Quick Hits

• Road work starts today: MnDOT's Highway 55/Hiawatha Avenue project begins Tuesday, reducing the corridor to one lane in each direction between Minnehaha Parkway and East 44th Street until the project wraps in December. If your route takes you into south Minneapolis or toward the airport via 55, build in extra time or find another way around (KARE 11).
• School's back — new bus law in effect: A bipartisan law passed this session requires drivers to stop the moment a school bus flashes its red lights, closing a loophole discovered after 514 stop-arm violations were recorded in a single day (KSTP).
• A violent weekend across the metro: Two men were shot and injured early Sunday in Dinkytown, triggering a University of Minnesota campus alert; two more men were shot outside a St. Paul tavern early Monday; a man was left in critical condition after a shooting on I-94; and a woman is in critical condition after an overnight Minneapolis shooting.
• Scrutiny at Shoreline Plaza: Police calls to the Minneapolis building rose in recent years even as owners say they made safety upgrades before last week's deadly incident, raising questions about safety at the property (KSTP).
• Big sports week ahead: The Gophers host Mississippi State Saturday in their first major test, the Vikings open their season this week with Harrison Smith back, and Joe Ryan returned from the injured list — but the Twins fell 5-4 in Detroit while the White Sox held their AL Central lead.

Minneapolis

Dinkytown: The two men shot early Sunday in Dinkytown are expected to recover, and a man was arrested for possessing a handgun without a permit (KSTP, KARE 11). The shooting — which set off a University of Minnesota campus alert — has reignited safety concerns; KARE 11 reports students and business owners are questioning whether new security measures can effectively curb violence in the neighborhood.

Other weekend gunfire: A man is in critical condition after being shot on I-94, police said, and a woman was left in critical condition in a separate overnight shooting (KARE 11). Separately, a bullet ripped through a woman's condo near the Stone Arch Bridge early Saturday — "I'm really concerned for my safety here," she told KSTP.

Charges filed: Danuell Lamont Love, 49, was charged Friday with one count of second-degree murder after prosecutors say a fight over sharing food led to a fatal shooting in Minneapolis last week (KSTP).

Transit: Metro Transit is planning the H Line, a rapid bus route that would connect downtown Minneapolis with St. Paul's East Side, MinnPost's daily roundup reports; residents along Como Avenue have raised questions as planning advances.

St. Paul

• Two men were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a fight outside Chances Tavern near Payne Avenue escalated into gunfire early Monday; KSTP crews saw forensics teams working the scene Monday morning (KSTP, KARE 11).
• Jerry D'John Anthony Sanders, 18, faces three counts of second-degree assault in connection with a St. Paul shooting that injured two teenagers (KARE 11).

Local Sports

Twins: All-Star Joe Ryan came off the 15-day injured list (left glute strain) and was slated to start Monday in Detroit, but the Tigers took the game 5-4 behind three hits from Riley Greene — including a two-run homer — plus a solo shot from Kevin McGonigle. It followed Sunday's 10-1 loss in Chicago, where the White Sox bullpen combined on a four-hitter and Randal Grichuk and Kyle Teel homered in a five-run eighth to keep Chicago atop the AL Central.

Gophers & Vikings: Minnesota (1-0) gets what KSTP calls its first major measuring stick of the season Saturday when Mississippi State visits — coach P.J. Fleck says he expects an "elite environment." The Vikings open their season this week, with Harrison Smith's return headlining KSTP's Sunday Sports Wrap.

United: Minnesota United lost a wild 5-4 match at Portland, where Timbers forward Vincent Janssen scored his first three MLS goals — a hat trick in his first career start.

Minnesota Statewide

• Property taxes: An Isanti County family is taking the county to court after their home's assessed value jumped nearly 300% in just 12 years; they say the taxes are becoming unaffordable (KSTP's Tracking Your Tax Dollars).
• On the radar: KSTP's "At Issue" (Sept. 6) dug into red-flag-law questions, school spending measures on the ballot, and the Blue Line's budget gap.
• State Fair farewell: The Great Minnesota Get-Together closed out its run with new food favorites and record-breaking entries (KARE 11). After decades at the fair, the Frontier Saloon served its last — its signs and antiques will head to an online auction, while some first-year vendors celebrated strong debuts.