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A shutdown of state government approaches as time is running out for lawmakers to agree on a new budget; Indiana University prepares to dip into reserves to keep campuses open if a state budget is not approved tomorrow; the Federal Highway Administration may be threatening to pull all of Bloomington's road construction funding over a local property in the path of I-69; residents in The Pointe near Bloomington will experience an extended power outage tomorrow; a Bloomington prosecutor's case against a former Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor is complicated by Dennie Oxley's drunken encounter with police on Friday; a local law professor says a Supreme Court ruling issued today is good news for consumers; the commander of the Bloomington Post of the Indiana State Police will be beefing up police patrols of local roadways this Fourth of July weekend; a new support group has formed in Lawrence County for people who deal with Alzheimer’s Disease; a group of scientists working in IU's School of Optometry and Department of Biology will share more than $2.2 million from the National Institutes of Health to support ongoing vision research.
FEATURE
Hear local people with families in Iran stand in solidarity with the people of their home country, especially those who have lost their lives in recent protests against the country’s recent contested election. Correspondent Lauren Taylor goes on-location to Friday night’s vigil at the Sample Gates on Kirkwood.
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The local non-profit wildlife rescue group WildCare looks after sick and orphaned animals.