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23-year-old Robert Verbocht of Bedford is in intensive care after his motorcycle crashed into a pickup truck in Lawrence County; 9th District Representative Baron Hill has accepted Todd Young’s call for a series of seven debates during the campaign race for Hill’s seat in Congress; the State Department of Health is warning lakegoers to be aware of unusually high levels of blue-green algae in lakes and reservoirs across Indiana; four local companies are now able to take advantage of 15 million dollars in federal stimulus-backed bonds; Indiana received a grade of C on report cards handed out by the ADA; Fellow police officers, families and friends of fallen officers made a stop in Bloomington during their 878 mile bike ride throughout Indiana to honor fallen officers; The USA/ASA Girls’ 12 and Under Class A Fastpitch National Tournament begins in Bloomington next week; WTIU announced yesterday that they will be hiring Bloomington radio station B97’s Pam Thrash as a new co-host for the “The Weekly Special”

FEATURE

Ninth district Congressman Baron Hill held a town hall meeting last night, but not the kind with booing crowds. From his office in D.C. and fresh off a vote on the House floor, Hill held a “tele” town hall – that’s right, a voter forum done entirely over the telephone. In order to participate constituents had to have filled out an online form prior to the event, but reporters were granted full access and WFHB was on the line as Hill braved a barrage of questions on cap and trade, the federal deficit, healthcare, and more in this WFHB radio exclusive moderated by congressional staff member Joel Riethmiller.

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Professor Mohammed of Indiana University comments on police brutality upon African Americans.