🌱 Seven People Shot + Gas Prices Jump + Twins Remain Unvaccinated

Good morning, Minneapolis! Let's get to today's top stories.

First, today's weather: Rather cloudy. High: 71 Low: 52.

Here are the top 4 stories today in Minneapolis:

1. Seven people were shot and injured Thursday in separate shootings across Minneapolis. No arrests have been made in any of the cases. (KARE11)

2. Fifteen people in Minnesota died of COVID-19 on Friday, the state health department reports. More than new 1,900 cases were reported yesterday. (CBS)

3. The average gas price in Minnesota is $4.50 per gallon, jumping 28 cents over the past week. It is a record high for the state, according to AAA. (CBS)

4. Four unvaccinated Minnesota Twins will miss the series in Toronto this weekend because of Canada’s vaccination policy. Outfielder Max Kepler and pitchers Emilio Pagan, Caleb Thielbar and Trevor Megill are all on the Restricted List and will stay in Minneapolis during the series. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

Today in Minneapolis:

• Take a yoga class at Gold Medal Park. (9 a.m.)
• It’s Free First Saturday at Walker Art Center. (11 a.m.)
• Twin Cities musicians perform at Midtown Global Market. (Noon)
• The Parkway Theater hosts a “Grease” Sing-Along. (1 p.m.)
• “Cinderella” opens at the Pantages Theater. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Two firefighters suffered mild injuries Thursday while extinguishing a heavy fire at Fort Snelling. (Patch)
• Minnesota recognized National Gun Violence Awareness Day on Friday. (Patch)
• Twin Cities Walgreens stores will now offer at-home PCR tests. (BMTN)
• I-35W closures for the Hiawatha Avenue-Highway 55 project will continue through Monday morning. (KARE11)
• The Minneapolis Institute of Art is celebrating Pride Month. (Minneapolis Institute of Art)

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That’s all for today, Minneapolis! I will be away next week, but the Daily will be in good hands until I return on Tuesday, June 14. I hope you’re having a great start to June and look forward to bringing you more headlines soon.

— 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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