This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, October 29th, 2025.
In today’s newscast, the Monroe County Council unanimously rejected allocating about 8 million dollars for the purpose of building a new jail. WFHB News speaks with the grassroots organization Care Note Cages in today’s feature report.

Also coming up in the next half hour, State Representative Matt Pierce held a town hall over Indiana’s special session on redistricting which will take place next week.
State Rep. Matt Pierce Holds Town Hall on Indiana Redistricting

State Representative Matt Pierce gave a town hall on Monday at the City Council Chambers regarding Indiana’s special session on redistricting. Pierce warned of a rushed and politically charged redistricting process when legislators convene for the special session next week. Pierce said the move was initiated by President Donald Trump placing pressure on Indiana Governor Mike Braun to redistrict the state ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The audio from the town hall came from Jeremy Hogan of the Bloomingtonian.

Photo by Benedict Jones.

After an hours-long meeting last night, the Monroe County Council unanimously voted down allocating roughly 8 million dollars to purchase the North Park property to build a new jail. Council members cited the cost of the new jail and state policy limiting spending for local governments as reasons to deny the appropriation of funds. Ahead of the vote, WFHB News spoke with Sam Holdeman of the local grassroots organization, Care Not Cages, about what was at stake with this vote. That interview is coming up next on the WFHB Local News.


Up next, “The Definite Do’s” on Better Beware – your weekly consumer watchdog segment on the WFHB Local News. We turn to host and producer Richard Fish for more.
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