🌱 Sick Podcast + FFA Convention + Blood Drive + Kangaroo Exhibit

Rise and shine, Indianapolis! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 57 Low: 49.

Here are the top stories today in Indianapolis:

1. On the new season of the podcast Sick, hosts Lauren Bavis and Jake Harper will be focusing on the death and sexual abuse inside the Indiana Women's Prison. The two will discuss their findings after a year-long investigation. The podcast, from WFYI and Side Effects Public Media, uncovers stories of repeated denial of crucial health care and sexual assault inside the Indiana Women’s Prison, a maximum security facility in Indianapolis. (WFYI)
2. The 94th Annual FFA Convention and Expo is taking place in-person in downtown Indianapolis this week, after being held virtually last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The sessions will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium, while the Expo will be at the Indiana Convention Center. The sessions will be broadcast on RFD-TV on cable and streamed online, and will include sessions about how agriculture can help solve many of the world’s problems, such as hunger. (953mnc.com)
3. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indiana Red Cross are teaming up for a blood drive on Nov. 1 at the IMS Museum, in honor of motorsports journalist Robin Miller. (WIBC - Indianapolis News & Politics)
4. A man’s homicide after falling down stairs during an altercation in Sept. has been ruled as self-defense by the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office. (Fox 59)
5. You'll be able to interact with kangaroos at Kangaroo Crossing, the Indianapolis Zoo's newest exhibit which is set to open May 2022. (indyschild.com)

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Today in Indianapolis:

• Chamber After Hours - Halloween at Stock Yards Bank & Trust - Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce (4:00 PM)
• A Halloween Evening with Madge & Char - Irvington Historical Society (7:00 PM)

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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.