This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, May 18th, 2026.
In today’s newscast, you’ll hear Leslie Cook, coach of the girls lacrosse team in Bloomington. Girls lacrosse is now recognized as an emerging sport, paving the way for officially sanctioned high school lacrosse games. Hear more later in the show in a feature report.
You’ll also hear Walt Johnson from the Lake Monroe Sailing Association, with a story about how their summer sailing camp changed a young boy’s life. Learn more later in the show on a new episode of Activate!
Featured Segments:
Provisional ballots from the May 5 primary election are reviewed. From right: Monroe county election board members: Carolyn VandeWiele, Danny Shields, Nicole Browne. Seated to Browne’s right is county election supervisor Kylie Farris. (Dave Askins, May 15, 2026)Up next, we have the latest edition of B Square Bites – a collaboration between the B Square Bulletin and WFHB. This next edition is titled “One-third of provisional ballots from May 5 primary election count in Monroe County.” That’s coming up next on WFHB.
On Friday, the local advocacy group Bloomington Homes for All held a block party and fundraiser aimed at keeping Seminary Pointe apartments affordable housing. The Monroe County Capital Improvement Board wants to build a host hotel for the new convention center on the College Square property. The CIB proposed a land swap with the city’s redevelopment commission to trade Seminary Pointe for the College Square property. While the RDC rejected that proposal, Homes for All still supports that land swap. WFHB News spoke with musician and organizer Gwyn Zimmer who says Bloomington needs to preserve the 29-units of affordable housing currently at Seminary Pointe.
Women’s lacrosse will make its historic debut at the Olympic Games in 2028. Girls lacrosse is surging in popularity in the Hoosier state, with the Indiana High School Athletic Association recently upgrading it to a so-called “emerging sport,” paving the way for officially sanctioned high school lacrosse games. Here in B-town a team called Bloomington Pride is ready for their chance to shine. Correspondent Camryn Guilfoy has that story in a feature report produced in partnership with The Media School at Indiana University.
The Lake Monroe Sailing Association ain’t a yacht club. This local marina operates as a nonprofit in a unique partnership with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to promote environmentally responsible sailing – it’s the first facility in this area to be designated as an official “Indiana Clean Marina.” LMSA also hosts maritime education programs, with adult classes and youth sailing camps through Bloomington Parks and Recreation. Lake Monroe Sailing Association manager Walt Johnson says that’s his favorite part – even though sailing is fun, the kids are actually learning useful life lessons. Find out how on a new episode of Activate!, coming your way right now on the WFHB Local News.
Credits:
Today’s headlines were written by Dave Askins of the B Square Bulletin.
The segment on Bloomington Homes for All was produced by Kade Young.
Chad Carrothers produced today’s episode of Activate in partnership with the Bloomington Volunteer Network.
Today’s feature story on girls lacrosse as the hot new sport in Indiana was produced by Camryn Guilfoy in partnership with The Media School at Indiana University. Theme music by Ncone.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
Anchors are Aidan Verde and Jorge Casillas.