🌱 Officer Injured In Crash + Fatal Shooting On 17th Avenue South

Good morning, Minneapolis! Let's get to the Daily.

First, today's weather: Low clouds may break. High: 42 Low: 27.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Minneapolis:

1. A Minneapolis police officer was hospitalized Thursday morning after a car crash on Olson Memorial Highway. According to CBS, the officer has non-life threatening injuries. (CBS)

2. One person died and another was seriously injured in a Minneapolis shooting late Wednesday night at 17th Avenue South and East 24th Street. No further details have been released. (FOX)

3. More than 100 Hennepin County employees face termination today if they do not show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. About 98 percent of county workers are vaccinated. (KARE11)

4. Senate hearings continued this week following the Minnesota Department of Education’s handling of allegedly fraudulent federal nutrition programs. The hearings stem from an FBI investigation of Feeding Our Future in St. Anthony, which investigators said defrauded the government out of at least $48 million. (Paid source: Star-Tribune)

5. Rookie right-hander Joe Ryan will make his first career Opening Day start for the Twins today. The game is set for 3:10 p.m. at Target Field. (Patch)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• The Minneapolis Institute of Art hosts a creative journaling class. (1 p.m.)
• Amy Snell performs at the Umbra. (7 p.m.)
• Attend a “Star Party” at Bell Museum. (8:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Former Viking Doug Sutherland died this week at age 73. (CBS)
• More than 1 million birds in Minnesota are now infected with bird flu, CBS reports. (MPR)
• Northstar trains will not be running to Twins games this year after two years of low ridership caused by the pandemic. (Paid source: Star-Tribune)
• Asa’s Bakery moved into the space formerly occupied by the Sassy Spoon on 34th Avenue. (BMTN)
• Tavern on Grand was named one of the best fish sandwich stops in the country. (BMTN)

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— 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.