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Mesa, Arizona Patch AM: a 3 min readHi Mesa! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How EVIT’s funding fight could change busing and programs for Mesa students
- Why this Mesa intersection has seen three serious crashes in a week
- What led to gunfire inside a Mesa Target store restroom area?
Today's riddle: The top potato won what? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 99 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 104, low: 74.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 103 and low of 76 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• EVIT offers deal in legal fight Arizona districts over funding (azfamily.com) — Mesa’s East Valley Institute of Technology is offering to cover about $2 million, or half of next year’s busing costs, to keep high school students coming to its central campuses while it battles nine East Valley districts over state CTE funding. EVIT will pause planned campus renovations to free up money, as districts warn its push for a larger funding share could strain their classroom resources. 
• Motorcyclist dies in third serious wreck at Mesa intersection this week (abc15.com) — A motorcyclist was killed Saturday evening at SR 24 and Signal Butte Road in Mesa, marking the third serious crash at this intersection in a week. Police say the rider died at the scene, the cause remains under investigation, and earlier wrecks here involved red-light running and another fatality.
• Arizona Target shooting leaves man critically injured after dispute over stolen gun (shorenewsnetwork.com) — Shoppers at a Mesa Target were thrown into chaos when a 21-year-old allegedly confronted a friend over a handgun taken from his car and then shot him near the store’s restrooms. Police say the victim suffered critical injuries but survived surgery, and officers later arrested the suspect after tracking his vehicle and recovering the gun.
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🗞 Nearby News
Gilbert
- Gilbert Public Schools' budding filmmakers showcase work (gilbertsunnews.com)
- E-bike rider seriously hurt after crash on major road in Gilbert (azfamily.com)
- Unbelievable Resident Turnout At Recent Gilbert Council Meeting Filled With Disagreement Over New Target Location Town of Gilbert (opgov.news)
Chandler
- WATCH: Chandler student athlete makes school history (abc15.com)
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