Airborne Vehicle + Indy Jazz Fest + Lane Restrictions

Happy Monday, people of Indianapolis! Here are the most important things going on in town today.

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First, today's weather:

Rain in the morning and afternoon. High: 78 Low: 67.

Here are the top stories today in Indianapolis:

1. A person was killed on Sunday morning after their vehicle went airborne due to speeding on the southeast side of the city. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says the crash happened on East Hanna Avenue near the Interstate 465/Interstate 74 interchange around 3:45 a.m. The vehicle went airborne through a yard and landed in a burn pile. (WISHTV.com)
2. The Indianapolis Department of Public Works is warning drivers to expect lane restrictions on several city streets on Monday as work begins to redo roads southwest of downtown. Construction on South, West, Capitol and McCarty streets is set to wrap up in November. Most of the work will happen on Mondays and Saturdays. (WISHTV.com)
3. Indy Jazz Fest returned to the MacAllister Amphitheater at Garfield Park this weekend, after being a virtual event last year. (WTHR)
4. Police are investigating a fight and possible report of gunfire amid a disturbance Friday evening near Beech Grove High School. (WTHR)
5. The family of 12-year-old Saleina Marcelus, who killed in an August hit and run, is pleading for the community’s help to find answers. (Fox 59)

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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.