Watch out for slick roads this morning, and bundle up! Bitter, sub-zero chills plus the new snow may combine for a miserable commute.
Here’s a roundup of 10 or so more links to get your day started:
- Indy police said they found Willie Wilson had downloaded a document titled “Infant Abduction Statistics” to his phone nearly two hours before calling 911 to report his infant son, nicknamed Baby Delano, missing. (IndyStar)
- Yikes. Indianapolis-based insurerAnthem said hackers broke into a database containing personal information for about 80 million of its customers and employees in what is likely to be the largest data breach disclosed by a health-care company. (USA Today)
- NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams admitted Wednesday he was not aboard a helicopter hit and forced down by RPG fire during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, a false claim that has been repeated by the network for years. (Stars and Stripes)
- This is a beautiful idea: Buy cookies from Sinai Miller, the 9-year-old Girl Scout hit by a stray bullet. (IndyStar)
- The Colts’ D’Qwell Jackson was arrested in Washington, D.C. for punching a pizza delivery driver in a fight over a parking spot. He’s the third Colts player arrested in the past month. (IndyStar)
- *Sniff* Andrew Sullivan says his seminal Daily Dish blog will officially end on Friday. (dish.andrewsullivan.com)
- Think the New York Times is going to the dogs for posting recent clickbaity stories about cats? They’ve actually been covering our feline friends for more than 140 years, a researcher says. (Poynter)
- Three Sisters Springs in Florida had to close a one acre plot of water to swimming and kayaking when more than 300 manatees rapidly moved in. (USA Today)
- A bakery in California has come up with what may be the ultimate breakfast-or-dessert hybrid: A doughnut stuffed with a Pop-Tart. (USA Today)
- Just in time for Valentine’s Day 2015! The “50 Shades of Grey” teddy bear. (VermontTeddyBear.com)
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