🌱 Woman Missing From Cooper Neighborhood + Intruder At The U

Good morning, Minneapolis! Here's your five-minute guide to the latest local news.

First, today's weather: Snow late in the afternoon. High: 31 Low: 31.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Minneapolis:

1. Minneapolis police are searching for a missing 21 year old classified as a "vulnerable adult." Ashley Murray was last seen Tuesday in the 3300 block of 46th Avenue South. (CBS)

2. A man is in critical condition after being shot in North Minneapolis Wednesday afternoon. Police said the shooting occurred near the intersection of N. Golden Valley Road and N. Penn Avenue. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

3. Two people were critically injured Wednesday morning after their car was found pinned under a semi-trailer in northeast Minneapolis. Four people were extricated from the car near 27th Avenue and Second Street. (CBS)

4. About 25,000 people in Minnesota had COVID-19 as of Wednesday, down from the 67,000-case peak in mid-January. Less than 180 people are in intensive care units, the state's lowest ICU number since September. (MPR News)

5. University of Minnesota officials alerted on-campus residents to a possible intruder in a Territorial Hall bathroom this week. Security will increase patrols after the incident was reported by a dorm resident. (KTOE News)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Darby's Pub and Grill celebrates 10 years in business. (4 p.m.)
• Irish Diplomacy performs at Finnegans Brew Co. (6 p.m.)
• Ali & Joe sing at AxeBridge Wine Co. (6:30 p.m.)
• "Death on the Nile" opens at Riverview Theater. (6:45 p.m.)
• The Museum of Russian Art presents "The Cold War Adventures of Journalist Marvin Kalb." (7 p.m.)
• Open Mic Night at The Konnektion. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Twin Cities could end their proof-of-vaccine mandates by the end of the week, according to reports. There are no immediate plans to end mask requirements. (Patch)
• If you missed last night's public hearing on Minneapolis redistricting maps, the recording can be viewed on YouTube. (City Government)
• The Minneapolis RV, Vacation & Camping Show has been canceled due to COVID-19. (MSPRV)
• First Lady Dr. Jill Biden's full speech at the University of Minnesota is online for public reading. (White House)
• Today will likely be the last warmer day in the area this week, with a low of zero degrees expected Friday. (Patch)

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That's all for today, Minneapolis. See you tomorrow for the Friday edition.

— Georgi Presecky

About me: Georgi is a newsletter writer and partner content curator from Chicago. 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.