Bridge Project Expands to $40 Million, Neighborhoods that Need Trees, Blood Bank is Critically Low, School Board Election, Communication Breakdown Around Alleged Abuse Case at IPS

More funding for a bridge project on a historical site in Indianapolis has been identified. With the number of high-heat days increasing due to climate change, some advocacy groups say tree cover is important to keep neighborhoods cool. The Versiti Blood Center of Indiana’s blood bank is critically low. The nonprofit blood center is seeking one thousand donors. Four seats on the Indianapolis Public Schools Board are on the ballot in the November election. No one told the Indiana Department of Education that an Indianapolis teacher filmed and encouraged the alleged abuse of a second grader with disabilities.