🌱 First Lady To Visit + Locke Protests Continue + Gas Prices Up

Good morning, Minneapolis! Here's your five-minute guide to the news for Tuesday.

First, today's weather: Breezy in the afternoon. High: 41 Low: 33.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Minneapolis:

1. The federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers resumes this week after a pause due to COVID-19. Pulmonologist Dr. Andrew Systom testified Monday that George Floyd's cause of death by asphyxia "was an imminently reversible respiratory event right up to the moment he lost consciousness." (KARE11)

2. Seven men were charged last week with a string of violent crimes in Minneapolis, including carjacking, drug trafficking and possession of firearms. Most of the crimes occurred last year near Chicago and Franklin Avenues. (Bring Me The News)

3. Protests are expected to continue this week after Amir Locke was shot and killed by Minneapolis police. Hundreds gathered at the Hennepin County Government Center over the weekend to protest no-knock warrants. (Patch)

4. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will visit the University of Minnesota Wednesday to discuss the American Rescue Plan Act. She is expected to speak about child care alongside Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. (CBS)

5. Twin Cities drivers are paying about 10 cents more per gallon of gas this week compared to last week, according to a GasBuddy survey. Average gas prices are up one dollar from this time last year. (KARE11)

Today in Minneapolis:

• Check out the "Sip 'N Bloom" Valentine's Day Workshop at AxeBridge Wine Co. (6 p.m.)
• Join the Park & Recreation Board for a pickle ball design workshop. (6:30 p.m.)
• Jungle Theater presents its production of "Redwood." (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The University of Minnesota Faculty Senate voted to cancel classes June 20 in honor of Juneteenth. (Minnesota Daily)
• Several area businesses are hiring, including the Minnesota Vikings, Rise Baking Company, Hero Home Services and more. (Patch)
• Hometown cross country skier Jessie Diggins took part in the women's sprint early this morning at the Beijing Olympics. (Paid source: Star Tribune)
• Minnesota Aurora FC announced its first player signing: former Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller. (FOX)
• Minneapolis Public Schools is observing National School Counseling Week. (MPS)

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That's all for today, Minneapolis! See you tomorrow for more local stories.

— Georgi Presecky

About me: Georgi is a newsletter writer and partner content curator from Chicago. 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.