🌱 Kan-Kan Helps Ukraine + Parolee Released Over Spelling Error

Rise and shine, Indianapolis! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in Indianapolis today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and very cold. High: 27 Low: 21.

Here are the top three stories in Indianapolis today:

1. Indianapolis' Kan-Kan Cinema is sending proceeds from upcoming screenings to the people of Ukraine. Zina Kumok reached out to Daniel Jacobson, her friend as well as the programming director at the Kan-Kan, to screen a documentary about the 2014 Maidan revolution to provide context for current events. All proceeds from the screening of "Maidan" will be donated to Razom, a nonprofit currently providing medical supplies to injured Ukrainians. (WTHR)
2. If it seems like everyone's moving a bit slower on I-465, there's a good reason: the speed limit for I-465 between the Keystone Avenue and East 56th Street exits has been reduced to 45 MPH. The slowdown, announced yesterday by the Indiana Department of Transportation, is in preparation for construction on Clear Path 465. The project is designed to improve traffic flow and safety on I-465 as well as on I-69. (FOX 59 Indianapolis)
3. A spelling discrepancy reportedly let a parolee at Marion County Jail out on a $500 bond — just weeks before he was charged with shooting a first-year IMPD officer. 31-year-old Mylik Hill, who is charged with two counts of attempted murder, was previously arrested for theft and resisting law enforcement on Jan. 31. The court was reportedly unaware Hill was on parole, which officials believe to be due to a spelling discrepancy when he was initially booked. (FOX 59 Indianapolis)

Today in Indianapolis:

• 2022 Indianapolis St Patrick’s Day Bar Crawl - Tap and Dolls (12:00 PM)
• The 5th Annual Lucky's St. Patrick's Day Crawl - O'Reilly's Bar and Restaurant (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Learn how to change a tire with CBS 4 Indianapolis' new "Adulting 101" series. (CBS 4 Indianapolis)
• Meet Suri, Teal, and more of the adorable adoptable pets in Indianapolis shelters! (Indianapolis Patch)
• What smell brings you back to childhood? See what the social followers of Indy Now had to say. (FOX 59 Indianapolis)

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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.