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Nickel Plate Trail Section Complete, Some Downtown Indy Become Two-Way, State-Approved Program Changes How Indy Schools Share Resources, Clinton County EMS’s New Breathing Tech

Nickel Plate Trail Section Complete, Some Downtown Indy Become Two-Way, State-Approved Program Changes How Indy Schools Share Resources, Clinton County EMS’s New Breathing Tech

October 23, 2025

Indianapolis and state officials celebrated the completion of a section of trail that will eventually connect Indianapolis, Fishers, and Noblesville. The City of Indianapolis is converting a handful of downtown streets from one-way to two-way traffic. A state-approved pilot program that could change how Indianapolis schools share buses and buildings. Emergency Medical Services in Clinton County says it's the first EMS agency in the nation to use a new technology for breathing machines.

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