🌱 Patch AM: Shooting At Canterbury Park Prayer Service Now Homicide Investigation: Police

What's up Shakopee! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

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In today's newsletter:

• Shakopee prayer service turns deadly at Canterbury Park
• How eight new mini-libraries are changing reading inside Shakopee prison

Today's riddle: What's a good time to go to the dentist? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 87, low: 64.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 63 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Shooting At Canterbury Park Prayer Service Now Homicide Investigation: Police (patch.com) — Shakopee residents are being urged to come forward with information after a 26-year-old man was shot during a morning prayer service at Canterbury Park’s Expo Center, in a case now classified as a homicide. Police say the victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and investigators are still working to identify everyone involved in the incident.    

• Shakopee inmates vote for book award decided only by incarcerated readers (cbsnews.com) — Incarcerated women at the Shakopee prison are helping choose a national book award winner through the Inside Literary Prize, the first major U.S. prize judged only by incarcerated readers. Freedom Reads is also installing eight 500-book library units inside the facility, giving local inmates more access to contemporary literature and a stronger voice in the broader cultural conversation.    

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📸 Around Shakopee

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shakopee

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★ Featured events ★

Friday May 29

• Empire of the Sun →
  Canterbury Park, 1100 Canterbury Rd, Shakopee
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday May 29

• Public Computer Aide
  Shakopee Library
  10:00 am

Saturday May 30

• Stories and a Song
  Shakopee Library
  11:00 am

Monday June 1

• Eligibility Specialist at the Jordan Library
  Jordan Small Meeting Room, Jordan Library
  3:00 pm
• Public Computer Aide
  Shakopee Library
  4:00 pm

Wednesday June 3

• Eligibility Specialist at the New Prague Library
  New Prague Small Meeting Room, New Prague Library
  3:00 pm
• Public Computer Aide
  Shakopee Library
  4:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• Scott County Law Library
  New Prague Large Meeting Room, New Prague Library
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday May 28

• VEAP Office at Edina's Fire Station #2
  Edina Fire Station #2, 4401 W 76th St, Edina
  8:00 am
• Adult Open Hockey (18 & older only) →
  Burnsville Calendar, 251 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville
  8:30 am
• Health Commons at Pond Tabling at VEAP
  VEAP, 9600 Aldrich Avenue South, Bloomington
  9:00 am
• Stick and Puck →
  Burnsville Calendar, 251 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• First set of 6 baby mallard ducks on the pond today.
  Hooray! They’re so cute, as mom & dad need to round them up. There is some nice underbrush on the other side of the pond they can tuck under. … (Nextdoor Pheasant Run)
• Queen bumblebee gathering nectar from the golden alexander plant.
  The queens are the only bumblebees that survive winter. They mate prior to hibernation. In late April thru early June, they emerge and search for a… (Nextdoor Pheasant Run)

• Mortensen Group - Planet Fitness posted a job opening for Overnight Custodian in Shakopee. Apply here.
• Benedictine Health System posted a job opening for Housekeeper On Call in Shakopee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shakopee here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Prior Lake

• Longtime south metro speech coach named to national Hall of Fame (twincities.com)
• 2000s Rock Band Releases 18 Tour Dates With Special Guests (parade.com)
• I Want My CRT: The ‘Insane' Demand for Giant Old-School TVs, Explained (racketmn.com)

Eden Prairie

• Eden Prairie Memorial Day ceremony honors POWs, missing service members (eplocalnews.org)
• Eden Prairie Lions honor effort to expand student vision screenings (eplocalnews.org)
• Sweaty Paws helps dogs stay in motion (eplocalnews.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 2:30 (tooth hurty) (Thank you Pat A. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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