Man Found Dead In Apt. +Black Players For Change +Indy Heart Walk

Happy Saturday, Indianapolis! Here are the most important things happening today in Indianapolis.

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First, today's weather:

Rain in the morning. High: 69 Low: 48.

Here are the top stories in Indianapolis today:

1. Police are investing the death of an adult man who was found inside an apartment on the north side. Officers were called to the scene at 7700 block of Solana Drive, east of N. Keystone Avenue and south of 78th Street, on Friday morning. The case has not been ruled a homicide at this time. (Fox 59)
2. The 30th Annual Indianapolis Heart Walk and 5k Run is returning on Saturday, Sept. 25. The event will honor survivors of heart disease and stroke and celebrate the work of the American Heart Association. Gates will open at 8:30 a.m. at Victory Field. (Fox 59)
3. A 2-year-old was shot while sleeping in bed at a west-side Indianapolis home and has been taken to Riley Hospital in stable condition. (WTHR)
4. Former MLS player and Indy native, Ray Gaddis, is bringing mini-pitch to the east side community in honor of Black Players for Change. (WTTV CBS4Indy)
5. Marian University will be launching City Connects, a program designed to improve academic achievement among K-12 students, in Indiana. (Inside INdiana Business)

Today in Indianapolis:

• Indiana DNR Free Fishing Days - Wayne Township 4-H Office (12:00 AM)
• Ride of a Life Time - Life Time (8:00 AM)
• Nickel Plate Trail Clean-up 71st. - Binford Redevelopment and Growth (9:00 AM)
• Meet a Hero - Indianapolis Zoological Society (10:00 AM)
• 2021 Chicken & Beer Festival - The Pavilion at Pan Am (1:00 PM)
• Starting a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization - Indianapolis Public Library System (1:00 PM)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.