Wednesday: Clouds breaking; less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 83, low: 64.
Friday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'Heart of Brown Bear': Families remember mother, daughter killed in daycare murder-suicide (komonews.com) — Families in Hopkins are mourning daycare owner Kristen Brown and her 7-year-old daughter Evie, killed in a murder-suicide at their Brown Bear Daycare home. Parents describe the pair as the loving heart of a tight-knit childcare community and are leaning on each other while prioritizing their children's mental health. Hopkins police say the case, linked to another killing in Burnsville, is a rare and deeply shocking crime for the city.
• Woman pleads guilty in fatal Highway 212 crash (eplocalnews.org) — A Hopkins man was killed in an April wrong-way crash on Highway 212 in Eden Prairie, and the Victoria driver has now pleaded guilty to felony criminal vehicular homicide. Prosecutors and defense will argue over a sentence between roughly five and seven years, with sentencing set for October. The case highlights ongoing concerns about impaired driving in the west metro.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Spotted this guy on one my marigolds the other day. The app on m,y phone says it's a silver-spotted skipper. Skippers are a kind of butterfly. (Nextdoor Bellgrove)
This sweet girl is in my parking lot. Anyone know her or her owner? She seems timid and is barking at me but getting closer. (Nextdoor Knollwood Area)
Hundreds of vigil gatherers honor victims of Hopkins and Burnsville fatal stabbings... (X: StarTribune)
Join neighbors and community members to honor the victims of the August 12 domestic-related homicide in Hopkins. A community-led vigil is scheduled... (X: CLYouakim)
Minnesota Jobs posted a job opening for Inventory Planner in Hopkins. Apply here.
Capstone Logistics, LLC posted a job opening for Freight Handler in Hopkins. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hopkins here.
🗞 Nearby News
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From West St. Paul to the big screen: Minnesota-made 'Good Sport' lands at Edina theater (fox9.com)
After 3 years, Edina coffee shop to close brick-and-mortar location (bringmethenews.com)
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