🌱 MN Primary Day + Charges Filed In Mall Shooting + MLS All-Star Week

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Here are the top 5 stories in Minneapolis today:

1. It’s primary election day in Minnesota! Polls are now open and close at 8 p.m. The ballot includes races for Congress, governor, county sheriff and attorney general. The general election is Nov. 8. (CBS)

2. Three people were charged with helping the Mall of America shooters escape police investigation on a Best Western shuttle bus last week, KSTP reports. "We’re not gonna rest until we lock these two up,” Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said of the gunmen, who remain at large. (KSTP)

3. Minneapolis police are investigating a homicide at an apartment building near South 10th Street and Nicollet Mall. An arrest has been made in the case but no further details were provided. (KARE11)

4. A downtown penthouse sold this week for almost $7 million, making it the highest-priced condo sale in Minnesota history. The condo at Washburn Lofts is more than 4,000 square feet and was reportedly purchased by former PepsiAmericas CEO Bob Pohlad. (BMTN)

5. The MLS NEXT All-Star Game will be held tomorrow in the Twin Cities, and the soccer league is celebrating with a full week of local events. Khalid performed last night at The Commons, and today's festivities include a podcast taping, paint battle, free festival and more. (MLS)

Today in Minneapolis:

• Outdoor yoga at Peavey Plaza. (5:30 p.m.)
• The Minnesota Fringe Festival continues through Aug. 14. (5:30 p.m.)
• It's Trivia Night at Target Field Station. (7 p.m.)
• Hear live music at Water Works Park and Pavilion. (7 p.m.)
• The MLS All-Star Skills Challenge takes place in St. Paul. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Cedric Alexander was sworn in Monday as the city’s first community safety commissioner. (Paid source: Star Tribune)
• A 21-year-old from Mexico was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to check luggage packed with meth and guns last year at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. (BMTN)
• A shortage of driver’s education teachers at metro high schools is causing delays for teens seeking a license. (KARE11)

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You're all caught up for Tuesday! Thanks for reading.

— 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.