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Friday's Speedway Stroll canceled for wind; next Stroll set for Nov. 6

The Town of Speedway canceled the Oct. 16 Speedway Stroll on Main Street because of forecast wind gusts. More than 40 artists, crafters, businesses and groups had signed up, many with tents. The town says the next Stroll is Friday, Nov. 6. The town's online calendar also still lists a Main Street Stroll on Oct. 31, so check with the town before you go.

Other dates are unchanged: Trunk or Treat is Oct. 24 from 5 to 6:15 p.m., and Trick-or-Treat is Oct. 31.

Sources: Town of Speedway, Speedway events calendar · Oct. 16

Police Commission and Town Council meet Monday

The Speedway Police Commission meets Monday, Oct. 19, at 10:30 a.m., and the Town Council meets at 7 p.m. the same day. Agendas are posted on the town's Agendas & Minutes page. Asphalt patching around town by DC Construction also begins that week.

Source: Town of Speedway

25th St. and Parkwood Dr. intersection closure was set to end Friday

As part of the 25th Street Construction Project, the town closed the 25th St. and Parkwood Dr. intersection from Wednesday, Oct. 14, through Friday, Oct. 16. The town said the schedule depended on the weather. It has not yet posted whether the intersection reopened on time.

Source: Town of Speedway

Speedway clerk-treasurer on the Nov. 3 ballot for Marion County prosecutor

Philip Foust, a Republican who is Speedway's clerk-treasurer and a former Marion County deputy prosecutor, is challenging Democratic Prosecutor Ryan Mears, who has held the office since 2019. WTHR has posted interviews with both candidates. Foust has centered his campaign on juvenile crime and on working with police. Mears points to violent-crime conviction rates and lower crime.

Sources: WTHR (Mears), WTHR (Foust), Mirror Indy

Where to vote on the west side for the Nov. 3 election and school referendum

On Election Day, Marion County voters can vote at any vote center. Ben Davis High School, 1200 N. Girls School Rd., is a vote center inside the area this section covers. Other Wayne Township sites nearby include the Wayne Township Trustee's Office at 5401 W. Washington St. and Wayne Township Fire Station 85 at 7981 W. Crawfordsville Rd. The ballot includes the MSD of Wayne Township operating referendum.

Early voting is open now at the City-County Building downtown. Township satellite sites open Saturday, Oct. 24. The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Thursday, Oct. 22.

Sources: Indy Votes, Mirror Indy

Three people hurt in separate overnight shootings

IMPD has not released any suspect information. All three shootings are under investigation.

• South side: A person was shot around 11:45 p.m. Thursday in the 5500 block of Versailles Dr., near State Road 135 and Epler Ave. Police said the person was in stable condition.
• North side: Shots were fired into a home on Grandview Dr., near 76th St. and Ditch Rd., around 3:10 a.m. Friday. One person had a superficial gunshot wound.
• Northwest side: A person was found shot near Buttercup Way around 3:45 a.m. Friday and was listed as stable.

Sources: WIBC, FOX59 · Oct. 16

Frost advisory for Marion County early Sunday

The frost advisory runs from 2 to 9 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, for Marion County and areas to its south and east. A freeze warning covers some surrounding counties and areas to the north and east. Lows will be in the low to mid 30s. Forecasters advise bringing sensitive plants inside.

Source: WRTV · Oct. 17

I-70 eastbound down to one lane from I-465 to Belmont Ave.

From 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, until 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, eastbound I-70 is reduced to one lane between I-465 and Belmont Ave. Several ramps are closed: northbound I-465 to eastbound I-70 (Exit 9), the Sam Jones Expressway and Holt Rd. ramps onto eastbound I-70, and the eastbound I-70 exits to Sam Jones Expressway (Exit 75) and Holt Rd. (Exit 77).

Source: FOX59 / INDOT

I-465 at U.S. 31 (Meridian St.): overnight closures

On Friday and Saturday nights, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., the ramp from northbound Meridian St. to eastbound I-465 is closed. I-465 is also down to one lane in each direction near the U.S. 31 interchange. The detour uses westbound I-465 to the Michigan Rd. (U.S. 421) interchange and then eastbound I-465.

Source: WISH-TV

Last night of this weekend's I-65 and I-69 closures

• I-69 northeast side: The 82nd St. ramp to northbound I-69 is closed tonight from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. There is no access to northbound Binford Blvd. at 75th St. during the same hours. The new northbound I-69 lane north of 82nd St. is expected to open by Sunday morning.
• I-65 south of downtown: The ramp from northbound I-65 to westbound I-70 is closed tonight. Northbound I-65 between Keystone Ave. and Morris St. is limited overnight.

Sources: FOX59 / INDOT, Clear Path 465

Tarkington Park playground to be rebuilt, opening May 2027

The Metropolitan Development Commission approved the final plan for Tarkington Park. Tearing down and rebuilding the playground is budgeted at $1 million. That money is part of a $22.5M Lilly Endowment grant awarded to Butler University in 2024. Permits are expected in mid-November, and construction would follow. The playground is slated to open in May 2027.

Source: WFYI · Oct. 16

Ahead of Monday's budget vote, IBJ reports on the administration's cuts

The City-County Council takes its final vote on the roughly $1.9B 2027 budget on Monday, Oct. 19. It needs 13 of 25 votes to pass. On Oct. 16 the Indianapolis Business Journal reported on the spending cuts the Hogsett administration made when it built the budget. The full list is behind IBJ's paywall, and this bulletin has not independently confirmed the amounts.

Sources: Indianapolis Business Journal, indy.gov: 2027 Budget · Oct. 16

Details emerge on bipartisan TRUST ordinance for surveillance technology

Councilors Jesse Brown and Council Vice President John Barth are drafting the Transparent and Responsible Use of Surveillance Technology (TRUST) Ordinance. Republican Councilor Michael-Paul Hart has said he supports its approach. It would cover license-plate readers such as Flock cameras, facial recognition, gunshot detection and drones.

New details reported this week: the draft would limit stored data to 30 days, require Council approval and a public hearing before an agency adopts new surveillance technology, and add privacy reviews, audits and public reports. A companion resolution would create a resident-led oversight board. Supporters hope to pass it before the end of the year, ahead of the 2027 legislative session. Hart has said legislation introduced Monday would go through the normal committee process, which could take at least a month.

The effort follows September charges against five current or former IMPD officers who are accused of misusing Flock cameras. The officers have not been convicted.

Sources: IndyStar (via Yahoo), 95.3 MNC, WTHR · Oct. 17