🌱 Royce White To Run For Congress + Charges In Hill Shooting

Happy Wednesday! Here's the latest news in Minneapolis.

First, today's weather: Some sun, then clouds; cold. High: 8 Low: -7.

Here are the top 3 stories in Minneapolis today:

1. A Minneapolis man has been charged with shooting and killing 15-year-old Deshaun Hill. Cody Fohrenkam, 29, faces second-degree murder charges for the Feb. 9 shooting. (CBS)

2. More than 30 people died of COVID-19 in Minnesota over the weekend. The state is expected to surpass 12,000 virus-related deaths since the pandemic began. (KARE11)

3. Royce White announced he will challenge Rep. Ilhan Omar in the 5th Congressional District race. The former NBA player and Minneapolis resident will run as a Republican. (KARE11)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Wine tasting at Henry & Son. (5:30 p.m.)
• Free Zumba at the Cultural Wellness Center. (7 p.m.)
• Bingo Wednesday at Lakes & Legends. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Minneapolis Public Schools manager of counseling services is bringing Black History Month to life for city students. (MPR News)
• The NCAA, ESPN and Minnesota Local Organizing Committee are finalizing plans for the 2022 Women’s Final Four in Minneapolis. (NCAA)
• St. Paul author Ayaan Adan will celebrate the launch of her new book "Daughters of Arraweelo: Stories of Somali Women" tomorrow in Minneapolis. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

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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.