🌱 Former Police Chief Dies + The U Increases Tuition

Good morning, Minneapolis! In today's edition of the Patch Daily newsletter:

• The families of the five women killed in a recent car crash are seeking an independent investigation.
• Minneapolis fire stations are offering 24/7 care for those suffering with addiction.
• Food trucks, outdoor stories and more are on today's calendar.

But first, today's weather: Mostly sunny. High: 86 Low: 66.

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Here are the top stories in Minneapolis today:

1. The families of five women killed in a Minneapolis car crash earlier this month are seeking an independent investigation into the case. Driver Derrick John Thompson, 27, faces vehicular homicide charges on 10 counts. (Patch)

2. Former Minneapolis Police Department Chief Tony Bouza died Monday at age 94. According to CBS Minnesota, he served in the role from 1980 to 1989. (CBS)

3. Tuition will increase next year at the University of Minnesota's five campuses, KARE11 reports. Board members approved a budget with a 3.5 percent increase in the Twin Cities and Rochester. (KARE11)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Join the knitting circle at Water Works. (9 a.m.)
• Ananya Dance Theatre hosts a summer intensive. (10 a.m.)
• Minneapolis Central Library hosts "Stories in the Park." (10 a.m.)
• Check out the food trucks on The Commons. (11 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Minneapolis Fire Department is offering round-the-clock assistance for addicts. (KARE11)
• Minnesota Reformer is recapping new laws passed during the "momentous" legislative session "you may not have heard about."(Reformer)
• Free exhibit "Fragments of Epic Memory” is open at the Minneapolis Institute of Art through July 9. (MIA)
• More than 70 events were held in the downtown area over the weekend, according to the Minneapolis Downtown Council. (Facebook)

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— Georgi Presecky

About me: Georgi is a 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 writing has been recognized with awards from the Ernest Hemingway Foundation, 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.