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Jackson has tasted. 8A Volume 119 No. 28 Home delivery pricing inside Subscribe 888-357-7827 $2.50 Weather High Low Partly sunny, humid. Forecast, 4C New standards to lower emissions and improve fuel efficiency are part of President carmaking future. 6A 2021 PULITZER PRIZE WINNER DAILY DISCOUNTS SAVINGS PAGE 2A At the end of an hour-long presenta- tion of sobering crime sta- tistics, Mayor Joe Hogsett insisted the city still is But the numbers for the most devas- tating crimes committed in Indianapolis tell such an optimistic story.

Homicides are up compared to the same time last year, which itself was a record- shattering year of killings. As of Aug. 1, there were 160 criminal and non-crimi- nal homicides for the year. Last year the city had 131 homicides during the same time frame. Non-fatal shootings are also on the rise, with more than 450 victims be- tween Jan.

1 and July 30, according to charts shared by the Indianapolis Met- ropolitan Police Department during a Thursday news conference. This time last year, there were just over 350 non- fatal shooting victims. really talking Hogsett said, a high percentage of Violent crime in Indy on rise Hogsett Insight into Indy crime A new analysis that are involved in of homicides in the city and a large percentage of victims and suspects were between 18-34. 2A See CRIME STATS, Page 14A Hogsett insists small number involved and city Elizabeth DePompei Indianapolis Star USA TODAY NETWORK been a year and a half, but CO- VID-19 going anywhere. Recently, the highly contagious del- ta variant has led national and local health to revisit stricter guid- ance, resulting in some institutions is- suing indoor mask man- dates and vaccination requirements.

One of the concerns with the delta variant is the number of con- COVID-19 cases among fully vaccinated individuals, known as breakthrough cases. This was to be expected vaccines, in general, do not entirely prevent infection, but they do protect you from severe or even fatal outcomes. A presentation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that was recently made public by The Washington Post shows those who are vaccinated are three times less likely to catch COVID-19 and 10-times less likely to die from it. what you should know about how the state and tracks COVID-19 breakthrough cases. What we know about COVID-19 breakthrough cases in Indiana Information about breakthrough cases is published as part of COVID-19 vaccination dashboard, which you can at ourshot.in.gov.

Data is updated Thursdays at noon and data as of the previous Thursday. COVID-19 IN INDIANA Cases among vaccinated on the rise Few individuals have required hospitalization Holly V. Hays Indianapolis Star USA TODAY NETWORK See CASES, Page 15A Inside COVID-19 vaccines are free, but about a third of Americans are worried about a surprise bill. 7A The Kan-Kan Cinema and Brasserie stood ished in Windsor Park in mid-March of 2020, its glass doors gleaming under the late winter sun, ready to be propped open by throngs of movie-go- ers. Instead, it would remain closed for 17 more months.

As COVID-19 pummeled its way through the U.S., the Kan-Kan took unexpected turns to pro- gram virtual and outdoor while the new build- ing sat without crowds. city just have a center for and such a said Louise Henderson, exec- utive director of the Indianapolis Film Project, which operates the cinema. already that before we even fully East-side indie theater will open its doors for in-person 17 months after planned launch Kan-Kan Cinema and Brasserie, located at 1258 Windsor St. on the near east side of Indianapolis, on July 15. The indie theater and restaurant will open its facility to the public on Aug.

20. PHOTOS BY JENNA KAN-KAN CINEMA WILL FILL A Domenica Bongiovanni Indianapolis Star USA TODAY NETWORK Theatre two can seat 145 guests at Kan-Kan Cinema and Brasserie in the Windsor Park neighborhood of Indianapolis. See KAN-KAN, Page 13A.