🌱 Patch AM: How a Burnsville tragedy helped topple Minnesota’s binary trigger ban

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• How a Burnsville tragedy helped topple Minnesota’s binary trigger ban

Today's riddle: How far can a fast dog run into the woods? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Wednesday: Warm with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 88 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 84, low: 61.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 63 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Minnesota appeals court upholds ruling that struck down binary trigger ban (kstp.com) — A Minnesota appeals court has upheld a ruling that struck down the state’s ban on binary trigger devices, a law originally passed after a deadly Burnsville standoff that killed three first responders. Judges agreed the ban was improperly tucked into a large tax bill, severing that section while leaving the rest of the law intact, and the state is now weighing its next legal steps.    

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• I have a client I work with that might be admitted to the hospital for awhile and I am unable to help her with her dog as far as taking her in.
  She is low to no income and is looking for someone who loves dogs to help by taking her in while she battles this sickness. She lives in Rosemount,… (Nextdoor Southwind Village)
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  She hates other dogs, so would have to be the only one, or at least separated from others. I would drop her off and pick her up, but it would have to… (Nextdoor Neill Park)

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🗞 Nearby News

Bloomington

• Bloomington church to host 'buy nothing' swap May 30 (hometownsource.com)
• Bloomington's clock tower will be taken down this year (hometownsource.com)
• Jefferson musical earns accolades (hometownsource.com)

Lakeville

• Dakota County Judge Rules in Favor of Lakeville in Environmental Lawsuit Over Proposed Business Park Development (limitless-news.com)

Eagan

• Average Eagan Home Value Tops $404K: See How It Compares To Other Suburbs (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Halfway. After that, the dog is running *out of* the woods. (Thank you Jake M. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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