🌱 3 People Shot + Indy Snow Force + IDOH COVID-19 Changes

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First, today's weather:

Sunny, but much colder. High: 32 Low: 23.

Here are the top three stories in Indianapolis today:

1. Three people were injured in separate shootings on the east side of Indianapolis Thursday morning. Police responded to a report of a person shot at around 5:30 a.m and found one victim shot near the 2100 block of North Drexel Avenue, near East 21st Street, and a second victim in the 1900 block of North Bosart Avenue. At around 6:15 a.m., police responded to another call and found a person shot at the intersection of 25th Street and Hillside Avenue. (WTHR)
2. As temperatures dropped during the winter weather system on Thursday, the Indy Snow Force hit the streets. Beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, crews were deployed to treat major and secondary streets against potentially icy conditions. Because of the potential for freezing rain and sleet, Snow Force drivers were strategic in deploying ice-melting material in order to prevent it from being washed away by heavy rainfall, according to The Indianapolis Department of Public Works. (WTHR)
3. The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) has released a number of changes affecting Indianapolis residents, and those across the state. Testing and vaccinations sites near Indianapolis Motor Speedway will end Feb. 26 and hospital support from the Indiana National Guard will end March 14. In addition, schools will no longer have to conduct contract tracing or report positive cases to IDOH. (WISHTV.com)

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Today in Indianapolis:

• Meditation, At Indianapolis Public Library Online (12:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Due to staffing shortages and a lack of space for animals, the Indianapolis Animal Care Services shelter has made the decision to move to emergency intake status. IACS will be temporarily only accepting animals in emergency situations and all surrendered animals will be at high risk of euthanasia. (Facebook)
• Are you a college student looking for an opportunity to work at the Racing Capital of the World? Apply now to join the Indianapolis Motor Speedway College Experience! (Facebook)
• Discover how a box becomes a box and a sneaker becomes a sneaker in “How People Make Things” at the Indiana State Museum. Learn firsthand how tools and processes create objects we use every day. (Facebook)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. 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, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.