Mystery sniper kills dog on home's deck near Mankato

Plus: Minneapolis restaurant Oro named finalist for national James Beard Award ͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Mystery sniper kills dog on home's deck near Mankato: The dog's owner received threatening notes about barking before the shooting, as did another dog owner nearby, according to the Blue Earth County Sheriff. [Read more.]( - Hennepin County public defender concerned clients will miss court with no rideshare: Hennepin County's chief public defender says some of his most vulnerable clients will be placed at an increased risk for arrest if Uber and Lyft make good on their pledge to stop operating in Minneapolis on May 1. [Read more.]( - Group pushes replacing I-94 between Minneapolis and St. Paul with thoroughfare: Our Streets Minneapolis officials hope their report, "Reimagining I-94," will sway planners with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) who are in the midst of their own "Rethinking I-94″ project. The state project is evaluating 10 ways of moving forward with an aging and deteriorating stretch of freeway that was built 50-60 years ago and is widely regarded as hurting the inner-city neighborhoods split by the freeway's miles long trench. [Read more.]( - FBI arrests Minneapolis man, 59, linked to bombing, vandalizing salon: Michael Allen Francisco allegedly confessed to setting off a bomb at the Studio 411 salon in Minneapolis in 2022 before returning to toss a brick through its window a year later. [Read more.]( - Minnesota to expunge misdemeanor marijuana convictions as soon as May: The expungement of misdemeanor cannabis offenses is running ahead of schedule. Separately, the state's new Cannabis Expungement Board will soon begin reviewing felony cases. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS Twins' often-injured Buxton nearly taken down — by a racing bratwurst: The between-innings sausage race in Milwaukee almost claimed Twins center fielder Byron Buxton as a victim on Tuesday afternoon. [See the video.]( *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING Minneapolis restaurant Oro named finalist for national James Beard Award: Oro by Nixta, the Star Tribune's 2023 restaurant of the year, will compete against nine other U.S. restaurants for a prestigious national award from the James Beard Foundation. In the regional Best Chef: Midwest category, two Minneapolis chefs will also advance. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK Bremer adjusting after Twins make change in TV booth: After 40 years of Dick Bremer broadcasting Twins games, management decided to make a change in the TV booth. That's led to a very different spring for Bremer, writes La Velle E. Neal III. [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK White House wants the moon to have its own time zone: "The White House on Tuesday directed NASA to establish a unified standard of time for the moon and other celestial bodies, as the United States aims to set international norms in space amid a growing lunar race among nations and private companies," Reuters reports. [Read more.]( FROM THE ARCHIVES April 3, 2022: Hopkins native Paige Bueckers, right, of the University of Connecticut blocks a shot by Zia Cooke of South Carolina during the championship game in the NCAA Women's Final Four at the Target Center in Minneapolis. (Photo: Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune) Connect with Star Tribune [facebook]([twitter]([pinterest]([instagram]( [Manage email preferences]( • [Subscribe to Star Tribune]( • [Privacy Policy]( • [Unsubscribe]( This email was sent by: StarTribune, 650 3rd Ave S, Suite #1300, Minneapolis, MN, 55488 © 2024 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](