Brooklyn Park opens new pop-up plaza

What was once a grassy field on the corner of a busy intersection in Brooklyn Park is now a pop-up space dubbed Plaza Park. The gathering spot is next to the Brooklyn Park Library on the corner of 85th Avenue North and West Broadway Avenue. Plaza Park has a stage, a nature play area, murals by local artist Geno Okok, picnic tables and a space for food trucks to park. The city plans to transform this space into a permanent plaza as part of the Center for Innovation and the Arts project with North Hennepin Community College. Construction on the center will begin in 2022.

Woman injured in Brooklyn Park shooting

A woman is expected to recover after she was injured in a shooting Wednesday night in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, according to Brooklyn Park police.