🌱 Fatal Gas Station Shooting + COVID Numbers + Busy Festival Weekend

Welcome to the Saturday edition of the Minneapolis Daily! Happy Father's Day and Juneteenth weekend! Now let's get to today's top stories.

First, today's weather: Breezy in the afternoon. High: 84 Low: 69.

Here are the top 5 stories in Minneapolis today:

1. Police are searching for a Brooklyn Park man connected to a fatal gas station shooting in Plymouth. Charges filed this week said Daniel James Hart is "a danger to public safety.” Anyone with information is asked to call Plymouth police. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

2. COVID-19 wastewater levels continue to fall in Minnesota, the Star Tribune reports. The St.Paul-based Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant reported a 12 percent decrease in viral levels this week. The data marks the “third straight summertime drop in COVID-19 activity.” (Paid source: Star Tribune)

3. A Minneapolis house flipper just pleaded guilty to “defrauding real estate investors out of more than $3 million,” CBS reports. Suzanne Griffiths falsified documents and used investments for her own expenses. (CBS)

4. The city’s development plan is on pause after Hennepin County Judge Joseph Klein raised environmental concerns about “Minneapolis 2040.” City officials said they plan to appeal the halt. (MPR News)

5. Target announced it will host an extended “Deal Days” sale later this summer. The Minnesota-based retailer will begin the three-day sale on July 11. (BMTN)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Check out the 2nd Annual Bach Roots Festival Family Concert at Minnehaha Park. (10 a.m.)
• The Stone Arch Bridge Festival returns to the Mississippi Waterfront. (10 a.m.)
• Stop by the June Market at Malcolm Yards. (11 a.m.)
• Join the Juneteenth Celebration at Centennial Park. (11 a.m.)
• The Children’s Theatre Company performs at Peavey Plaza. (Noon)
• A Kid's Book Fest is held at the Legacy Building during its grand opening weekend. (2:30 p.m.)
• See the Twin Cities Mobile Jazz Project at the Lake Harriet Bandshell. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• KARE11 curated a list of ways to “beat the heat” in the Twin Cities this summer. (KARE11)
• Indie movie “Marmalade” will shoot just outside the Metro area next week. (BMTN)
• Celebrate Father’s Day in the Twin Cities with Patch’s weekend activity guide. (Patch)

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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.

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