🌱 New Service To Shorten TSA Lines + Prince's Birthday Celebrations

It's Friday, Minneapolis! This is your quick guide to the latest local headlines, including:

• What census data says about Minnesota's aging population.
• A new biopic about an award-winning recording artist from Minnesota.
• Weekend events, from the Edina Art Fair to a free Twins game giveaway.

But first, today's weather: A stray afternoon t-storm. High: 90 Low: 68.

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Here are the top stories today in Minneapolis:

1. A Maple Grove man was sentenced Thursday for a drunk driving crash which killed a University of Minnesota researcher. Kenneth Spencer, 25, is expected to serve 42 months in prison after pleading guilty to driving drunk in November 2022, striking and killing Ebony Miller, 24, at the intersection of 10th Avenue Southeast and University Avenue. (KARE11)

2. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport will introduce an online service to shorten security lines “by allowing general passengers to book a specific time,” KARE11 reports. MSP RESERVE is already in use at Terminal 2 during certain hours. (KARE11)

3. New census data shows the population of Minnesota is aging. The Minnesota Reformer reports a 4.5 percent increase in the number of senior citizens since 2000. (Reformer)

4. More details are emerging about the upcoming Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown.” Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet will star as the Minnesota native and award-winning musician, directed by “Walk the Line” filmmaker James Mangold. Monica Barbaro and Elle Fanning also joined the cast. (GQ)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Check out the Edina Art Fair. (Noon)
• Hear live music at Loring Park, Minnehaha Bandstand and the Lake Harriet Bandshell. (7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.)
• See “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” at Waite Park. (8:45 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The first 10,000 fans at tonight’s Twins game at Target Field will receive a free Prince T-shirt. The Parkway Theater will also celebrate Prince’s birthday with a concert and film screening next week. (Twins/Theater)
• Indigenous restaurant Owanmni is set to reopen today after an electrical fire caused a two-month closure. (Paid source: Star Tribune)
• Butcher shop Lowry Hill Meats will close June 30 after seven years in business. (MSP Magazine)

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That's all for today, Minnesota! See you tomorrow 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.

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