Indianapolis, IN
Catalina Lubin: Missing Indianapolis girl found safe
Here’s why not every child gets an Amber Alert
Police use specific criteria to determine when, and when not, to issue an Amber Alert.
(This article will update.)
Minutes after announcing a silver alert in the case of missing Catalina Lubin, the 6-year-old was found safe, police said.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s help with locating a missing six-year-old girl who did not arrive home after school.
Description of missing Indianapolis girl Catalina Lubin
Catalina Lubin, 6, is a Black girl who was last seen wearing a pink puffy jacket. She is 3 feet tall, about 40 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.
If anyone locates Lubin, please call 911 immediately.
Where was Catalina Lubin last seen?
Lubin was reported missing after getting on a school bus at Spring Mill Elementary in the 8200 block of Spring Mill Road. In an initial call out to the public just after 6:45 p.m. police only said the girl didn’t arrive at her stop.
Shortly before 8:15 p.m., police announced the girl was seen getting off the bus at Crystal Bay Apartments around 2:45 p.m. Police are searching the area around the bus stop and apartment complex at 7136 Crystal Bay Drive, near West 71st Street and Michigan Road.
What are Indianapolis police doing to find Catalina Lubin
Along with a ground search of the area of Crystal Bay Apartments, officers are searching areas along the bus route and are using a drone to assist from the air. The department also dispatched its Emergency Response Group and Victim Assistance unit to help search. Speedway police also were informed, but their involvement wasn’t immediately clear.
Police added that Washington Township Schools is assisting with the investigation. IndyStar has reached out to a Washington Township Schools spokesperson to learn more about this disappearance.
Silver Alert issued for Catalina Lubin
About 8:45 p.m. police announced a statewide silver alert was issued for Lubin. Minutes later, they announced she was located and was safe.
How police found Catalin Lubin
According to police at the apartment complex, Lubin exited the Washington Township District school bus at about 2:45 p.m.
But it wasn’t until about 6:30 p.m. when police received a report that she was declared missing.
IMPD then requested assistance from the Speedway Police Department and the Washington Township Police Department in locating Lubin, according to police.
At about 8:00 p.m., police determined that Lubin had gotten off the bus in the Crystal Bay Apartments complex earlier that day, according to police.
Police began knocking on residents’ doors asking if they had seen Lubin. At about 8:25 p.m. police requested the Washington Township School district send out a notification of Lubin’s disappearance on its parent square application, police said.
At the same time, police had completed paperwork with the state law enforcement agencies to send out a silver alert regarding Lubin.
Shortly after the silver alert was sent out, police located Lubin at 8:42 p.m. as she was walking out of the apartment complex, according to police.
When asked where she was, Lubin told police that she was playing at a friend’s house and that she was heading home, according to police.
Lubin was then reunited with her family shortly after being found.
Indianapolis, IN
Katherine Legge Will Attempt to Make History With Indianapolis 500, NASCAR Double in Same Day
Katherine Legge will look to make motorsports history this month by competing in IndyCar and NASCAR Cup Series races on the same day.
According to ESPN, Legge’s BRANDed Management announced Wednesday that she intends to race in the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on May 24, which is a feat known in racing as “the double.”
The double has been attempted 10 times by five different drivers, but Legge would be the first woman to do so if she pulls it off.
Speaking to USA Today‘s Mitchell Northam regarding her ambitious plan, Legge said, “It’s another groundbreaking thing that I can showcase to the world really that, if you set your mind to things, you can do anything, and you can do things that maybe you never even dreamt of before.”
Legge, who is a 45-year-old motorsports veteran from England, has competed in the Indy 500 four times, and she has run in eight NASCAR Cup Series races over the past two seasons.
Her best Indy 500 finish to date was 22nd in 2012, while her best result in a NASCAR Cup Series race was 17th last season at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Kyle Larson was the most recent driver to run the double, doing so last season. He previously attempted it in 2024, but a rain delay during the Indy 500 caused him to miss the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
John Andretti, Robby Gordon, Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch and Larson have all run the double, but the only driver to ever complete every lap of both races in the same day was Stewart in 2001.
No driver running the double has ever won a race as part of it. Stewart’s finishes of sixth in the Indy 500 and third in the Coca-Cola 600 in 2001 are the best results in the double to date.
Regardless of where she finishes, Legge will etch her name in motorsports history forever if she is merely able to qualify for and compete in both the 2026 Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600.
INDIANAPOLIS — Opening day for the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 featured six hours of practice around the famed 2.5-mile oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Noblesville native Conor Daly finished among the top three on the speed charts, recording a best lap of 225.838 mph.
Daly returns for his 13th Indianapolis 500 start, driving the No. 23 Chevrolet for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. The race marks the team’s lone IndyCar entry of the season, and Daly’s first Indy 500 appearance since spending 2025 as a full-time driver for Juncos Hollinger Racing, where he finished 18th in the championship standings.
“Just a good Day 1,” Daly said. “I’m very happy with the mechanical balance in the car right now.”
Much of the early session consisted of single-car runs, with pack drafting not becoming common until later in the afternoon. Even then, traffic remained manageable, and the day unfolded without major interruptions.
Despite limited drafting throughout most of the session, Daly said he was pleased with the early feel of the car and believes the team has a clear direction moving forward.
“We definitely know what we want to do for tomorrow,” Daly said. “We identified a couple things that we want to reevaluate tomorrow.”
Wind conditions also became a major factor throughout the paddock, adding another layer of challenge for drivers trying to find consistency.
“The wind is really making things interesting,” Daly said. “It seems like the last couple of years that’s changed the race a lot.”
Still, the opening day remained relatively clean despite the high speeds and steady track activity. The only significant issue came for defending Indianapolis 500 winner Alex Palou, who spent much of the session in the garage after reporting a problem in the rear of his car.
Palou returned to the track in the closing minutes and quickly jumped to the top of the speed charts, posting the fastest lap of the day at 225.937 mph.
Jessica Garcete is an IndyStar sports reporter. Get IndyStar’s motor sports coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Motor Sports newsletter. Subscribe to the YouTube channel IndyStar TV: IndyCar for a behind-the-scenes look at IndyCar and expert analysis.
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