NBA All-Star George McGinnis, Candidates for Governor, Chimpanzee Complex, Teachers’ Starting Salaries, Officer-Involved Shootings

December 14, 2023

Two-time ABA champion and three-time NBA All-Star George McGinnis has died. A picture of how Republican candidates for governor are each trying to define themselves emerged yesterday, during a panel discussion at an annual legislative conference. A new chimpanzee habitat is nearing completion at the Indianapolis Zoo - it’s one of the largest in the U.S. and will house one of the largest communities for the great apes. Teachers’ starting salaries for a majority of Marion County school districts reached at least fifty thousand dollars for this school year. Indianapolis is nearing its highest record of officer-involved shootings this year - Criminal justice reporter Katrina Pross spoke with Indianapolis police officer Damon Young about the department’s use of force training.

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Today's episode of WFYI News Now was produced by Darian Benson, Abriana Herron, Drew Daudelin and Kendall Antron with support from Sarah Neal-Estes.