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What's up Indianapolis! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Won big on Dec. 25? Here’s how Indy winners claim cash.
• Why so many 40-somethings are heading back to school now

Also on today's calendar: Crawl 'Til The Ball Falls: Indianapolis NYE Bar Crawl 2025.

Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A little morning rain, with a high of 65 and low of 43 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, temps: high: 56, low: 53.
• Sunday: Rain; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 65 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hoosier Lottery Cash 5, Daily 3 winning numbers for Dec. 25, 2025 (indystar.com) — Hoosier Lottery players can now check the full set of Dec. 25 winning numbers and see exactly how and where to claim prizes, including big wins that must be redeemed at the Indianapolis headquarters. The article walks through claim options by prize amount, deadlines, and what documents you’ll need so Indianapolis-area winners can plan their next steps confidently.
   

• No more midlife crisis: More people 40+ going back to school (wishtv.com) — Indianapolis viewers tuning into WISH-TV’s Christmas business segment heard how many Americans in their 40s are heading back to school or trade programs to adapt to layoffs, stagnant wages, and AI-driven job changes. The report highlights growing mid-career enrollment, new scholarship options for older learners, and why trades like plumbing and construction are drawing more middle-aged students seeking stability and better pay.
   

📸 Around Indianapolis

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Indianapolis

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Wednesday December 31

• Crawl 'Til The Ball Falls: Indianapolis NYE Bar Crawl 2025
  16-Bit Bar+Arcade 110 E New York St Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
  6:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Farmers Market at Minnetrista: Indoor Market
  Minnetrista Museum & Gardens , 1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy , Muncie
  9:00 am

Sunday January 4

• Betty's Cabin Activity: Sunday Crafternoon
  Minnetrista Museum & Gardens 600 West Minnetrista Boulevard Muncie, IN 47303
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Bona Closed for Christmas and New Years
  Irvington Historical Society , 5350 E University Ave , Indianapolis
• Northeast Indianapolis CBC
  Fort Harrison State Park , 6000 North Post Rd , Indianapolis
  8:00 am
• Cool Creek Bird Hike
  Cool Creek Nature Center , 2000-1 East 151st St , Carmel
  8:30 am
• Pantry Closed
  Servants Heart of Indy, Inc , 6025 Madison Ave, Suite C , Indianapolis
  9:00 am
• Cover to Cover Book Club
  Clark Pleasant Branch - Adult Learning Center
  10:00 am
• Sock Skating
  White River Branch - WRB Community Room (Whole Room)
  10:00 am
• Dungeons & Dragons
  Clark Pleasant Branch - CPB STEAM Zone
  2:30 pm
• Trent Mabry in Indianapolis / Greenwood, IN
  Mad Hatter Shows and Event Center , 916 E Main St #200 , Greenwood
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Eagle Creek Bird Hikes
  Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center , 6515 Delong Road , Indianapolis
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Christmas filled with love and prayers and hugs and kisses and laughter and peace!!!!
  I hope this Christmas brings you everything you could ever want!!!! (Nextdoor Irvington South)
• Undelivered mail all over the ground on rentham Court at glenwick in cobblestone.
  There's like hundreds of letters on the ground addressed to people in the subdivision and up on Southport. I picked up as much as I could and gave it… (Nextdoor Southern Oaks)

🗞 Nearby News

Beech Grove

• Man, 22, charged with reckless homicide in Marion girl's shooting death (wthr.com)
• A True Taste of Italy (townepost.com)

Speedway

• Powerball tickets win over $7M across Indiana recently (wthr.com)

Ok Indianapolis! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m out of time.
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