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🌱 Patch AM: Edina flag vandalism case ties into suspect’s wider legal troubles

Also check out Puzzle Palooza: Puzzle Competition Fundraiser on the Edina Patch calendar

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What's up Edina! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Edina flag vandalism case ties into suspect's wider legal troubles
  • What we still don't know about the unsolved Edina shooting

Also on today's calendar: Puzzle Palooza: Puzzle Competition Fundraiser and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: A stray morning thunderstorm, temps: high: 88, low: 66.
  • Tuesday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Minneapolis Man Charged After Allegedly Stealing, Dragging and Shredding American Flag in Edina – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — An Edina medical office became the scene of a flag-damage incident in which a Minneapolis man is accused of taking an American flag, dragging it behind his vehicle, and later returning to shred it. He now faces a misdemeanor property-damage charge tied specifically to the Edina property, while a separate felony case and prior traffic matters remain pending.
   

• Unsolved shooting in the suburbs (americanexperiment.org) — An unsolved July shooting in Edina near York Avenue South left a victim seriously injured, and police still haven't identified a suspect. Recent SWAT search warrants in Burnsville, Savage, and Shakopee may be connected, but investigators haven't announced any charges or clear links, leaving key details about the Edina case unanswered.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday August 31
  • First Day of School Grades 6 and 9
    Bloomington Transition Center Minneapolis, MN 55431
  • First Day of School Grades 6,9
    Bloomington Transition Center Minneapolis, MN 55431
  • VEAP Office at City of Richfield
    Veap 6700 Portland Ave, Richfield, MN 55423, 6700 Portland Ave, Richfield, MN, 55423, United States
    9:00 am
    • Tuesday September 1
  • First day of school K-5, 7-8, 10-12
    Bloomington Transition Center Minneapolis, MN 55431

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🗞 Nearby News

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Bloomington

  • C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) Downgraded by Wall Street Zen to Hold (marketbeat.com)
  • Beacon Analyst - Randstad Digital - Eden Prairie, MN, US (dice.com)
  • The Rocket Group -Growing HVAC Network Enters Upper Midwest (ccr-mag.com)

Ok Edina! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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