🌱 What we know about Wednesday’s shooting near 143rd and Utica.

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In today's newsletter:

• What we know about Wednesday's shooting near 143rd and Utica.
• How District 191's pre-K program is boosting kindergarten readiness.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny with a t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 90, low: 70.
• Saturday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Multiple People Taken Into Custody After Savage Shooting; One Seriously Injured (limitless-news.com) — Police say multiple people were detained and one person was seriously injured after gunfire Wednesday afternoon near 143rd Street and Utica Avenue in Savage, and the area remains an active crime scene. While authorities report no ongoing threat to the public, they're asking residents to avoid the neighborhood as investigators work to determine what led to the shooting.
   

• Pre-kindergarten shows results, District 191 says (hometownsource.com) — Families in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage District 191 area, including Savage, are seeing strong results from the district's voluntary pre-kindergarten program, with about 73% of participants continuing into district kindergarten and outperforming peers in early reading. District leaders say these gains persist through third grade and credit expanded, language-responsive early childhood options with helping keep families in the district.
   

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Friday September 4
• Readmobile visits @ Family Resource Center
  Savage Library Off-site Event
  10:00 am
• Public Computer Aide
  Savage Library Shakopee Library
  10:00 am
Saturday September 5
• Shakopee Library's Beans & Books at the Shakopee Brewhall
  Savage Library Off-site Event
  9:00 am
• Stories and a Song
  Savage Library Shakopee Library
  11:00 am
Monday September 7
• Eligibility Specialist at the Jordan Library
  Savage Library Jordan Small Meeting Room, Jordan Library
  3:00 pm
• Public Computer Aide
  Savage Library Shakopee Library
  4:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Assessment Day - Look for Sign Ups
  Glendale El. Glendale Elementary
  7:30 am
• WIC at the Jordan Library - Appointment Required
  Savage Library Jordan Small Meeting Room, Jordan Library
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3
• Developmental Hockey Ice →
  Burnsville Calendar, 251 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville
  7:15 am
• Storytime for Babies
  Burnhaven Library Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library
  10:00 am
• Visit the Readmobile at the Jordan Community Education and Recreation Center →
  Prior Lake Library Off-site Event
  10:00 am
• Scott County Law Library
  Prior Lake Library New Prague Large Meeting Room, New Prague Library
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Burnsville

• More than $32K raised for family of Hopkins man killed by utility pole (hometownsource.com)
• Experience abounds for Jefferson girls tennis (hometownsource.com)
• Guns.com Fires Up End-of-Summer Savings with Labor Day Sale (theoutdoorwire.com)

Prior Lake

• Prior Lake girls' soccer team looks to build on historic 2025 season (plnewscompass.org)
• Stunning Home on Lower Prior Lake! (bizjournals.com)

Edina

• New Sports Bar To Open In Former Salut Space At 50th And France (patch.com)

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