🌱 Emergency Operators Needed + Bear Attack

It's June 1, Minneapolis! In today's Patch Daily:

• A teenager was shot and killed Monday in McKinley.
• "Pianos on Parade" returns to downtown.
• Summer events kick off across the city.

But first, today's weather: A thunderstorm late in the p.m. High: 89 Low: 68.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Minneapolis today:

1. A Minneapolis teen was shot and killed Monday in the McKinley neighborhood, KSTP reports. Alan Jermaine Davis, 14, was identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office. (KSTP)

2. The Minneapolis Office of Community Safety announced more than 200 officers are needed to serve the city, in addition to several 911 operators. “I see these vacancies as an opportunity to staff our public safety departments with skilled, talented and competent staff who will support our efforts in transformative change,” Commissioner Cedric Alexander said this week. (BMTN)

3. City Council candidate Nasri Warsame can no longer seek the DFL endorsement after a group of his supporters stormed a stage at a recent convention. The party voted to ban him Tuesday. (MinnPost)

4. A Downtown Field Day will be held today at The Commons. The eight-hour event begins at 11 a.m. and will feature live music, food and games. (MPLS Downtown)

5. New exhibit “Going Out, Coming In: LGBTQ+ Spaces in Downtown Minneapolis” opens today at Mill City Museum. A free opening celebration will begin at 7 p.m. (MHS)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• “Outside Vibe” returns to The Alley Project for the eighth year. (Noon)
• Lakes and Legends Brewing Company hosts a pinball tournament. (6 p.m.)
• Moon Palace Books hosts a launch party event for Emma Törzs’s “Ink Blood Sister Scribe.” (6 p.m.)
• Test your knowledge of “The White Lotus” at Wild Mind Ales trivia night. (6:15 p.m.)
• Concerts in the park are held at The Commons and the Minnehaha Bandstand. (7 p.m.)
• Pan Asian Arts Alliance presents “Between Water and Cloud” at Peavey Plaza. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• A Minneapolis woman was attacked by a bear in rural Cass County last week, Patch reports. (Patch)
• Five Minnesota students are competing this week in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. (Paid source: Star Tribune)
• Pianos on Parade begins today and runs through the summer at various locations downtown, including Loring Park, the Convention Center, the Hilton and more. (MPLS Downtown)
• The Minneapolis Institute of Art is hosting a series of free Pride Month events. (MIA)

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That's all for today! See you tomorrow for another update.

— Georgi Presecky

About me: Georgi is a 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.

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