🌱 Patch AM: Why a Hopkins man faces charges after a bizarre Taco Bell injury

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• Why a Hopkins man faces charges after a bizarre Taco Bell injury

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.
• Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 64.
• Tuesday: Clouds and sun with a t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Minnesota man accused of shooting himself in the leg while drunk at Iowa City Taco Bell (1630kcjj.com) — A 29-year-old Hopkins resident faces a weapons charge after allegedly shooting himself in the leg while intoxicated at a Taco Bell in Iowa City. Police say he admitted the wound was self-inflicted and registered a high blood alcohol level before being booked into jail.
   

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Tuesday August 25
• Pokémon Club
  Ridgedale Library 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305
  2:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Baby Storytime
  Ridgedale Library 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305
  9:30 am
• Drop-in Tech Help
  Ridgedale Library 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305
  4:00 pm
• Ridgedale Library Chess Club
  Ridgedale Library 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305
  4:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• Teen Games and Hangout
  Ridgedale Library 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305
  4:00 pm
• WMS Open House
  Hopkins West Junior High Hopkins West Middle School, 3830 Baker Rd, Minnetonka, MN 55305, USA
  4:30 pm
• HHS Open House
  Hopkins Senior High Hopkins, MN 55305
  4:30 pm
• Tanglen Back-to-School Night!
  L.H. Tanglen Elementary L H Tanglen Elementary School, 10901 Hillside Ln W, Minnetonka, MN 55305, USA
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 23
• Sensory-friendly Playtime
  Edinborough Park - 7700 York Ave. S. Edina MN 55435
  8:30 am
• Season Closing Day →
  Edina, MN Calendar, 4300 W. 66th St., Edina
  10:00 am
• Developmental Hockey →
  Braemar Arena > - West Rink - 7501 Ikola Way Edina
  1:45 pm
• Developmental Figure Skating →
  Braemar Arena > - South Rink - 7501 Ikola Way Edina
  1:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Let's stop scaring ourselves about AI (a series).
  I'm going to post a series of articles and videos to explain the basis of computer science, computer modeling, machine "learning," LLMs (large… (Nextdoor Inverness Park Valley)
• Let's stop scaring ourselves about AI.
  Post One: Computers Can't Even Subtract. You read that right - computers can only add. They cannot subtract, multiply, or divide. You subtract all… (Nextdoor Inverness Park Valley)

• Hopkins Public Schools posted a job opening for Activity Assistant in Hopkins. Apply here.
• Christensen Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Client Manager - Transportation in Eden Prairie. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hopkins here.

🗞 Nearby News

Minnetonka

• Sound Advice: Be wary of potential EV powertrain issues (unionleader.com)
• Brewers look to keep surprising run going (nujournal.com)
• Reducing stress during the holidays for families with two homes (umn.edu)

Edina

• Public distrust of automated license plate readers boiling over in St. Cloud (echopress.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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