🌱 IMPD Officer Arrested + Spirit Airlines Indy-To-Newark Service

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First, today's weather:

Cloudy, breezy and cooler. High: 47 Low: 38.

Here are the top three stories in Indianapolis today:

1. An Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department veteran officer and her boyfriend have been charged for growing marijuana. IMPD Officer Christina Slack and Jamel Owens face two misdemeanor counts of possession of marijuana. The officer has been suspended with a recommendation for termination to the Civilian Police Merit Board, IMPD says. (WISH TV Indianapolis, IN)
2. Spirit Airlines has added a new once-daily flight from Indianapolis International Airport to Newark. Beginning Jun. 22, Hoosiers can get non-stop service to the New York City area year-round. The airline has also announced that beginning in May, Spirit will resume nonstop flights from Indy to Myrtle Beach — a route last served by the airline in 2019. (Inside INdiana Business)
3. The Indianapolis Public Library central branch remains closed due to plumbing issues. Wednesday's closure marked day three for the library, which had to shut down because the plumbing issues took so many restrooms offline, they cannot be open to the public. Library officials don't know when the issue will be resolved; however, all other libraries remain open as normal. (CBS 4 Indianapolis)

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Today in Indianapolis:

• The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs, At Kurt Vonnegut Museum And Library (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Check out four new Indianapolis area open houses that are worth stopping by. (Indianapolis Patch)
• Indianapolis' east side will get a new summer farmers market starting in May. (IndyStar)
• Two Indianapolis teens were arrested following a vehicle pursuit in connection to an alleged armed robbery in Whitestown. (WTHR)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.