🌱 University Student Missing + School Board Meets + Free Twins Shirts

Happy Tuesday! Here's everything you need to know in Minneapolis today.

First, today's weather: Times of clouds and sun. High: 73 Low: 56.

Here are the top 4 stories today in Minneapolis:

1. A University of Minnesota student has been missing since Sunday, the university police reports. Austin Ray Retterath, 19, was last seen near the intersection of East River Parkway and Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis. (KARE11)

2. A motorcyclist was killed last week after crashing into a Metro Transit bus at 32nd Street East and Minnehaha Avenue. Jefferey Sonczalla died Thursday of blunt force chest injuries. (BMTN)

3. More than 280 people in Minnesota are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, according to the state health department. Twenty-five of those are in intensive care. More than 2,600 new cases of the virus were reported Monday. (BMTN)

4. The Minneapolis school board could vote today to confirm Rochelle Cox as interim superintendent of the city school district for next year. The board also must fill the vacant seat left by Josh Pauly, who stepped down during the weeks-long teachers strike. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Stanley’s Northeast Bar Room hosts “Yappy Hour” for dog owners. (3 p.m.)
• Minneapolis minister Jen Crow joins Moon Palace Books to virtually discuss her new book “Take What You Need.” (7 p.m.)
• UMN students and alumni perform a spring organ showcase at Northrop Auditorium. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Fishing season opens May 14 for walleye, pike and bass. (KARE11)
• The Twins are kicking off their monthly T-shirt collaboration at tonight’s game, giving way 5,000 shirts featuring designs from local artists. (CBS)
• A new photograph book features “Fading Ads of the Twin Cities.” (Paid source: Star Tribune)

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That's all for today. See you tomorrow morning for another update!

— 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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Minneapolis Daily? Contact me at georgi.presecky@patch.com