Deadly North Side Shooting + No Change In Insurance Compensation

Happy Saturday, people of Indianapolis! Here's what's going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Fog in the morning; some sun. High: 81 Low: 66.

Here are the top stories in Indianapolis today:

1. A man is dead after a shooting on the city’s near north side Thursday evening, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. Police were called to the 600 block of Eugene Street around 11 p.m. for a report of shots fired. Once on the scene, officers located a man in a truck who had been shot. (WISHTV.com)
2. Indiana Department of Insurance Commissioner Amy L. Beard recently approved an average 0% change for Workers’ Compensation rates, effective January 1, 2022. Workers’ compensation insurance covers medical costs associated with workplace injuries and provides wage replacement benefits to injured workers for lost work time. Indiana Workers’ Compensation rates consistently rank one of the lowest in the United States (WBIW.com)
3. An Indianapolis woman has been accused of threatening a clerk at a Daleville convenience store with a knife. (The Star Press)
4. A plan to upgrade technology to combat violent crime was unveiled Friday by Indianapolis city leaders. (Fox 59)
5. Indianapolis library branch openings have been delayed by COVID-19-related price increases. (IndyStar)

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Today in Indianapolis:

• 2021 Hot Chocolate 15K/5K Indianapolis (7:50 AM)
• ARPO at Broad Ripple Farmer’s Market (8:00 AM)
• Zionsville Optimist Club Hit the Bricks (8:05 AM)
• Nickel Plate Trail Clean-up (82nd Street) (9:00 AM)
• The Marion County Historical Society Presents Jared Carter (2:00 PM)
• Vineyard Live Music (2:00 PM)
• World Migratory Bird Day Hike - Zionsville Town Community Events (3:00 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.