State Fair food winners, shooter targets Plano police HQ, Cowboys lose: Your Monday morning roundup

Also, the latest developments about Hurricane Ida.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 08/30/2021 By Todd Davis Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌤️ Weather: Today is National Toasted Marshmallow Day. Find out how the marshmallow feels around 4 p.m. as the high nears the upper 90s. The low will be in the upper 70s and the week will be typical of August with minimal rain chances and hot temperatures. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( ADVERTISEMENT [Plano police shoot masked gunman at headquarters, investigate possible link to Garland Lyft slaying]( [New Orleans blacked out as Ida floods Louisiana, Mississippi]( [The price of going unvaccinated is rising. Will that persuade more people to get the jab?]( [US says drone kills IS bombers targeting Kabul airport]( [Biden pays respects to US troops killed in Afghanistan]( [Scott Burns: In the Great Reversal, we’re about to get higher wages and soon]( [3 takeaways from Cowboys-Jaguars: Garrett Gilbert makes one last push for backup QB job]( [A Dallas hotelier’s $100 million plan to restore Galveston’s historic Galvez hotel to its glory days]( [Actor Ed Asner, TV’s blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91]( [New Orleans Saints move practice to home of Dallas Cowboys after Ida evacuation](  This year's two-time winner, fried gumbo balls, was made by a family that has sold food at the State Fair of Texas for 35 years. (Elias Valverde II / Staff Photographer) FOOD AND DRINK [Fried gumbo, cookie butter ice cream sandwich win big at State Fair of Texas]( One of the most sentimental dishes in the 17 years of the State Fair of Texas’ Big Tex Choice Awards was announced as a two-time winner on Aug. 29, 2021. Judges picked deep-fried seafood gumbo balls as the best-tasting savory dish and the most creative. It’s rare that one dish wins two awards, but it has happened once before, in 2017 for two-time winner Funnel Cake Bacon Queso Burger. It’s a sentimental choice because the fried gumbo ball was created by [a family that has worked at the fair for 35 years](. ADVERTISEMENT  👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [the newsroom.]( [Free Newsletters]( | [Account Login]( | [Help Center]( | [Terms of Service]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States © Copyright 2021