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A violent week ends as three Minneapolis teenagers are shot in a 4 day span
MINNEAPOLIS — Three Minneapolis teenagers were shot in a span of four days concluding a particularly violent week in the Twin Cities."It was like really a quick several rounds," said Minneapolis resident Kim Choyke.Choyke has lived in the NE Minneapolis area for 10 years and says she loves it, but Friday's early morning shooting says the shooting has left her shaken up."Very upsetting having it be almost literally in my backyard," Choyke said.Early Friday morning, a 14-year-old boy was shot outside a gas station in Northeast Minneapolis while sitting inside an SUV. He later died at the hospital.On Monday, two 15-year-old...
Minneapolis Braces for Wet and Windy Week, Thunderstorms Loom on Horizon
Minneapolis is in for a rollercoaster of weather this week, as cloudy skies usher in rainy days and breezy conditions, according to the National Weather Service. Highs are expected to hover in the low 60s today with southwest winds shifting west-northwest by the afternoon. But don't ditch your umbrellas just yet—there's a 30 percent chance of overnight showers, mainly after 4 a.m., as temperatures drop to a low of around 47 degrees.
First large-scale cannabis expo comes to Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota's first large-scale cannabis event is taking place this weekend. The two-day event is called the Lucky Leaf expo and it's being held at the Minneapolis Convention Center. "There are six hoppers where you load your ground and sifted flower," said Tony Pagni of Perfectionist Rolling Equipment. Pagni made the trip from Arizona to promote his Apehex rolling machine."It'll make 900 to 1,100 perfectly-packed pre-rolls an hour," said Pagni. He's one of 150 cannabis vendors who turned out for the Lucky Leaf Expo. And he's joining local business owners like Calandra Revering, who with her son Donovan Harris, runs Slay Beverages out of...
Showers exit to the north, but more rain returns to Twin Cities on Sunday
MINNEAPOLIS — The first of two storms for the weekend is making its way out of the metro area on Saturday morning.The storm is heading north, and the Twin Cities will be dry for most of the day. There will be a slight peek of sun later in the day and temps will reach the mid-60s.The second storm arrives on Sunday morning, bringing additional rain and wind throughout the day. WCCO Next Weather Meteorologists say that it'll bring about 1 inch of rain. The widespread severe weather threat remains low, as stronger storms will stay to the south.Next week, temps will be in the 50s through Monday, but closer to 70 on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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