🌱 Extreme Heat In Twin Cities + Twins All-Stars + Aquatennial Preview

Good morning, Minneapolis. Let's get to your five-minute guide to today's headlines.

First, today's weather: A strong afternoon t-storm. High: 95 Low: 70.

Here are the top 3 stories today in Minneapolis:

1. A National Weather Service heat advisory continues today in the Twin Cities. It expires at 6 p.m., after temperatures reach up to 97 degrees with dangerous heat indices. (Patch)

2. A Minneapolis woman confronted a group of people protesting the police killing of Andrew Tekle Sundberg outside her apartment complex over the weekend. She said Sundberg "tried to kill me in front of my kids” and that the group's vigil in his memory was “not OK.” (Patch)

3. A busy sports week is ahead for Minnesota teams. The 3M Open is underway in Blaine, with the undefeated Aurora FC headed to a championship this weekend. Minnesota United FC midfielder Emanuel Reynoso was named the Player of the Week in the MLS, plus Byron Buxton and Luis Arraez will represent the Twins at tonight’s MLB All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium. (MLB)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Family fun activities are offered at Webber Park Library. (1 p.m.)
• Live music in Bryant Square Park. (6:30 p.m.)
• Trivia Night at Target Field Station. (7 p.m.)
• See a movie in Pershing Park. (9:10 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Tomorrow’s Aquatennial Torchlight Parade will honor the 50th anniversary of Title IX, with six local athletes representing women in sports as grand marshals. (KARE11)
• Hundreds gathered Sunday at the state capitol to march for abortion rights. (Patch)
• The Twin Cities housing market continues to see more buyers than sellers, the Star Tribune reports. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

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You're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— 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.