🌱 Shootings Decreased In May + Potential Plans For Nicollet Mall

It's Wednesday, Minneapolis. Let's get to your five-minute guide to the headlines.

But first, today's weather: Mostly cloudy. High: 79 Low: 57.

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Here are the top 3 stories today in Minneapolis:

1. More details are emerging about the Monday afternoon crash which led to injuries of six minors and one adult. A police pursuit of a vehicle involved in multiple robberies led to the crash near Penn Avenue North and Olson Memorial Highway. One of the injured teens remains in critical condition with a fractured skull. (Patch)

2. The Minneapolis Police Department reported a "significant" decrease in shooting victims during the month of May than in previous years. According to Bring Me the News, 27 people were shot last month in the city, down from 50 in 2022 and 93 in 2021. (BMTN)

3. Mayor Jacob Frey discussed new recommendations made by his "Vibrant Storefronts Work Group" to "create a vibrant downtown." Ideas included "closing off Nicollet Mall to traffic and making it pedestrian-centered." (KARE11)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Test your Prince knowledge at AxeBridge Wine Co. Trivia Night. (6 p.m.)
• It's Chess Night at Water Works Pavilion. (7 p.m.)
• Trivia Mafia hosts Taylor Swift night at StormKing Brewpub + BBQ . (7 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Resonance Consultancy named Minneapolis to its list of "America's Best Cities." (BMTN)
• Weekly item exchange "Nicollet x Change" runs on Tuesdays between 8th and 9th. (Instagram)
• Open Streets Minneapolis kicks off June 10 at East Lake Street. (City)

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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 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.

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