🌱 Threats Against City Council + MSP Airport Makes Masks Optional

Hello again, Minneapolis! Let's find out what's making headlines near you on this Wednesday.

First, today's weather: Cloudy with showers; chilly. High: 46 Low: 35.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Minneapolis:

1. A 32-year-old man was killed in a car crash Saturday while exiting Interstate 94 in Minneapolis. Hangasu A. Jillo was driving on the ramp from westbound I-94 to Washington Avenue when he hit a cement wall. (Patch)

2. Masks are now optional at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport after a federal judge struck down the nationwide transportation mandate. Masks are also optional on Metro Transit. (Patch)

3. The FBI is investigating threats made against Minneapolis City Council over the weekend, KARE11 reports. “My council colleagues deserve to feel safe,” Mayor Jacob Frey said in a statement. (KARE11)

4. The Mayor’s Police Chief Search Committee and other lawmakers are holding listening sessions about the process to find Minneapolis’ next police chief. The first session was held Monday in Folwell Park and the additional four precinct meetings will take place over the next two weeks. (City)

5. The Minnesota Twins and St. Paul Saints are teaming up to host the state’s first-ever girls baseball tournament. The Baseball For All Toni Stone Invitational will be held this June at Dunning Sports Complex. (KARE11)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Listen to "romantic jazz" at a Granada Theater concert. (6:30 p.m.)
• Attend the book launch for “A Natural Curiosity: The Story of the Bell Museum.” (7 p.m.)
• See the University of Minnesota and Guthrie Theater production of “The School for Lies.” (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Each graduating senior at Minneapolis North High School will receive a $10,000 scholarship from Pillsbury United Communities. (CBS)
• Counting Crows, REO Speedwagon and Styx have been added to the Minnesota State Fair music lineup. (BMTN)
• The fifth annual 3M State of Science Index found that the public’s trust in science has increased since the pandemic began. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

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That's all for Wednesday. See you tomorrow for more local stories!

— 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.