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🌱 Minnesotan Killed In Ukraine + Food Workers Reach Deal

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Good morning, Minneapolis. Here's the news for Friday!

First, today's weather: Low clouds may break. High: 45 Low: 26.

Here are the top 3 stories in Minneapolis today:

1. A Minnesota native was killed this week in Ukraine, according to reports from AP and KARE11. James "Jimmy" Hill died in Chernihiv, where at least 50 people were killed by artillery fire this week. (Patch)

2. Another Minneapolis Public Schools official is resigning in the second week of the teachers strike. Maggie Sullivan will move on from her role as senior officer of human resources at the end of the month. (BMTN)

3. A Minneapolis man will receive $2.4 million from the city after he was struck and injured during a protest in 2020. Soren Stevenson was protesting the murder of George Floyd when he was struck with a projectile and lost his eye. "I did not riot, I did not vandalize, I caused no damage to people or property, did not even disobey police orders," Stevenson said. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

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Today in Minneapolis:

  • An RV Sale Expo takes over U.S. Bank Stadium. (10 a.m.)
  • Ben Platt performs at Target Center. (8 p.m.)
  • Late night improv at Bryant Lake Bowl & Theater. (10 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Dight Avenue officially became Cheatham Avenue Thursday, named for Captain John Cheatham who was believed to be the first Black firefighter in Minneapolis. (KARE11)
  • Minneapolis food service workers reached a tentative deal with the school district Thursday. (CBS)
  • New restaurant Owamni was nominated for a James Beard Award. (Paid source: Star Tribune)
  • Single-game Twins tickets are on sale now. (KARE11)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow morning for your next update.

— Georgi Presecky

About me: Georgi is a newsletter writer and partner content curator from Chicago. She spent five years on the entertainment beat for FF2 Media covering film festivals across the U.S. Her feature articles have been recognized with awards from the Illinois Women's Press Association and National Federation of Press Women. As editor-in-chief of the Lewis University newspaper, she and her staff earned honors from the Associated Collegiate Press and American Scholastic Press Associations. She began working for Patch in 2019.

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