$2.85M In MPLS Workers Comp Approved + Cop Charged In Crash

Happy Saturday, people of Minneapolis! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

A Minneapolis City Council committee approved $2.85 million worth of workers' compensation settlements this week. Most of it will go to police officers.

First, today's weather: Increasing clouds. High: 50 Low: 38.

Here are the top stories in Minneapolis today:

1. Some $2.85 million in Minneapolis workers comp claims approved, most to police. (Minnesota Reformer)
2. Minneapolis cop charged with vehicular homicide in a fatal crash. (Southwest Minneapolis Patch)
3. New organics drop-off sites opening soon in Minneapolis. (Press Release Desk)
4. Minneapolis' newest park is like a front porch on the Mississippi River. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
5. Latest to wade into Minneapolis Question 2 debate is ... Ben & Jerry's? (Bring Me The News)

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• Family Discovery: Pollinators in Context (10:30 AM)
• Sever's Fall Festival - Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church (11:00 AM)
• Minnesota Timberwolves vs. the New Orleans Pelicans (7:00 PM)

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