Riley Maternity Tower Delayed + Winning Lottery Ticket

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

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First, today's weather:

Rain overnight. High: 87 Low: 67.

Here are the top stories today in Indianapolis:

1. Riley Hospital for Children is delaying the opening of the new maternity tower as COVID-19 cases soar. The Riley Maternity Tower was initially set to open this month, but that date has been pushed to late October or early November to ensure patient safety. The maternity tower will centralize all inpatient childbirth and newborn care offered at three downtown Indiana University Health hospitals. (WTTV CBS4Indy)
2. A winning lottery ticket worth $519,000 was purchased in Indianapolis. Saturday night’s CA$H 5 jackpot winner purchased the winning ticket at Bolton’s Tobacco at 2017 W. Morris Street in Indianapolis. The winning CA$H 5 numbers for Saturday, Sept. 11 are 2-14-21-32-42. (WIBC - Indianapolis News & Politics)
3. Lyman Spurlock, 23, has been sentenced to 45 years for the January 2020 murder of an Indianapolis man. (WISHTV.com)
4. Student Wyatt Maxey has been charged with attempted murder after the North Central High School stabbing on Sept. 8. (WTHR)
5. Two teens have been arrested in a string of six Facebook Marketplace robberies in Indianapolis. (WTTV CBS4Indy)

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Today in Indianapolis:

• LC Teen Dungeons & Dragons Club - Indianapolis Public Library System (4:15 PM)
• Celebrating Our Bicentennials: The Consummation of Mexican Independence and the Establishment of the City of Indianapolis - Indianapolis Public Library System (5:30 PM)

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— Miranda Fraraccio