Free Online Tutoring + IndyGo Buses Crash + ZooBoo

Happy Friday, people of Indianapolis! Here's everything you need to know going on in Indianapolis today.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 72 Low: 56.

Here are the top stories today in Indianapolis:

1. The Indiana Department of Education is partnering with a nonprofit organization to offer free online tutoring. Students will have access to free resources and help through Schoolhouse.world, which was launched in early 2020 by Khan Academy founder, Sal Khan, in response to learning disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Help will be available to students for SAT reading, writing, and math, with a math focus on pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, pre-calculus, calculus, statistics, and AP courses. (ABC 57 News)
2. Two IndyGo buses were involved in a crash on Thursday morning. The crash occurred on the 3500 block of Central Avenue just after 10:30 a.m. Eight people were taken to hospital after suffering some bumps and bruises. (WISHTV.com)
3. The Indianapolis Zoo’s 40th annual Halloween celebration, ZooBoo, begins Oct. 6th. (WTTV CBS4Indy)
4. An accused serial rapist was held on a $500,000 bond Thursday morning by Marion Superior Judge Mark Stoner.(Fox 59)
5. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department homicide detectives are investigating after an unresponsive person was found near the area of Valley Ridge Drive and Ridge Vale Place near Emerson and Southporton on Thursday morning. (Fox 59)

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Today in Indianapolis:

• Zumbini combines music, dance, instruments, and educational tools for bonding, learning and fun!- Indianapolis Public Library System (11:00 AM)
• A Night of Legends with Charlie Wilson & The Legendary Isley Brothers - Indiana State Fairgrounds (7:30 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.