🌱 Susan Spiller Murder Trial Begins + Spring Snow Hits Mill City

Good morning, Minneapolis! Patch is back with your Tuesday edition of the Daily.

First, today's weather: Cooler with periods of rain. High: 45 Low: 35.

Here are the top 5 stories in Minneapolis today:

1. Brooklyn Park police are investigating after a body was found Sunday in Shingle Creek. The Hennepin County's Medical Examiner's and Sheriff's offices responded to the scene Sunday afternoon, but no further details have emerged. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

2. Minneapolis Public Schools is entering its 15th day of the teacher strike, with 10 days of missed classes. The district issued its “last, best and final offer” to teachers Sunday. (MinnPost)

3. Seven more Minnesotans died of COVID-19 Monday, according to the state’s daily virus report. More than 450 new cases were also reported. (BMTN)

4. A trial began Monday in the 2015 murder case of Minneapolis artist Susan Spiller. Demetrius Wynne is charged with killing her when he was 14 years old. (CBS)

5. Snow and rain are expected to hit the Twin Cities today and Wednesday, the National Weather Service forecasts. Little accumulation is expected. (Patch)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Join Hennepin County Library for a virtual event with author Kaitlyn Greenidge. (7 p.m.)
• See Poppy March in concert at First Avenue. (7 p.m.)
• Stacey Kent performs at Dakota Jazz Club. (9 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Deepinder Singh Mayell will begin as the new director of ACLU Minnesota in May. (Paid source: Star Tribune)
• Minneapolis realtor Amy Bieganek was featured in a New York Times article about the rise in real estate agents during the pandemic. (New York Times)
• The Wild traded first-round draft picks to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for goalie Marc-André Fleury. (CBS)

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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.