Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 66.
Saturday: A thunderstorm; breezy, humid, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 1 dead after utility pole falls on car, starts fire in Hopkins (dailydispatch.com) — A person died Sunday in Hopkins after a utility pole fell onto a car on the 300 block of Blake Road North, sparking a fatal fire and cutting power to about 160 nearby residents. Hopkins police, fire, and Xcel Energy are investigating, and the medical examiner will release the victim's identity later.
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
We've had deer and rabbits in our fenced garden (! ) so we put a camera on it to see if anyone goes for the tomatoes. We captured this and started laughing. What looks like a small bolt of lightning… (Nextdoor Inverness Park Valley)
Please share! Lost white and gray Cockatiel in Hopkins, MN 8/25/26 Responds to Hey Buddy, whistles, "come on" and "step up". Not hand tame but likely to land on… (Nextdoor Excelsior/Blake)
Here is the "830 On The Go" for Monday: Remembrances begin one year since the mass shooting at Annunciation, investigation underway in Hopkins after... (X: wccoradio)
Xcel Energy investigating after utility pole crashes down, killing one in Hopkins More:... (X: bringmethenews)
i9 Sports posted a job opening for Sport Coordinator Flag Football in Hopkins. Apply here.
BoxLunch / Hot Topic posted a job opening for Part-Time Assistant Manager - Level 1 in Minnetonka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hopkins here.
🗞 Nearby News
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Eden Prairie pilot highlights keys to successful bioretention basin projects (stormwater.com)
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Popular Twin Cities Car Dealership Settles Tax Evasion Case: Report (patch.com)
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