🌱 Crash Suspect Arrested + Metro Transit Extends Weekend Service

It's Wednesday, Minneapolis! In today's Daily:

• The son of a former state representative has been arrested in connection with a deadly car crash.
• At least 200,000 people are expected to visit the city this weekend.
• A state official encouraged Target to "stand firm" amid Pride product backlash.

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Here are the top 3 stories today in Minneapolis:

1. Five women were killed in a car crash Friday night at Lake Street and Second Avenue. KARE11 reports Derrick John Thompson, 27, was arrested for driving 100 miles per hour and running the intersection’s red light. Minneapolis police said the suspect is the son of former State Rep. John Thompson. (KARE11)

2. Metro Transit announced it will extend weekend service following Taylor Swift concerts at U.S. Bank Stadium Friday and Saturday. Bus service will now run past 1 a.m. Swift’s sold-out “Eras Tour” concerts run more than three hours. (KARE11)

3. More than 200,000 people will visit the downtown area this weekend for various events, the Star Tribune reports. Road closures are planned near “Loring Park, U.S. Bank Stadium and Target Center” which are expected to “make it more challenging to get into and around downtown.” (Paid source: Star Tribune)

Today in Minneapolis:

• A Summer Solstice Celebration is held in the Fulton neighborhood. (6 p.m.)
• The Twins take on the Red Sox at Target Field. (6:40 p.m.)
• Trivia nights are held at The Local and Number Twelve Cider. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison encouraged Target to “stand firm” after online controversy surrounded the retailer’s Pride products earlier this month. (MinnPost)
• The Saloon will no longer offer Anheuser-Busch products after the beer company “walked back its support of transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.” (KSTP)
• Mall of America announced plans for a new “immersive” Halloween attraction this fall. (BMTN)

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