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District 61 voter Lorraine Farrell is challenging the eligibility of Kevin Suddeth to run for state representative against incumbent Matt Pierce; four more men have now been charged in the arson fire that destroyed the Grandview Apostolic Church near Nashville; a heat advisory issued by the National Weather Service for the WFHB listening area will be in effect until seven P.M; officers will be participating in a nearly-one thousand mile bike ride around the perimeter of the state in memory of cops who’ve lost their lives in the line of duty; Indiana Senate Minority Leader Vi Simpson will not return a one thousand dollar contribution made to her campaign by BP Corporation North America; this year marks the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This federal legislation passed in 1990; the Indiana Medical Licensing Board refused an emergency license suspension asked for against local Doctor Kamal Tiwari; mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus have been found in four Indiana counties; The City of Bloomington Animal Shelter will be attempting to put an unprecedented 50 adoptable cats or dogs into permanent homes;

FEATURE

It’s budget week in Bloomington with four straight nights of number crunching at City Hall, which concluded last night with a marathon session on the city’s public works budget. Councilman Steve Volan hosted and Director of City Public Works Susie Johnson presented her multimillion dollar budget request for the public works department in this WFHB radio exclusive.

DOWNBEAT

Our resident music critic Mark Cheedah presents his top local concert picks