🌱 Classes Canceled Amid Teacher Strike + State Fair Lineup

Happy Wednesday, Minneapolis! Here's the news for March 9.

First, today's weather: Cloudy and colder. High: 21 Low: 6.

Here are the top 5 stories in Minneapolis today:

1. Minneapolis Public Schools teachers are officially on strike for the first time in more than 50 years. Picket lines began Monday morning for the group, which is seeking better pay and smaller class sizes. Classes are canceled indefinitely. (Patch)

2. Burnsville High School went on lockdown Tuesday afternoon after reports of a weapon in the school. Investigators say no weapon was found after more than two hours of lockdown. (KSTP)

3. Former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels filed to oppose U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar in the 5th Congressional District Democratic primary. He previously ran for mayor of Minneapolis and is considered an advocate for public safety. (KARE11)

4. A Wisconsin man injured at U.S. Bank Stadium in 2019 will receive $1.25 million in a settlement reached this week, Patch reports. Tom Ugoretz was attending a Garth Brooks concert at the venue when a steel barrier landed on his foot. (Patch)

5. More than 1,400 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Minnesota Tuesday, along with 20 additional deaths. March 11 marks two years since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus crisis a global pandemic. More than 6 million people have died worldwide. (KARE11)

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From my notebook:

• Former Golden Gopher and Minnesota Viking linebacker Nate Triplett is fighting brain cancer. (BMTN)
• Jim Gaffigan and Diana Ross joined the lineup for this summer’s Minnesota State Fair. Tickets go on sale Friday. (BMTN)
• Minnesotans Mike Schultz and Sydney Peterson won silver medals at the Paralympics this week. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

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— 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.