Goldy the Gopher under fire for bulldozing kid during mascot game

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Goldy the Gopher under fire for bulldozing kid during mascot game: There was a mascot vs. youth football players game at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday as part of the Vikings halftime festivities. [It didn't go well for one of the youngsters.]( - Target raising minimum wage to $15 by end of 2020: With a tightening labor market and a holiday hiring spree underway, Target Corp. said this morning that it will raise [the minimum wage of all hourly workers to $11 starting in October](. It will bump the rate to $15 an hour by the end of 2020. - School choice splits Twin Cities suburbs into haves, have-nots: From Eden Prairie to Mahtomedi, suburban parents are going the distance to enroll their children in other school districts and charter schools that offer the programs and services they want. In the process, they’re effectively redrawing the map of school district boundaries in the Twin Cities metro and [producing unexpected winners and losers.]( - Sexting lands Anthony Weiner in prison: Disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., [was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison]( for sexting with a 15-year-old girl in a case that rocked Hillary Clinton's campaign for the White House in the closing days of the race and may have cost her the presidency. - GOP senators sweeten deal for health care bill holdouts: The Republican senators at the forefront of the latest effort to undo the Affordable Care Act plan to release a revised version of their bill Monday [sending more health-care dollars to the states of key holdouts](, as hardening resistance from several GOP senators left their proposal on the verge of collapse. During a "60 Minutes" interview that aired last night, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said [doctors have given him a "very poor prognosis"]( as he battles brain cancer. - White House expands travel restrictions to eight countries: The new rules, which will affect the citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen — and some from Venezuela — [will go into effect on October 18.]( The restrictions range from an indefinite ban on visas for citizens of countries like Syria to more targeted restrictions. - Trump spends weekend criticizing NFL players over anthem protests: [With his attacks on activist athletes](, President Donald Trump again plunged into the middle of his favorite kind of drama — personal, aggressive, culturally volatile and entirely of his own making. The conflict peaked Sunday, as Trump's comments united a newly minted opposition coalition that included a growing number of players and coaches, as well as some owners who have supported the president. Speaking on CNN this morning, sportscaster Bob Costas [noted that the mixing of sports and politics is nothing new]( and "patriotism comes in many forms." Do you support Trump's criticism of NFL players who protest during the national anthem? [Vote in our (very unscientific) reader poll.]( - Man dies during diving excursion near Split Rock Lighthouse: The man died early Saturday afternoon while [diving near the Madeira shipwreck in Lake Superior](, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said. - Passenger stops driverless bus from plunging off mountain road: Austrian police say a passenger in a bus with 23 others on board narrowly averted tragedy after the driver lost consciousness, helping stop the vehicle at the point when [it was already hanging over an Alpine abyss.](  Watch this Man tricked into diving headfirst into fish feeding frenzy: The water seemed calm and inviting, until this guy's friends [tossed in a handful of fish food](.  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - Cyclist Greg LeMond puts Medina mansion on the market: The three-time Tour de France winner's [11,500-square-foot brick Georgian is listed for $4.985 million](. - R&B/pop sensation the Weeknd underwhelms at Xcel: [His first arena headline appearance in the Twin Cities]( was less convincing than his well-crafted dark, gloomy pop-soul records, writes Jon Bream. - First McDonald's in Minnesota celebrates 60th birthday: The Roseville restaurant, located on Snelling Avenue south of Hwy. 36, [is offering 60-cent hamburgers and cheeseburgers today](, as well as cake and ice cream. Employees will wear throwback shirts and hats.  Sports roundup - Dalvin Cook is total package for the Vikings in first three weeks: It is difficult to imagine a Vikings running back playing a more complete game than [the one Cook turned in against Tampa Bay on Sunday](. - Twins sweep Tigers to maintain lead in wild-card race: With six games remaining, the Twins are 4.5 games ahead of the Los Angeles Angels for [the second American League wild card.]( - Michael Rand admits he was wrong about the Twins and Vikings: Whether because of brashness, a lack of life experience or just plain stupidity, we all made mistakes when we were younger. Last week, for instance, we were technically all younger than we are right now. And a lot of us were pretty sure [we had the Vikings and Twins all figured out.](  Quote of the day “Man, you can’t do that.” -- [ESPN commentator and ex-NFL running back LaDainian Tomlinson](, on Goldy the Gopher bowling over a youth football player during a halftime mascot game at U.S. Bank Stadium yesterday.  Worth a click The 100 toughest video game bosses, ranked: Gamers will enjoy obsessing over - and disagreeing with - [this list from Vulture ranking the hardest final opponents]( in many of the most popular video games of all time. And nostalgiac Gen-Xers will be glad to see that Mike Tyson, from the eponymous Punch-Out game for the original Nintendo, cracks the top 10.  Trivia winner Congratulations to Peggy Flaig! Peggy was randomly selected from among the readers who answered that Bloomington is purchasing the last working farm within its city limits as a potential site for the 2023 World's Fair. She wins a Star Tribune travel mug. Be sure to check back Friday for another trivia question!  From the archives Sept. 25, 1987: Dan Gladden of the Twins is picked off at first base in the second inning against Kansas City at the Metrodome. (Photo: John Croft/Star Tribune) Connect with Star Tribune [facebook]( [twitter]( [google+]( [pinterest]( [instagram]( [tumblr]( [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 © 2017 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](