This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, October 23rd, 2025.
In today’s newscast, WFHB welcomes Ray Boomhower, esteemed Indiana biographer, on Civic Conversations – a monthly podcast collaboration between the local chapter of the League of Women Voters and WFHB. More in today’s feature report.

Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Correspondent Luke Janke looks into the return of Hoosier the Bison as IU’s mascot. That’s coming up in the second half of today’s newscast.
Featured Segments:


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 I of the latest edition of Civic Conversations on the WFHB Local News. Stay tuned next week to hear Part II of the interview.



Up next, WFHB News Correspondent Luke Janke reports on the return of Hoosier the Bison as Indiana University’s mascot, speaking with Director of Sports Media at IU Galen Clavio. That’s coming up next on the WFHB Local News.



Now, we turn to WFHB Sports Correspondent Nate Rushemeza 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 , in partnership with Cats - Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.