Former Trump campaign chair indicted, ex-aide pleads guilty in Russia probe

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Former Trump campaign chair indicted, ex-aide pleads guilty in Russia probe: Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election revealed its first targets Monday, with a former campaign adviser to President Donald Trump, George Papadopoulos, admitting he lied to the FBI about his contacts with Russians. Separately, Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and a former Manafort business associate, Rick Gates were indicted on [felony charges of conspiracy against the United States]( and other counts. You can [read the charges against Manafort and Gates here.]( The president moved quickly Monday to [distance himself and the White House from the indictments](, saying Manafort's alleged misdeeds occurred "years ago" and insisting there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. - Coldest Halloween in 11 years on tap tomorrow: Weather-wise, Halloween can scare up everything from frightful to delightful, but [this year it will just be cold.]( The online bulk candy seller CandyStore.com looked at 10 years of its sales data in order to come up with its “favorite Halloween candy” rankings. [Minnesota’s most popular Halloween candy may surprise you](. - Kevin Spacey apologizes after allegations of sexual advances on teen: Actor Kevin Spacey said Sunday he is "beyond horrified" by allegations that [he made a sexual advance on a teen boy]( decades ago and said he doesn't remember the encounter. [NBC News has terminated political analyst Mark Halperin’s contract]( as a special contributor, an MSNBC spokesman told TheWrap on Monday. Halperin had been suspended by the network last week after the publication of a CNN report detailing five anonymous allegations of sexual misconduct against the NBC contributor. - Twin Cities school districts seek millions from voters: Election Day approaches with a long list of school building projects being pitched to metro area voters, [some in surprising places.]( - Dayton says GOP tax plan would cut deductions for 900,000 Minnesotans: The DFL governor argued Monday that the proposal from the president and Congressional Republicans [would affect Minnesota more than other states.]( - For-profit education companies Capella and Strayer merging: Capella Education Co., the 24-year-old Minneapolis-based online education company, [is merging with Strayer Education Co.](, which has operated business schools around the country for more than a century, the companies said this morning. - American Indian Movement founder Dennis Banks dies at 80: Banks, [a longtime national American Indian activist]( who was acquitted in the famed 1970s Wounded Knee uprising trial, has died, his family said early Monday. In 1968, Banks was among the founders of the American Indian Movement in Minneapolis, an activist movement that spread nationwide. Under Banks' leadership, marches and takeovers became AIM's signature tactics for years to come. - Cambridge police chief on administrative leave, but city won't say why: The chief “was escorted out of City Hall on Friday. Nobody at City Hall is giving any information including the Mayor and City Council members. The Chief is under a ‘gag order,’” [according to a City of Cambridge Facebook post.]( - For baby boomers, job hunt can be daunting: Even with the lowest unemployment in years, many older workers who lose their jobs [are still struggling to line up new ones](. The number of unemployed Americans 55 and over increased in September for the fifth straight month, nearing 1.2 million, the government reported recently. - In Minnesota, children are the unseen victims of the opioid epidemic: Many kids of addicted parents have been orphaned or sent to live in foster homes or with relatives. [Those who stay at home must fend for themselves.](  Watch this Police dashcam video shows why its better to hit a deer head-on than swerving: Safety experts long have told us that it’s better to hit a deer head-on rather than swerve to avoid a collision. Yet a new study from Farmers Insurance finds that only 14 percent of drivers in the Midwest agree with that advice. [Perhaps testimony from an Isanti County deputy will change that tune.](  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - "Stranger Things" fans go gaga for Science Museum of Minnesota hoodie: The internet is buzzing over [a 1980s-era purple sweatshirt from the Science Museum of Minnesota]( worn by a character on the show — and the museum is already working on reintroducing the no-longer-available hoodie featuring a brontosaurus skeleton and the words “thunder lizard.” - Wall Street Journal declares Minneapolis one of world's top travel destinations: Of all the possible travel destinations this world has to offer, the Wall Street has declared Minneapolis as one of the very hottest for the coming year — and [the only one pick in the good old U-S-of-A.]( - Landmark modern masterpiece on Cedar Lake listed at $3.85M: Canoeists on Cedar Lake have [gawked for decades at a sleek modern beauty on the shoreline](. No other home has its distinct Art Moderne-influenced cool curved walls, glass-block windows and smooth white stucco facade. But you’d never be able to tell that the third story, which holds the owners’ suite, was added as recently in 2011.  Sports roundup - Vikings' Jerick McKinnon becoming one of the NFL's best receiving backs: This year, an athletic line in front of the Vikings’ running backs has jolted the team’s short passing game. McKinnon is third on the team through eight games with 28 catches. He was three yards off a career-high for receiving yards against the Browns on Sunday. And it’s worth wondering if the free agent-to-be [might have a promising future in Minnesota.]( - Gophers football team, despite losses, is making progress: The Gophers on Saturday night were good enough to stay in a tight game against Iowa until the very end, but just not good enough to emerge with a victory. That's become [a common thread running through the Big Ten season]( for this team. - Is this World Series already better than Twins-Braves from 1991? Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz, who pitched in the 1991 Series and is in the broadcast booth for this year's, [has an interesting perspective.](  Quote of the day “Many of us are in this really fragile state. And it’s just not OK.” -- [Marie Brown](, a subsidized housing manager who was laid off from her job, on trying to find work at the age of 65.  Worth a click The story behind the Astros fan who stole a home run ball and threw it back: "A video that quickly spread around the Internet after Yasiel Puig’s ninth-inning home run in Game 5 of the World Series shows a Houston Astros fan in the left-field seats holding the home-run ball, until the man two seats down grabs it from her and throws it back onto the field. But that’s only half the story," [Yahoo! Sports reports.](  Trivia winner Congratulations to Steve Ericson! Steve was randomly selected from among the many readers who correctly answered that "Sex and the City" actress Kim Cattrall said last week that the grueling demands of the show prevented her from having children. He wins a Star Tribune travel mug. Be sure to check back Friday for another trivia question.  From the archives Oct. 30, 1963: The Rev. Clarence J. Rivers (right), a graduate student at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., discusses segregation with student Tim Holker and Brother Fidelis. Rivers addressed a convocation of 1,000 St. Margaret's students on "The Conscience and the Negro Question." Rivers also spoke at several other Minneapolis area high schools and the Minneapolis Catholic Youth Center while he was in town. 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