🌱 Assault Alert At The U + City To Redesign Site Of Floyd Murder

Good morning, Minneapolis! Here are your top stories for Tuesday.

First, today's weather: Some sun, then clouds; cold. High: 43 Low: 40.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Minneapolis:

1. An assault and carjacking were reported Sunday night near the University of Minnesota campus, according to KARE11. The University Department of Public Safety issued an alert to students and staff following the incident at the intersection of Washington and University avenues. Three carjackings were reported in the area in March. (KARE11)

2. A 10-year-old boy was shot and killed Friday night in a Minneapolis apartment, police said. He and another child were home alone in the 300 block of Hennepin Avenue when police responded to the scene. His name has not been released. (Patch)

3. COVID-19 cases are increasing in Minnesota, with cases “now doubling about every 18 days,” according to Metropolitan Council data. “Thankfully we're not seeing a corresponding rise in hospitalizations,” said Kathy Como-Sabetti with the Minnesota Department of Health. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

4. The City of Minneapolis is looking to redesign the intersection where George Floyd was killed in 2020. Open sessions will be held April 23 and April 26 for residents to provide feedback on the project at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue. (Patch)

5. The Wild clinched a playoff spot Sunday with an overtime victory against the San Jose Sharks. Play-off game information will be released after the regular season ends April 29. (FOX)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Zipps Liquors is Bell’s Brewery’s featured brewery of the month. (10 a.m.)
• The Minnesota Orchestra performs a sensory-friendly concert. (11 a.m.)
• See “Romeo & Juliet” for free at The Market at Malcolm Yards. (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• An Uptown Chipotle is going viral online for its flooded parking lot being dubbed one of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes. (KARE11)
• The Hennepin County Public Library will host a virtual event tonight with Debbie Reese, author of “An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People.” (Library)
• Minneapolis pastry chef Zoë François helped raise more than $30,000 for World Central Kitchen’s efforts in Ukraine. (Zoë Bakes)

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That's all for Tuesday! See you tomorrow for more local stories.

— Georgi Presecky

About me: Georgi is a Chicago-based newsletter writer and partner content curator. She spent five years on the entertainment beat for FF2 Media covering film festivals across the U.S. Her feature articles have been recognized with awards from the Illinois Women's Press Association and National Federation of Press Women. As editor-in-chief of the Lewis University newspaper, she and her staff earned honors from the Associated Collegiate Press and American Scholastic Press Associations. She began working for Patch in 2019.