🌱 Toddler Shot At Home + Feedback Needed On Rapid Bus Line

It's Tuesday, Minneapolis! Here's your quick roundup of today's news.

First, today's weather: Times of clouds and sun. High: 48 Low: 37.

Here are the top 3 stories in Minneapolis today:

1. A 2 year old was shot early Monday morning while at home in the 1500 block of Lasalle Avenue, police said. The events leading up to the shooting were not reported. He is in critical condition. (Patch)

2. Classes are canceled again as Minneapolis Public Schools teachers enter the second week of their strike. Union leader Greta Callahan told CBS "our sticking point has not been salary," but that’s what the district "wants to make it about." (CBS)

3. It was a busy sports weekend in Minneapolis: the Vikings extended the contract of quarterback Kirk Cousins and the Twins traded Josh Donaldson to the Yankees. The Wild also retired longtime captain Mikko Koivu's jersey number Sunday. (Patch)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Burpees & Beer at Falling Knife Brewing. (5:30 p.m.)
• Check out "tiny art" from local artists at Tiny Diner. (6 p.m.)
• Join the Compassionate Action for Animals for their monthly vegan recipe club. (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• April 8 is the deadline to provide feedback on Metro Transit's planned rapid bus line. (Paid source: Star Tribune)
• Twin Cities restaurants are seeing a "bump in business" as COVID-19 cases decrease across the area. (CBS)
• It will take about six months to repair and restore Incarnation Catholic Church after a fire damaged the interior last week. (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.