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Good morning, Minneapolis! Here's your five-minute guide to the latest local news.

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Here are the top 4 stories today in Minneapolis:

1. A Monday shooting in the Whittier neighborhood marked the city’s 44th homicide so far this year. Police said a man in his 30s was shot and killed around 1 p.m. in the 2600 block of Stevens Avenue S. (BMTN)

2. A Minneapolis public safety committee is recommending an overhaul for “how the city recruits, trains and holds [police] officers accountable.” The 22-person group on Monday discussed potential proposals to limit violence and reform the department, including rewriting the training curriculum. (MinnPost)

3. Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order to offer legal protections for women in neighboring states who seek abortions in Minnesota. “Our administration is doing everything we can to protect individuals’ right to make their own health care decisions,” the governor said. (Patch)

4. Metro Transit is seeing higher ridership as gas prices remain at record highs in the Twin Cities. About 120,000 people are using public transportation every day, which is still less than half the transit service’s pre-pandemic average. (CBS)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Get bike maintenance tips at Mill Ruins Park. (4 p.m.)
• Trivia Night at Wild Mind Artisan Ales. (6:15 p.m.)
• Ice cream socials are held at Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park and Victory Park. (6:30 p.m.)
• See “Crazy Rich Asians” at the Commons “Movies in the Park” series. (9:20 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Hiawatha Golf Course is honoring Minnesota’s first Black professional golfer with its Solomon Hughes Senior Golf Academy. (KARE11)
• “Berry season” has arrived across Minnesota, and Star Tribune has a list of the best “u-pick” farms. (Paid source: Star Tribune)
• Cole Swindell will perform at Target Field’s first post-game concert later this summer. (KARE11)
• Plan ahead for July 4 weekend closures with Patch’s guide to local store hours. (Patch)

That's all for Wednesday! See you tomorrow for another Minneapolis Daily.

— 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.