🌱 Lowry Hill Woman Shot + COVID Declines + Twins Replace Turf

Good morning! Here's your weekend edition of the Minneapolis Daily.

First, today's weather: Partly sunny and mild. High: 51 Low: 26.

Here are the top stories in Minneapolis today:

1. A woman was injured in a Friday morning shooting in the Lowry Hill neighborhood, CBS reports. Police are investigating the incident in the 1900 block of Colfax Avenue South. (CBS)

2. A Minneapolis man faces child endangerment charges after a 2 year old was shot at his home in the 1500 block of Lasalle Avenue. It is unclear what led to the shooting. (Patch)

3. COVID-19 detection in Twin Cities wastewater is at its lowest percentage since July 2021, the Star Tribune reports. Infectious disease expert Dr. Dimitri Drekonja said now is the "safest time in many, many months" to gather with less fear of spreading or contracting COVID-19. (Paid source: Tribune)

4. Crews finished replacing the infield turf at Target Field yesterday after “11 years of wear and tear.” Outfield work will continue into next week. (KARE11)

Today in Minneapolis:

• The Hot Dash 5K runs through Boom Island Park. (8:45 a.m.)
• Stop by the Minneapolis Winter Farmers Market. (9 a.m.)
• Join the 5th Annual Lucky's St. Patrick's Day Crawl. (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• A Brooklyn Center memorial to Daunte Wright will stay in place almost a year after his death. (CBS)
• Rain and snow are in next week’s forecast as meteorological spring arrives in the Twin Cities. (BMTN)
• The Minnesota Boys State Basketball Tournament kicks off next week. (BMTN)

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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.