🌱 IACS Kennels Full + Hit-And-Run Suspect Found + Indy Airport

Happy Wednesday, people of Indianapolis! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Colder with plenty of sun. High: 34 Low: 24.

Here are the top 3 stories in Indianapolis today:

1. Indianapolis Animal Care Services is asking for patience and understanding as the shelter deals with a space crisis and understaffing. IACS Deputy Director Katie Trenepohl said kennels are full and temporary crates in hallways are now being used for the overflow of animals. Trennepohl said they receive hundreds of emails and voicemails, and often can’t respond right away because they are so understaffed. (WFYI)
2. A couple who allowed a man to spend a night in their trailer called Indianapolis police after learning that he was wanted for a hit-and-run that killed an 11-year-old boy. Katie Book says she saw references to John Killough Jr., who was a neighbor's friend, on Facebook after he spent Friday night outside their home. Killough was charged with leaving the scene of an accident on Dec. 11, which resulted in the death of Kyson Beatty. (WANE)
3. Indianapolis International Airport Executive Director Mario Rodriquez says the airport has increased the fire and police presence in the morning hours over the next two weeks to help with customer service. According to Rodriquez, staff have been keeping the airport clean at nearly “hospital grade levels,” and states that the airport has used the pandemic as an opportunity to better itself, including the introduction of technological improvements. He suggests travelers arrive at least two hours before their flight and warns the busiest times to fly during the Christmas holiday is in the morning. (WISHTV.com)

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From my notebook:

• After firefighters responded to a cardiac arrest and saved his younger brothers life, 30 year old Jacob Bartley knew a career in the fire service was for him and joined Indianapolis Fire Department Recruit Class 87. (Facebook)
• Dinosphere at the Children's Museum Indianapolis will open 100 days from now! Here is an artistic view of what this whole experience will look like. (Instagram)
• The Indianapolis Animal Care Services is full and needs adopters.

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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.