🌱 Fatal Crash On Highway 169 + Gas Prices On The Rise

Hello, Minneapolis! Here's your daily five-minute guide to the latest local news.

First, today's weather: Blowing snow, 6-10 in. High: 10 Low: -2.

Here are the top 5 stories in Minneapolis today:

1. A third former police officer testified Monday in the federal trial accusing Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao of violating George Floyd's civil rights. Lane described Floyd as "handcuffed and out of control" upon his arrest in 2020. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

2. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is in a bidding war with Riverfront Development Partners to buy the Northern Metals site at 2800 Pacific Street. Both parties are awaiting a decision for the future of the site. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

3. A portion of Highway 169 was closed for most of the afternoon Monday after a fatal crash near Cedar Lake Road in St. Louis Park. The closure lasted about three hours but further details about the accident were not released. (BMTN)

4. A memorial will be held today for 15-year-old Deshaun Hill, who was shot and killed in North Minneapolis earlier this month. The service will take place at Frank J. Lindquist Sanctuary on the campus of North Central University. (LBC)

5. Gas prices are on the rise in the Twin Cities, with a 10-cent increase over the past week. According to AAA, the national average price per gallon is $3.53. (CBS)

Today in Minneapolis:

• See Academy Award nominees "Belfast," "Drive My Car" and "Licorice Pizza" at the Landmark. (1:30 p.m.)
• Trivia Tuesday at Lakes & Legends. (7 p.m.)
• Catch "Pretty Woman: The Musical" at Orpheum Theatre. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Find out who's hiring in the Minneapolis area. (Patch)
• The Twin Cities Summer Jam released its 2022 lineup. (KARE11)
• Local nonprofit Breakthrough Twin Cities is guiding students on their journeys to college. (KARE11)
• Minneapolis Public Schools is celebrating School Bus Driver Appreciation Week. (Facebook)

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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.