🌱 Fatal Police Shooting + Minneapolis Hotels On The Rebound

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Here are the top 4 stories today in Minneapolis:

1. Police shot and killed an unnamed man in south Minneapolis early Thursday morning after a six-hour standoff. Police were initially called Wednesday night for reports of a man threatening to shoot a woman and her family through an apartment wall. The shooting is being investigated by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. (CBS)

2. A camel at the Minnesota Zoo attacked two workers Wednesday, hospitalizing one. The camel reportedly bit a zoo employee on the head, dragging him 15 feet, before charging at and biting another worker. (Patch)

3. The University of Minnesota announced changes to its “Gopher Safety Plan” this week, adding two police officers and hiring 10 community service officers to its force. KARE11 reports the administration also plans to install blue light cameras in off-campus areas in the Dinkytown Area and Pillsbury Court. (KARE11)

4. The Twin Cities hotel industry seems to be rebounding from pandemic lows, Axios reports. More than 60 percent of hotel rooms in Minneapolis were booked through June, an increase from last year but still a major drop from 2019. (Axios)

Today in Minneapolis:

• Check out “Summer at Orchestra Hall” on Peavey Plaza. (6:30 p.m.)
• The Twins hope to keep the lead in the American League Central as the White Sox come to Target Field. (7:10 p.m.)
• The Annual Dances at the Lake Festival comes to Lyndale Park Gardens with free concerts tonight and tomorrow. (7 p.m.)
• “Where the Crawdads Sing” opens at the Landmark Lagoon. (7:05 p.m.)
• It’s “Encanto” movie night in Corcoran Park. (9:10 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Tono Pizzeria and Cheesesteaks will open its fifth Twin Cities location this year. (BMTN)
• The new Poet Laureate of the United States, Ada Limón, has publishing ties to Minneapolis. (Paid source: Star Tribune)
• Minneapolis organizations including the Twins are honoring Disability Pride Month. (KARE11)

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You're all caught up for today. I'll see you tomorrow for more local stories!

— 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.