This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, October 1st, 2025.
In today’s newscast, WFHB News Correspondent Catherine Terwilliger speaks with Political Strategist Dana Black about Indiana University’s dismantling of its DEI program. More in today’s feature report.

Also coming up in the next half hour, “Tap Dancing” on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on the WFHB Local News. More following today’s feature.
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Photo by Jar Turner.

At around 3:00 p.m. today, a fire broke out at First Christian Church at 205 East Kirkwood Avenue. WFHB News spoke with Interim Director of Outreach at the Church Caleb Hoagland. He explained that a fire alarm was triggered during a meeting due to a burning smell and a contractor yelling "fire." Hoagland says he hopes there is minimal damage to the church. He offered his thanks to the Bloomington Fire Department for quickly putting out the fire. According to Hoagland, the fire department arrived quickly and extinguished the fire within minutes. Everyone evacuated safely. This is a breaking story. More details to come.

BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – SEPTEMBER 27, 2025: Bobby, a 60-year-old unhoused man, lost three teeth after being punched and kicked by a group of masked men on Kirkwood Avenue near the Upstairs Pub. A video of the assault was posted to Reddit and widely shared on social media. Bobby, who has lived unhoused in Bloomington for more than a decade, told The Bloomingtonian he forgives his attackers despite his injuries. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

On Friday night, a 60-year-old man known as “Bobby” was assaulted near the Upstairs Pub. He was reportedly punched, knocked down, and kicked - losing several teeth. Local journalist Jeremy Hogan interviewed Bobby near the scene where he was assaulted. We turn to that interview from the Bloomingtonian on the WFHB Local News. That interview came from the Bloomingtonian. You can find further coverage on their website at bloomingtonian.com.

According to Jeremy Hogan’s reporting, two men have been arrested, “Avery Williams, 25, of Bloomington, and Khalil Morris, 21, of Bloomington. After interviews, both men were arrested and booked into the Monroe County Jail on charges of battery resulting in serious bodily injury, a Level 5 felony.”



In May of this year, Indiana University closed its office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, citing the need to ensure compliance with state and federal laws. In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Catherine Terwilliger speaks with Political Strategist Dana Black about the implications of IU ending its DEI program and what this means for the future of the university. That interview is coming up next on the WFHB Local News.

Photo: Antony Quintero/AFP/Getty Images

Up next, WFHB Prison Affairs Correspondent Zoe Moczek reports on international prison news. In her report, Moczek looks into riots at two Ecuadorian prisons which left 31 people dead. We turn now to that report on the local news.


Now it's time for “Tap Dancing” on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on the WFHB Local News. We turn to host and producer Richard Fish for more.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Our feature was produced by Catherine Terwilliger.
Today’s interview comes from Jeremy Hogan of the Bloomingtonian.
Today’s headline was produced by Zoe Moczek.
Better Beware is produced by Richard Fish.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.