🌱 Omar Announces No-Knock Bill + Russian Museum Supports Ukraine

Good morning! Patch is here with your Wednesday edition of the Minneapolis Daily.

First, today's weather: A little icy mix. High: 32 Low: 13.

Here are the top 5 stories in Minneapolis today:

1. More than 500 drivers were caught speeding during the Minnesota State Patrol’s “Highway Enforcement for Aggressive Traffic” campaign. The 10-day effort also led to 23 impaired driving arrests. (Patch)

2. Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced a bill Tuesday that would restrict the use of no-knock warrants nationwide. The Amir Locke End Deadly No-Knock Warrants Act is named for the Minneapolis man shot by police last month while serving a warrant. (Patch)

3. The Museum of Russian Art in Minneapolis is showing its support for Ukraine with a blue and yellow display on its exterior. The museum “stands with the people of Ukraine and urges Russia to cease hostilities immediately and withdraw,” management wrote via social media. (BMTN)

4. Minnesota’s COVID-19 death toll dropped by 50 percent in February, according to the Star Tribune. More than 873 deaths were counted in January. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

5. The Vikings announced six additional hires Tuesday, bringing head coach Kevin O’Connell’s total staff to 26 coaches. O'Connell and General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah are currently preparing for next month’s NFL Draft. (KARE11)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Mount Olivet Lutheran Church offers Ash Wednesday services. (Noon)
• The North Loop Neighborhood Association's Pedestrian Advisory Committee meets. (4 p.m.)
• Bingo Wednesday at Lakes & Legends Brewing Company. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Minnesota House passed a bill Monday banning hair discrimination. (Paid source: Star Tribune)
• The Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Rethinking I-94 project would replace the interstate with a boulevard between the Twin Cities. (BMTN)
• Minneapolis business owners are hoping for a swift end to the MLB lockout, which will officially delay the start of the regular season and affect businesses around Target Field. (KTSP)

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— Georgi Presecky

About me: Georgi is a newsletter writer and partner content curator from Chicago. 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.