🌱 Gun Violence Continues + Minneapolis Hospital Among Best In State

Good morning! Let's get to today's Minneapolis Daily.

First, today's weather: A t-storm around in the p.m. High: 80 Low: 59.

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Minneapolis:

1. Gunfire struck several homes and a police precinct in north Minneapolis early Tuesday morning. Three people were arrested for shooting at each other between Knox and Logan avenues. (CBS)

2. A 12-year-old boy was shot Monday night at Zanewood Recreation Center in Brooklyn Center. CBS reports that he was not targeted and is recovering. The center remained open Tuesday. (CBS)

3. Abbott Northwestern was ranked the second-best hospital in the state, according to U.S. News and World Report. The Minneapolis medical center was second only to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, which was named the best hospital in the U.S. for the seventh consecutive year. (Patch)

4. Minnesota-based 3M announced this week it will spin off its multibillion-dollar health care business. The separation is expected to be complete by 2023. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

5. Minneapolis North High School basketball coach Larry McKenzie announced he is retiring. Over more than four decades of coaching he won six state championships: two at North and four at Minneapolis Patrick Henry. (BMTN)

Today in Minneapolis:

• Play skyline mini golf at Walker Art Center. (11 a.m.)
• Cycling 101 is held at Lake Nokomis Community Center. (4 p.m.)
• Head to Target Field and sample beer and spirits from more than 25 local establishments at Brew Love. (5:30 p.m.)
• Watch “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” at The Commons. (9 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• A group of organizers is looking to transform the empty Victory Memorial Ice Arena building in north Minneapolis into an indoor rolling rink. (MPR News)
• Miguel Sanó was back in the Twins lineup Tuesday after almost three months on the injured list after undergoing knee surgery. (KARE11)
• “Wicked” opens tonight at Orpheum Theatre and runs through Aug. 28. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

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That's it for today. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update!

— 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.