Hennepin Avenue
Hennepin Avenue Credit: MinnPost file photo by Bill Lindeke

Ubah Ali and Aki Nace at WCCO report Minneapolis is working to reconstruct Hennepin Avenue South between West Lake Street and Douglas Avenue. The first phase will rebuild West Lake Street to 26th Street.

Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton talk with Reid Wixson, director of bands and orchestras at Minneapolis Southwest High School, about Minneapolis Public Schools possibly cutting fifth grade band and orchestra due to budget shortfalls.

Tommy Wiita at Bring Me the News is reporting a dog walker found the body of an adult where Minnehaha Creek meets Lake Hiawatha, near the Hiawatha Golf Course, on Friday morning.

Chris Hewitt at the Star Tribune reports Minneapolis writer Jack El-Hai is on his way to Budapest, where actors Russell Crowe and Rami Malek are filming “Nuremberg,” an adaptation of El-Hai’s book, “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist.”

Krystal Frasier at KSTP reports Mankato Public Safety officials are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person who was spotted on security footage damaging about 45 newly planted trees in the city.

Eder Campuzano at the Star Tribune writes the Black Keys recently revealed that the cover art for its 12th studio LP, “Ohio Players,” was taken at Bryant Lake Bowl.