Good morning and happy hump day. Here’s what you should know to start your day. Before that, weather first. Severe weather possible today; heat wave persists. It looks like you’d want to avoid being outside today as much as you can. The morning will start off mostly sunny and warm. Then showers and thunderstorms are likely in the afternoon across Minnesota. Highs will be in the mid-80s to lower 90s and the heat indices in the Twin Cities are expected to hover around 101. The latest from our live blog. At least 3 sexual assaults reported at Powderhorn Park in the past 2 weeks; residents in and around the encampment worry about safety. The south Minneapolis park became a “refuge space” in the days following the killing of George Floyd, and it now houses more than 400 tents. As the population has grown, Minneapolis Park police are reporting a marked increase in crime at the park. Since June 26, at least three sexual assault were reported, two of which involve juvenile victims . U of M wants to help international students stay in the U.S. Following the announcement of the new federal guidelines that will force foreign students to leave if their classes are entirely online, the U of M President Joan Gabel told students and faculty that the school is reviewing the fall plan to offer both online and in-person classes, to make sure international students aren't forced to leave the country. For K-12 schools, Trump wants governors to reopen districts this fall; Walz says “it depends.” President Trump says he’ll put pressure on governors to reopen their states’ school districts this fall despite the pandemic. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says the state is still figuring out how to best protect children and teachers and the school plan will depend on how successful the state is at containing the coronavirus. Will lawmakers reach an agreement in the next special session? Gov. Tim Walz is expected to call legislators into another special session that would convene Monday. In the first special session following the killing of George Floyd, lawmakers were unable to break through a stalemate over police reform and other key issues on the table. Democrats are again pushing GOP lawmakers to work with them on a police accountability bill, while Republicans say they don’t support any reforms to “dismantle or defund” police. Single-digit death counts for 4 consecutive days; Winona now joins other Minnesota cities mandating masks. State health officials Tuesday reported three more deaths from COVID-19, continuing a two-week trend of daily deaths mostly in single digits. The latest counts came as another southern Minnesota city, Winona, announced that it’s imposing a citywide mask mandate following similar ordinances in Rochester and Mankato. Here are the latest coronavirus statistics in Minnesota 39,133 cases confirmed (569 new) via 685,247 tests 1,477 deaths (three new) 4,252 cases requiring hospitalization 267 people remain hospitalized; 121 in intensive care 34,377 patients no longer needing isolation— Jiwon Choi, MPR News | @ChoiGEE1 | 