Quick Hits

• Annunciation Remembrance Day: Minneapolis is marking one year since the church shooting that killed Harper Moyski and Fletcher Merkel with a public service event and tributes — while the Minneapolis Police Department has released a 2,600-page trove of documents detailing the response and investigation.
• The Flock camera debate spans both cities: After dozens of Minneapolis car break-ins on Friday, an affected neighborhood is weighing in on the plate-reading cameras; St. Paul City Council President Rebecca Noecker is resisting calls to end their use — "I don't want to take the risk" — and Flock Safety says it has changed some policies as more Minnesota communities question the program's privacy impact.
• A bittersweet night at Target Field: Taj Bradley threw a rare immaculate inning, but the Twins fell 4-2 to the Athletics Tuesday — and lost Byron Buxton in the process.
• Mail-in ballot ruling: The U.S. Supreme Court will allow Trump administration restrictions on mail-in ballots to move forward for now, but the legal fight isn't over — and Minnesota is at the forefront of the battle.
• Vikings suspension: Wide receiver Jeshaun Jones was suspended three games by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

Minneapolis

• The city is honoring Harper Moyski and Fletcher Merkel, the two children killed in the 2025 Annunciation church shooting, with a day of service and public tributes on the one-year mark (KSTP).
• Separately, MPD has released a 2,600-page trove of documents giving what KSTP describes as a comprehensive look at the shooting response and investigation.
• The City Council has scheduled three listening sessions this week — part of the previously announced process — as it works toward selecting a new police chief.
• Budget season is getting contentious: Mayor Jacob Frey is urging cuts across city departments to lower taxes in the 2027 budget, drawing pushback from the Park Board.
• Public safety roundup: dozens of cars were broken into throughout Minneapolis on Friday, and KARE11 checked in with an impacted neighborhood about whether Flock cameras are the answer. Three people were injured in a stabbing brawl near a McDonald's, one of three weekend stabbings — another injured a security guard. And the Minneapolis FBI field office says local partnerships are key to its crackdown on youth gang violence, a trend it says it's tracking in the metro.
• Minneapolis Public Schools' board is expected to approve its preliminary levy in two weeks, per KSTP.
• Federal prosecutors say a 46-year-old Minneapolis man used his position at a financial institution to launder drug-sale proceeds for a Mexican cartel; he now faces federal charges.

St. Paul

• Council President Rebecca Noecker sat down with KSTP to explain why she won't support ending Flock camera use amid the privacy debate: "I don't want to take the risk."
• In a companion interview, Flock Safety says it has changed some policies as more Minnesota communities question the privacy impact of its camera program.
• A Wisconsin man will spend life in prison for shooting and killing his roommate in St. Paul last year. Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena announced Tuesday that 37-year-old Jacob Audie was sentenced.
• Worth a read: MinnPost's ThreeSixty Journalism feature "One Minnesotan's 1,776-mile road to recovery," a student-reported story on youth mental health needs and recovery.
• Over on the r/StPaul subreddit, locals are swapping credit union recommendations for anyone looking to leave the big banks.

Local Sports

• The Athletics beat the Twins 4-2 Tuesday night: Carlos Cortes homered and Gage Jump struck out nine over 6 1/3 innings, pitching into the seventh for the first time since... well, KSTP has the full story. The night's silver lining was Taj Bradley's rare immaculate inning — and the concern is Byron Buxton, whom the Twins lost along with the game.
• Vikings camp check-in: Brian Flores struck an optimistic tone Tuesday about a defense he sees growing across the roster as the regular season approaches. Linebacker Blake Cashman and lineman Will Fries say they're looking ahead to the Sept. 13 opener against the Packers.
• Off the field, the Vikings' support for girls flag football is aimed at getting the sport sanctioned as a high school varsity sport in Minnesota.
• The sobering note: WR Jeshaun Jones' three-game suspension under the NFL's substance abuse policy.

Minnesota Statewide

• Despite the Supreme Court's ruling allowing mail-in ballot restrictions to proceed for now, KARE11 notes the legal fight is not over — with Minnesota at the forefront.
• A Texas federal judge says he could rule as soon as Wednesday on whether Texas Gov. Greg Abbott must sign extradition papers for an ICE agent charged in Minnesota after allegedly firing his gun through a house door, striking a man in the leg, and then lying to justify the shooting. KARE11 reports the agent could be released from a Texas jail.
• The Minnesota Secretary of State's Office says no statewide recount is planned in the Republican gubernatorial race after the deadline passed with no formal request or payment from Mike Lindell.
• A state judge has sided with Anoka County in its $6.2 million "revenge politics" funding fight, ruling on a law that takes more than $6 million from the county and redirects it to the City of Anoka (KSTP).
• State Fair fans, take note: the baked goods competition set a record, with a 30% increase in both exhibitors and exhibits (KARE11).