



Now, we turn to WFHB Sports Correspondent Chase Dodson who brings you today’s Sports News Briefing – a local rundown of local, state and national sports news. That’s coming up next on WFHB.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Kade Young, in partnership with Cats - Community Access Television Services.
Anne Ryder read the open letter from faculty to students in today’s headlines.
Becky Hill produced Civic Conversations.
Chase Dodson produced today’s Sports News Briefing.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.