🌱 Man Shot Downtown + COVID Decline Continues + Chili Cook-Off

Welcome back, Minneapolis! Here's a quick guide to the news for Saturday.

First, today's weather: Mostly sunny and breezy. High: 32 Low: 13.

Here are the top 4 stories today in Minneapolis:

1. Minneapolis Public Schools and the teachers union reached a tentative agreement Friday to end a weeks-long strike. Students are expected to return to class Monday, March 28. (KARE11)

2. A man was shot in the leg Thursday night in downtown Minneapolis, police said. The shooting happened around 7 p.m. near the intersection of Hennepin Avenue and South 8th Street. (CBS)

3. Statewide COVID-19 rates are “reaching lows not seen since last summer,” CBS Minnesota reports. There were 492 cases reported Friday, with seven additional deaths. (CBS)

4. Finalists were announced this week for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. A winner will be named on May 1. (Patch)

Today in Minneapolis:

• The Bakken Museum celebrates women in science. (10 a.m.)
• Sample the city’s best chili at the 2022 Chili Cook-Off at Midtown Global Market. (Noon)
• Check out Academy Award nominees “Belfast,” “Licorice Pizza” and more at Riverview Theater ahead of Sunday’s Oscar ceremony. (2 p.m.)
• Skylark Opera Theatre and The Russian Museum of Art present “Eugene Onegin.” (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Twin Cities business executive Yuliya (Julia) Li was shot and killed in St. Paul last month in what police called “a random and unprovoked attack.” She was 34. (Paid source: Star-Tribune)
• The University of Minnesota is conducting research to increase cervical cancer screening rates in the Somali community. (MinnPost)
• Star Tribune is showcasing snapshots from the opening of Mall of America as it approaches its 30th anniversary. (Paid source: Star-Tribune)
• Save the date for the Minnesota primary on Aug. 9. (Patch)

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• Wartburg St Elizabeth Choral Spring Concert (March 26)
• Derby Party — Rush Creek Elementary PTO's Spring Fundraiser — open to the public (April 16)
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You're all caught up, Minneapolis! See you Tuesday 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.