>>> "INDIANA NEWSDESK" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY: >>> COMING UP ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," A FOSTER CARE MOTHER IS LEADING A PUSH AT THE STATE HOUSE FOR MORE MONEY TO BE INVESTED AND NEW REGULATIONS PUT IN PLACE TO IMPROVE CHILD WELFARE IN THE STATE.

>> A LOT OF THE MONEY NEEDS TO BE ALLOCATED TOWARDS SERVICES, YOU KNOW, FOR THE KIDS TO NOT GO THROUGH EXTRA TRAUMA THAT INDIANA STATE IS PUTTING THEM THROUGH.

>> PART OF ONE PIECE OF LEGISLATION CALLED JUDAH'S LAW PASSED IN THE LAST SESSION.

>> BLOOMINGTON CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY VOTED AGAINST REZONING A TRACT OF LAND OFF I-69 THAT THE COUNTY WANTED TO USE TO BUILD A NEW JAIL.

>> I HAVE TOO MANY QUESTIONS AND TOO MANY CONCERNS TO SUPPORT THIS REZONE.

>> THE COUNCIL ALSO TABLED A PROPOSAL TO EXPAND CITY HALL TO INCLUDE THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

>>> AND WE LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THE TOP STORIES WE BROUGHT YOU DURING THE PAST YEAR.

WE'LL HAVE THESE STORIES, PLUS THE LATEST NEWS FROM ACROSS THE STATE RIGHT NOW ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

♪ >>> WELCOME TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M JOE HREN.

WELL, WINTER OFFICIALLY BEGAN WEDNESDAY AND MOTHER NATURE DROVE THE POINT HOME WITH THE FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON.

SNOW AND WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO HAVE BLANKETED THE MIDWEST.

RESIDENTS WOKE UP TO AIR TEMPERATURES OF MINUS 9, WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES NEAR MINUS 30, MAKING PROLONGED OUTSIDE EXPOSURE DANGEROUS.

NOW, THE COUNTY HAS OPENED WARMING CENTERS THROUGH MONDAY, FROM 8 A.M. TO 6 P.M. AT BLOOMINGTON FIRE HEADQUARTERS.

BLOOMINGTON FIRE STATION 2, AND MONROE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.

THE LOW BARRIER WHEELER MISSION HAD AROUND 90 BEDS AVAILABLE FOR MEN AND 40 AVAILABLE FOR WOMEN IN THE EMERGENCY SHELTER AS OF THURSDAY.

>> THE LOW BARRIER ASPECT OF WHAT WE DO IS VERY IMPORTANT.

WE DO NOT WANT A BARRIER IN ANY WAY PREVENTING A PERSON FROM GETTING SHELTER FROM -- FROM THE COLD AND POTENTIAL DEATH.

>> NOW, WHEELER ALSO HAS A DAY ROOM WARMING SHELTER, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FROM 6 A.M. TO 6 P.M. >>> NOW, IF YOU MUST TRAVELING THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ACED ADVISED YOU TO CHECK OUT THE CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT.

DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF RAIN, SNOW, AND HIGH WINDS, KEEPING THE ROADWAYS CLEAR WILL BE CHALLENGING.

>> WE ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO PACK AN EMERGENCY KIT JUST IN CASE AN INCIDENT WOULD OCCUR THAT THEY WOULD BECOME STRANDED.

SO PACK THINGS LIKE EXTRA BLANKETS, EXTRA CLOTHES, THINGS LIKE THAT, JUST SO YOU CAN BE PREPARED.

>> NOW, ON THE INDOT TRAFFICWISE APP, YOU CAN REVIEW TRAFFIC INCIDENTS, WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS AND FIND LIVE TRAFFIC CAMERAS.

>>> DOCTORS ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM ON SPREAD OF FLU AND STREP THROAT.

THEY SAY IT'S NOT UNUSUAL TO SEE FAMILIES FOR BACK-TO-BACK ILLNESSES THIS SEASON, WITH KIDS BEING MORE VULNERABLE TO ILLNESS COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, WHEN THERE WAS MUCH LESS SOCIALIZATION.

>> PARTICULARLY WITH KIDS, WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF VIRUSES THAT ARE NORMALLY SPACED OUT IN A SEASONAL PATTERN, SWISHED TOGETHER -- SWISHED TOGETHER IN THE SEASONS WE DON'T NORMALLY SEE THEM.

>> LAUGHLAND SAYS THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED WITH RSV.

WE ARE SEEING A SHARP UPTICK IN THE NUMBER OF FLU CASES, AS WELL AS STREP WHICH HAS RISEN BACK TO PREPANDEMIC LEVELS.

>>> THE COMPOUNDING FACTOR WITH STREP THIS YEAR WHICH HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IS -- THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF ANTIBIOTICS THAT WE COMMONLY STREET STREP THROAT WITH.

>> HE SAYS THEY HAVE ALTERNATIVE ANTIBIOTICS, BUT TRY TO TREAT ILLNESSES WITH ANTIBIOTICS AS A LAST RESORT.

>>> WELL, LAST YEAR JENNA HAULET AND HER PARTNER RECEIVED HEART BREAKING NEWS, JUDAH MORGAN, THE PERSON WHO THEY FOSTER FOR FOUR YEARS.

HALLET HELD A VIGIL FOR JUDAH.

BENTE BOUTHIER REPORTS.

>> DO YOU HAVE A CANDLE?

>> GINA HALLET ORGANIZED THE VIGIL, JOINED BY FAMILY, FELLOW FOSTER PARENTS AND PARENTS TO REMEMBER JUDAH.

SHE WAS A KINSHIP PLACEMENT FOR JUDAH, TECHNICALLY HIS SECOND COUSIN.

>> ARE YOU FUNNY?

>> I HELD HIM JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES AFTER HE WAS BORN AND I KNEW I LOVED HIM THEN.

>> KINSHIP PLACEMENT IS A CARE METHOD THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES HAS BEEN LEANING TOWARD IN RECENT YEARS, BECAUSE IT KEEPS A CHILD CLOSER TO FAMILY.

HALLET WENT THROUGH FOSTER CARE AND DIDN'T WANT HER FAMILY TO GO THROUGH THE SAME EXPERIENCE.

>> I WANTED TO HELP.

I DIDN'T THINK THAT JUDAH BEING A FAMILY MEMBER SHOULD BE OUT OF THE FAMILY.

I THOUGHT HE WOULD ADJUST BETTER WITH FAMILY.

AND I KNEW THAT AS A MOM OF THREE CHILDREN, THAT I COULD SUPPLY HIM WITH THAT LOVE AND WITH THE AFFECTION THAT HE WOULD NEED.

>> KINSHIP CARE TAKERS LIKE HALLET OFTEN ARE NOT LICENSED FOSTER CARE.

SHE DIDN'T RECEIVE A STIPEND WHEN HE WAS IN HER CARE.

SHE MISSES PORE WEIGHT HAD BEEN GIVEN TO THEIR TIME TOGETHER.

>> THIS IS WHERE HE WOULD PLAY ALL THE TIME.

AND THEN DOWN BY THE RIVER WE TOOK HIM FISHING THERE AND HE LIKED LOOKING AT THE LITTLE MINNOWS AND WHATNOT.

OUR LAST DAY WITH HIM ACTUALLY, WE TOOK HIM FISHING AND WE BROUGHT HIM HERE.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS SHE ADVOCATED FOR IS CALLED JUDAH'S LAW.

PART TV PASSED LAST LEGISLATIVE -- PART OF IT PASSED LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, TO ALLOW LONG-TERM CARE TAKERS TO INTERVENE IF THEY BELIEVE THE CHILD IS IN DANGER.

THE SENATOR WHO SPONSORED THE BILL SAYS THE NEXT PART WILL GIVE THE LAW MORE TEETH.

IT WILL HELP THEM AFFORD LEGAL REPRESENTATION.

>> THAT PART OF THE BILL DID NOT MAKE IT THROUGH, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A BUDGET YEAR.

THIS YEAR IS A BUDGET YEAR.

SO WE WILL BE FILING THAT PART OF THE BILL THIS YEAR.

>> HALLET DOESN'T WANT TO STOP THERE.

SHE AND HER ADVOCATES ARE GEARING UP FOR AN NEW LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

ALONG WITH SENATE BILL 1, THAT RESTRICTED ABORTION, SENATE BILL 2 PASSED DURING THE SUMMER TO DEDICATE $45 MILLION TO THE FAMILY'S FIRST FUND, CREATED TO SUPPORT PREGNANCY IN FAMILIES.

>> SENATE BILL 2 SHOULD BE MORE DIRECTED TO SUPPORT FOR FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE CARE AS WELL AS SERVICES FOR THE CHILDREN.

SO I THINK A LOT OF THAT MONEY NEEDS TO BE ALLOCATED TOWARDS SERVICES, YOU KNOW, FOR THE KIDS TO NOT GO THROUGH EXTRA TRAUMA THAT INDIANA STATE IS PUTTING THEM THROUGH.

>> A LOT OF THE MONEY HAS ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED TO THINGS LIKE SUPPORTING HOUSE OF PREGNANT MOTHERS AND FUNDING FOR SAFE HAVEN BABY BOXES.

SHE WANTS TO SEE INCREASED PAY FOR DCS WORKERS WHICH SHE HOPES WILL IMPROVE OVERSIGHT AND PREVENT CHILDREN FROM LINGERING IN THE SYSTEM LONGER THAN NECESSARY.

>> I, AGAIN, TALKED TO A LOT OF EMPLOYEES OF DCS AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF DCS AND THE LOW PAY IS CONSTANTLY BROUGHT UP, AND I DO THINK IT'S CONTRIBUTING TO TURNOVER.

AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE ATTORNEYS FOR DCS AND CASE WORKERS.

YOU KNOW, ANYONE REALLY WHO WORKS FOR DCS.

>> DCS HAD NEARLY 2,000 STAFF CARRYING CASELOADS OF FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN 2021, AND 18,533 OPEN CASES BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

THE DCS ANNUAL STAFFING REPORT SAID IT NEEDED 92 MORE CASE MANAGERS TO MEET THE AGENCY'S OWN GUIDELINES.

>> ONLY NINE OUT OF THE STATE'S 19 REGIONS MET THE STAFFING CASELOAD STANDARDS.

THEY WANT EASE EYER ACCESS TO -- EASIER ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND THEY LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR CHILDREN IN NEED OF SERVICES.

BUT THE FAMILY SITUATIONS OFTEN COMPLEX AND TAKE TIME TO WORK THROUGH.

HE SAYS LAWMAKERS ARE AWARE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SYSTEM AND MORE SERVICES ARE NEEDED.

>> THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE DO KEEP WORKING ON THIS ALL THE TIME, BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS CHANGE.

YOU KNOW, IN EVERY FAMILY AND THEY BECOME DIFFERENT EVERY YEAR.

>> FOR HALLET, LOSING JUDAH WILL BE WITH HER FOR THE REST HER LIFE.

SHE CREATED A FACEBOOK GROUP IN HIS MEMORY.

>> CHANGES WILL NOT BE MADE IF I'M QUIET, AND I THINK THAT'S WHY I HAVE BEEN LOUD, PER SE, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S -- IF I DON'T SPEAK UP, AND IF MY FAMILY JUST SITS BY AND CURLS UP IN A BALL AND MOURNS, THAT NOTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE AND I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO GO THROUGH WHAT JUDAH WENT THROUGH.

I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO GO THROUGH WHAT MY FAMILY IS GOING THROUGH.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M BENTE BOUTHIER.

>> THE INDIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL RECONVENE IN JANUARY FOR A BUDGET SESSION.

OTHER AREAS OF FUNDING ADDRESSED IN SENATE BILL 2 INCLUDE SUPPORT FOR FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE CARE, INCREASED ACCESS TO CHILD CARE, AND PROGRAMS TO PREVENT CHILDREN FROM ENTERING THE DCS IS SYSTEM.

>>> THE REVEREND OF THE CANTERBURY HOUSE HAS MADE THE MINISTRY ACROSS THE STREET FROM INDIANA UNIVERSITY A HOME FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, AND THE GRADUATE WORKERS COALITION.

ETHAN SANDWEISS HAS THIS STOREY.

>> REVEREND ED BIRD SAYS STUDENTS OFTEN MISTAKE HIS CHURCH FOR THE CAMPUS LGBTQ CENTER.

HE'S THE REVEREND AT CANTERBURY HOUSE, THE YELLOW BRICK BUILDING IS DRAPED IN PRIDE FLAGS AND HOUSES THE GRADUATE WORKERS COALITION IMPROMPTU HEADQUARTERS.

BIRD STARTED HIS CAREER AS A PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORKER IN MEMPHIS AND MOVED TO CHICAGO SERVING THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY.

HE SAYS THAT FOR HIM, FAITH AND SERVICE COME HAND IN HAND.

>> ST. FRANCIS HIMSELF SAID PREACH THE GOSPEL AT ALL TIMES, OCCASIONALLY USE WORDS.

AND SO WE LIKE FOR OUR OPEN-MINDEDNESS AND OUR OPEN ARMS AND OUR OPEN DOOR TO KIND OF REFLECT OUR PRIMARY VALUE OF HOSPITALITY.

>> BIRD SAYS MANY CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS PUT ON AN INCLUSIVE FACE BUT STOP SHORT OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE.

HE WANTS TO ADDRESS THE CHURCH'S COMPLICATED LEGACY TO MAKE CANTERBURY HOUSE A MORE INCLUSIVE PLACE.

>> I'M WILLING TO MET BET THAT 95% OF THE HARM CAUSED BY LGBTQIA, ARE -- MOST OF THOSE WOUNDS, 95% OF THEM, I'M SPECULATING COME FROM THE CHURCH.

>> ASIDE FROM WORSHIPERS, CANTERBURY HOUSE IS FILLED WITH Ph.D. STUDENTS BELONGING TO THE UNION.

WHEN THE GRADUATE WORKERS COALITION WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO OPERATE FROM THE SPRING, BIRD MADE HIS MINISTRY AVAILABLE.

>> THEY CONTACTED TRINITY CHURCH TO SEE IF THEY COULD USE PLACE THERE.

THEY SAID THAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING YOU MIGHT CALL CANTERBURY ABOUT.

>> THEY HOST STUDY SESSIONS AND SHARING THE STOP FLOOR WITH BIRD'S OFFICE.

>> THEY ARE OFTEN HERE AS WELL.

IT'S WONDERFUL TO WALK IN AND HAVE THE PLACE BE FULL OF STUDENTS.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M ETHAN SANDWEISS.

>>> THE EMERGENCY PET CARE COVERAGE HAS BEEN STRETCHED THIN HERE IN BLOOMINGTON, ANTICIPATED OPENING OF A NEW CLINIC MIGHT HELP CHANGE THAT.

CLAYTON BAUMGARTH HAS THIS STORY.

>> THROUGHOUT INDIANA, VAT VETERINARY CARE IS LACKING.

>> WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A SHORTAGE IN AREAS THROUGHOUT OUR STATE.

WE HAVE CALLS FROM LOCAL POLITICIANS AND LOCAL VETERINARIANS THAT THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING COVERAGE.

>> BUT A NEW CLINIC OPENING IN BLOOMINGTON IN THE SPRING OF 2023 IS AIMING TO EASE THAT LOAD.

VET CHECK PET URGENT CARE CENTER CURRENTLY HAS LOCATIONS IN CARAMEL AND FISHERS, INDIANA.

THE UNDER CONSTRUCTION BLOOMINGTON LOCATION WILL HELP FILL A GAP IN AREA COVERAGE.

VET CHECK'S DIRECTOR OF HR TAYLOR FIGHT SAYS THE COMPANY DECIDED TO OPEN IN BLOOMINGTON, AFTER NOTICING THE DISTANCE SOME CLIENTS WERE DRIVING FOR PET CARE.

>> WE STARTED SEEING A HUGE NUMBER OF PATIENTS FROM BLOOMINGTON, NASHVILLE, BROWN COUNTY, THIS LARGE POPULATION OF PEOPLE HAVING TO MIGRATE NORTH AND MAKE THESE LONG DRIVES TO JUST GET THEIR PETS CARE THAT THEY NEED.

>> THE DEVELOPMENT PRESENTS MANY CHALLENGES.

CHIEF AMONGST THEM IS FINDING STAFF AND SETTLING ON A GOOD BUILD SITE.

>> FINDING A CENTALLIZED LOCATION THAT SERVES BLOOMINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US.

>> VET CHECK HAS RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK, ALTHOUGH NO FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN MADE.

>> IT'S JUST BEEN HUGE.

I THINK FAR MORE THAN ANY OF US EVER THOUGHT THE OUTPOURING OF LOVE AND, LIKE, ANTICIPATION AND JUST EXCITEMENT OF US BEING THERE HAS BEEN AWESOME.

>> TORE "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M CLAYTON -- FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK" I'M CLAYTON BAUMGARTH.

>> A VAST MAJORITY NUMBER OF INDIANAIANS SAY THEY ARE READY FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

BUT STATE REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS SEEM RELUCTANT TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE ISSUE.

>> MORE THAN 50% OF THE 600 PEOPLE IN THE SURVEY SAYS CANNABIS USE SHOULD BE LEGAL FOR ADULTS AND ANOTHER 30% SAID IT SHOULD BE LEGAL BUT ONLY FOR MEDICINAL USE.

THIS BALL STATE CONSULTANT SAYS THERE'S A CLEAR TREND ON THIS ISSUE.

>> THINKING BACK TO THE PAST FEW SURVEYS, THAT NUMBER HAS JUST BEEN CREEPING UP.

I THINK IT'S JUST KIND OF THE -- YOU KNOW, THE FLOODGATES ARE OPENING AT THIS POINT.

>> CANNABIS LEGALIZATION HAS GOTTEN ALMOST NOWHERE AT THE STATE HOUSE.

THE DOOR IS OPENED LIGHTLY GOING INTO 2023.

>> I THINK YOU WILL SEE US TALK ABOUT THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

WHAT WE WILL DO ABOUT IT, I'M NOT READY TO SAY YET.

>> THEY MAY SET UP SOME REGULATORY INFRASTRUCTURE, IN CASE THE DRUG IS LEGALIZED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

FOR INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, I'M BRANDON SMITH AT THE STATE HOUSE.

>>> INDIANA IS BORDERED ON THREE SIDES THAT ALLOW FOR MARIJUANA.

OHIO ALLOWS FOR ONLY MEDICAL USE.

COMING UP NEXT ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," BLOOMINGTON CITY COUNCIL SHOT DOWN A PROPOSAL TO REZONE A LARGE PARCEL OF LAND SOUTHWEST OF THE CITY FOR A NEW JAIL.

>>> AND A WAREHOUSE IN INDIANAPOLIS IS HOME TO A NEW AND UNUSUAL INDUSTRY IN THE STATE, SUSTAINABLE SOME RIM.

FARM -- SHRIMP FARMING.

>> THESE STORIES AND MORE RIGHT HERE ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

FIDUCIARY FIDUCIARY.

>>> WELCOME BACK TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

THE BLOOMINGTON CITY COUNCIL VOTED 5-2 WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO POSTPONE A DECISION ON RELOCATING POLICE AND FIRE HEADQUARTERS TO CITY HALL.

ETHAN SANDWEISS HAS THIS REPORT.

>>> THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HOPES TO BUY A PORTION OF THE SHOWERS BUILDING TO REHOUSE PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES.

IT ARGUES THAT HOUSING THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER WOULD IMPROVE COORDINATION, PROVIDE ROOM TO EXPAND AND BE THE CHEAPEST, EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO FLOOD DAMAGE THE THEIR OLD HEADQUARTERS.

THE FIRE STATION WAS DESTROYED DURING LAST YEAR'S FLASH FLOODS.

THE FIRE CHIEF JASON MOORE WANTS TO AVOID ANY REPEAT.

>> BECAUSE OF OF THIS FLOOD, TAKING OVER TEMPORARY HEADQUARTERS AS WE ALLOWED OURSELVES TO CONSOLIDATE ALL OF OUR ADMIN, WHICH HAS BEEN BENEFICIAL FOR NOT ONLY OUR DEPARTMENT, BUT OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY AND CITIZENS AS WELL.

SO FOR US, THE SHOWERS BUILDING EXPANSION MAKES PERFECT SENSE.

>> THE POLICE STATION WAS ALSO FLOODED, ALTHOUGH DAMAGE WAS LESS SEVERE.

POLICE ADMINISTRATORS SUPPORT THE MOVE, BUT THE POLICE UNION DOES NOT.

THE UNION PRESIDENT PAUL POST HAS CONCERNS ABOUT PARKING NEAR CITY HALL AND SAYS HE WOULD PREFER TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING FACILITY.

>> WE THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH A MUCH LOWER PRICE POINT, YOU COULD BUILD ON THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT THAT'S ALREADY OWNED BY THE CITY, EXPAND THE SQUARE FOOTAGE AT THE THIRD STREET FACILITY TO PROVIDE THE SPACE THAT WE NEED, AND STILL STAY WITHIN THAT BUDGET.

>> THE CITY WANTS TO PURCHASE THE BUILDING FOR $8.75 MILLION AND ANTICIPATES AROUND $14.75 MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS.

AT WEDNESDAY'S MEETING, COUNCILMAN STEVE VOLAND QUESTIONED THE CITY'S COST ESTIMATES SAYING THEY NEEDED A MORE DETAILED BREAKDOWN AND MORE TIME TO REVIEW THE PROPOSAL.

>> THE ADMINISTRATION HAS THE TIME TO MAKE MANY DESIGN DECISIONS IN THE PROCESS AFTER THIS IS APPROVED, THEN THEY HAD TIME FOR US TO TAKE ONE MORE MONTH TO FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE ASKING TO US IMPROVE.

BUT THE NUMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION ARE INSUFFICIENT.

>> MAYOR JOHN HAMILTON COUNTERED THAT THE CITY'S INFORMATION MEETS THOSE STANDARDS.

>> AN EXTRA MONTH WON'T GIVE US MUCH MORE INFORMATION, AND THIS IS -- FROM MY EXPERIENCE AND OUR WORK, THIS IS A STANDARD LEVEL OF REVIEW TO MAKE THIS KIND OF DECISION.

>> CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON THE PROPOSAL, JANUARY 18th.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M ETHAN SANDWEISS.

>>> NOW, THE COUNCIL ALSO VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO REJECT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONers' REQUEST TO REZONE LAND FOR A NEW JAIL.

COMMISSIONERS SAY CURRENT JAIL IN DOWNTOWN BLOOMINGTON HAS EXCEEDED ITS LIFE SPAN.

THEY ARGUE THE 90-ACRE SITE IN SOUTHWEST BLOOMINGTON IS IDEAL BECAUSE OF ITS PROXIMITY TO I-69 AND FULLERTON PIKE BUT COUNCILMEMBERS OBJECTED ON SEVERAL GROUNDS, INCLUDING A LACK OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IN THE AREA.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS JULIE THOMAS SAYS IT'S THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE THE SITE ACCESSIBLE.

>> WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT TRANSIT?

WHY ARE YOU ASKING US THIS QUESTION?

HOWEVER, ROAST REST ASSURED, WE WILL TAKE CARE OF TRANSIT IF WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF TRANSIT.

I'M CERTAINLY NOT SAYING WE WON'T DO THAT, BUT I JUST WONDER WHY THE ONUS IS ON US.

>> SINCE ITS PETITION TO REZONE THE LAND HAS BEEN SHOT DOWN, THE COUNTY MAY EXPLORE PURCHASING LAND ALREADY ZONED AS MIXED USE INSTITUTIONAL.

>>> A SUSTAINABLE SHRIMP FARM IN INDIANAPOLIS CELEBRATED FIRST HARVEST THIS FALL.

CLAYTON BAUMGARTH WAS THERE TO FIND OUT WHAT A SHRIMP FARM IS DOING IN INDIANA.

>> AT A NON-DESCRIPT WAREHOUSE IN INDIANAPOLIS, UNEXPECTED INNOVATION AWAITS.

THE SHRIMP BOX IS THE WORLD'S FIRST PLUG AND PLAY SHRIMP FORM HOUSED IN A TRADITIONAL CARGO CONTAINER.

IT ALLOWS 1.6 TONS OF SHRIMP IN LAND LOCKED PLACES THAT YOU NORMALLY WOULDN'T GET THEM, LIKE INDIANA.

>> WHAT I LOVE THE MOST ABOUT THIS WHOLE PROJECT IS I THINK WE DEFINITELY NEED TO RETHINK AND TO UPDATE OUR FOOD SYSTEM.

>> THE SHRIMP BOX HAS BEEN IN DEVELOPMENT FOR 11 YEARS.

A LOT OF EFFORT WAS PUT INTO MAKING THE BOX MOSTLY HANDS OFF AND EASY TO MANAGE.

A COMPUTER INSIDE MONITORS EVERYTHING, AND TELLS THE FARMER EXACTLY WHAT TO DO AND WHEN TO DO IT.

OF.

>> DEVELOPING THE PROTOCOLS, CREATING THE BIOTECH AND THEN PUT THIS IN SOFTWARE, TRAIN THE SYSTEM SO THAT IT'S EASY TO USE AND THEN DEVELOP ALL THE HARDWARE SYSTEMS AND THE CONNECTIONS, THE TELEMETRY, ALL OF THAT HAS BEEN COMPLEX.

>> HE WAS INSPIRED TO CREATE THE BOX AFTER LEARNING ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT SHRIMP FARMING HAS ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> WE SAW A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY IN THE SEAFOOD DEMAND.

THERE'S NO FASTER SOURCE OF PROTEIN DEMAND THAN SEAFOOD.

>> NOR "INDIANAFOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M CLAYTON BAUMGARTH.

>>> THEY PLAN TO DEPLOY THE EARLY ADOPTER PROGRAM FOR POTENTIAL SHRIMP BOX FARMERS IN EARLY 2023.

>>> THIS IS THE FINAL "INDIANA NEWSDESK" FOR THE YEAR, BUT OUR WORK CONTINUES ONLINE AS WE COVER THE NEWS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT WTIUNEWS.ORG, BUT BEFORE WE GO, VIDEOGRAPHER DEVON RIDGEWAY PUT TOGETHER THIS PIECE LOOKING BACK AT SOME OF THE STORIES WE BROUGHT YOU THROUGHOUT 2022.

HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

>> THEY WANT THE PERSON WHO IS STANDING 2 FEET AWAY FROM THEM TO BE VACCINATED BECAUSE THAT MAKES THEM FEEL SAFER.

>> IF YOU ARE CALLING IN THE NATIONAL GUARD, I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO HAVE THE MESSAGE, IT IS ALL HANDS ON DECK RIGHT NOW.

>> SO I THINK THERE'S LOTS OF REASONS TO BE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT GETTING, AND MOVING BACK TOWARDS A QUOTE/UNQUOTE NORMAL ROUTINE.

>> LET'S GO.

LET'S REBUILD THIS.

LET'S GET IT GREAT AGAIN BECAUSE NURSING IS SUCH A GREAT PROFESSION AND IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE NEEDED.

♪ >> THERE WILL BE MORE PEOPLE CARRYING MORE FIREARMS AND THERE WILL BE LESS OPPORTUNITY, FEWER TOOLS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHO IS PROPER AND WOULD IS IMPROPER.

>> ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT DOESN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PERSON IS CARRYING A FIREARM?

OF COURSE THEY ARE!

♪ >> TO BE TOLD THAT SHE IS NOT A GIRL WHEN IT COMES TO SPORTS IS -- IT JUST -- IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME.

>> HOW IS MY BOY.

>> I THOUGHT, I'M HERE AND MY FUTURE IS ALSO HERE, BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL?

AFGHANISTAN.

THEY HAVE NO FUTURE.

>> IT'S LIKE A LOTTERY.

THERE'S SOME DAYS YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND I FEEL VERY WORRIED FOR HIM.

I HOPE WE DO MEET AGAIN.

♪ >> WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR ALL OF YOUR VOICES TO BE HEARD WHEN THEY NEED TO BE HEARD.

[ CHEERS ] >> WHAT KIND OF POWER?

>> UNION POWER!

>> THEY WON'T STOP AT ROE!

THEY WON'T STOP AT ROE!

>> WE NEED TO ASK OURSELVES IF THE BABY SHOULD BE PUNISHED BY HAVING ITS LIFE TAKEN AWAY.

♪ >> THERE'S NO GREATER GIFT YOU CAN GIVE THEM AT THE END OF THEIR LIFE, EXCEPT TO SHOW THEM HOW TO DIE WELL.

THAT'S MY GOAL.

>> IT WOULD COST ME 65 TO $70 TO FILL UP MY VAN.

NOW IT'S $120, AND SO ALMOST DOUBLE.

>> I KNEW FINANCIALLY I COULDN'T.

I WOULD HAVE TO CHOOSE TO PAY MY BILLS OR MY RENT, OR KEEP MYSELF ALIVE.

>> NOW CLOSE TO 22 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN US INFORMATION.

CONSIDER THIS LIFE-CHANGING RELIEF.

>> I THINK SHE'S DONE A VERY GOOD JOB.

SHE'S DONE WHAT THE TRUSTEES EXPECTED HER TO DO.

>> I'M SO EXCITED WHERE BLOOMINGTON IS.

WE HAVE RAISED THE BAR AND WE ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WELL INTO THE FUTURE.

>> MY HOPE IS THAT IT CONTINUES TO JUST GROW BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS.

>> I THINK FOR ME MORE THAN ANYTHING, LOOKING AT THE LEGACY IS ALREADY HERE, AND WANTING TO SAY THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HELP CONTINUE IT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.

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