Extending Bike Trails + Knife Incident At School + Indy Jazz Fest

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 76 Low: 56.

Here are the top stories in Indianapolis today:

1. A proposed $25M plan would extend three Indianapolis bike trails and start the design work for six more. The construction would start in 2023 on a rehab of the Pleasant Run Trail south of downtown, and extensions of the Pogues Run Trail and Eagle Creek Trail. City-County Council is expected to approve of the package on Monday. (WIBC - Indianapolis News & Politics)
2. An Indianapolis school cancels classes after a knife incident between two students. One North Central High School student has been apprehended, and medical care is being provided. Few details have been released involving the incident, but the school building is secure. (WANE)
3. ‘Food is Medicine’ program is delivering boxes of healthy food to people in need in Marion County through January. (WTTV CBS4Indy)
4. The Indy Jazz Fest returns to Indianapolis this year, running Sept. 16-19. (Fox 59)
5. Indiana Poison Center reports an increase in ivermectin side effects calls, as doctors continue to warn the drug isn’t a COVID-19 treatment. (Fox 59)

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Today in Indianapolis:

• Join hundreds of volunteers during the Go ALL IN Day - United Way of Central Indiana (8:00 AM)
• Homeschool Bug Day for ages 3 and up. Southeastway Park - Indy Parks and Recreation (10:00 AM)
• Computer Classes at Central: Internet Basics Level 1 - Indianapolis Public Library System (11:00 AM)
• New Beginnings Job Readiness Program Information Session - Indianapolis Urban League (11:00 AM)
• Explore the art, traditions, and storytelling of native embroidery-style beadwork with History Happy Hour: Native Beadwork- Indiana Historical Society (5:30 PM)

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