U.S. Bank Stadium chief's cellphone stolen during Super Bowl fight

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - U.S. Bank Stadium chief's cellphone stolen during Super Bowl fight: Despite sky-high security at the Super Bowl, a top U.S. Bank Stadium official’s cellphone was stolen as [he tried to break up a fight between fans.]( - Wellstone Action pushing out late Minnesota senator's sons: Former Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone's sons are being [pushed out of the campaign organization]( dedicated to their father's legacy. Wellstone Action told Mark and David Wellstone on Wednesday they'll be voted off its governing board in the coming days. - After backlash, Minnesota senior facility reverses huge rent hike: After an outcry from elderly residents and state lawmakers, a large senior complex in Coon Rapids has [reversed plans to impose double-digit rent increases]( that could have uprooted dozens of longtime neighbors and splintered the community. - Dayton, lawmakers propose new tax on prescription opioids: Gov. Mark Dayton and a bipartisan group of lawmakers rolled out a plan to tax prescription opioids and [use the money to alleviate the epidemic]( that claimed the lives of nearly 400 Minnesotans in 2016. - Starkey Labs owner tells federal court of his high-flying life: On the stand for a third day in a federal $20 million fraud case against former company executives and their business associates, Starkey Laboratories owner Bill Austin [painted a story of a high-drama life]( — hitting up wealthy friends to raise most of the $1 million in donations given for the foundation as part of a 2011 contest sponsored by President Donald Trump’s former “Celebrity Apprentice” television show; a tumultuous relationship with his ex-wife in which he alleged she shot a gun at him; and how his ex-wife won a wrongful termination lawsuit against him and the company in the 1990s. Don't miss the photo at the top of the story, featuring Austin with a surprising pair of celebrities. - Trump lawyer says he paid porn star out of his own pocket: President Donald Trump's personal attorney said Tuesday [he paid $130,000 out of his own pocket to a porn actress]( who allegedly had a sexual relationship with Trump in 2006. Michael Cohen said in a statement to The New York Times that he was not reimbursed by the Trump Organization or the Trump campaign for the October 2016 payment to Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford. He did not say if he was reimbursed by the president himself. An internal watchdog's investigation has found that Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin improperly accepted Wimbledon tennis tickets and likely wrongly [used taxpayer money to cover his wife's airfare]( for an 11-day European trip. Trump is reportedly mulling possible replacements for embattled Chief of Staff John Kelly over his mishandling of domestic abuse allegations against top aide Rob Porter. The Washington Post quotes [a White House official referring to Kelly as "a big, fat liar"]( and describing FBI Director Christopher Wray's testimony contradicting Kelly's timeline of events as "a killer." - Judge rules against Trump in DACA case: The Trump administration didn't offer "legally adequate reasons" for ending a program that spared many young immigrants from deportation if they were brought to the U.S. as children, a federal judge ruled Tuesday as [he ordered the program to continue.]( - Priest in St. Cloud diocese arrested on accusations of sexual misconduct: [The Rev. Anthony Oelrich is jailed in Stearns County]( Wednesday and is scheduled for a court appearance on allegations of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. A statement from Bishop Donald Kettler says the investigation into the sexual misconduct involves an adult woman. - Authorities in northern Minnesota searching for missing pregnant woman: Kara Blevins, 27, [was last seen about 5 p.m. Feb. 2 in the town of Akeley](, on the border of Cass and Hubbard counties, according to a state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension crime alert this week. Investigators from both counties are working on the case. - Deduction-hungry Hennepin taxpayers prepaid nearly $200 million: Hennepin County taxpayers are hoping the payments made in 2017 [will get them a bigger tax deduction]( ahead of the new federal tax law, which limits deductions for local taxes for 2018 and beyond.  Watch this Go behind the scenes at a Minneapolis bakery preparing for Valentine's Day madness: The good folks at Angel Food Bakery in downtown Minneapolis let us into their kitchen last night to watch as[they create a host of fancy Valentine's Day goodies]( ahead of their second busiest day of the year (after National Donut Day, of course).  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - "Hamilton" fans struggle to buy tickets as website is overwhelmed: On Wednesday morning, [“Hamilton” fans jammed the website and phone lines]( selling Hennepin Theatre Trust season packages that include the musical. Many expressed their dismay on social media, saying the site was freezing up. The smash Broadway musical is set for a six-week run at the Orpheum Theatre starting Aug. 29. - At 31, director Ryan Coogler ascends to the top with "Black Panther": It was only his third feature film and, at just 30-years-old, he was making it with Hollywood's most powerful studio under enormous cultural expectations and with $200 million to get it right. [And he really didn't want it to "suck"]( (his word). - Lonely Minnesota therapy dog goes viral after nobody showed up to read to him: Cue the sad, puppy dog eyes. For the last two years, Sting has been listening to kids read to him as part of the Paws to Read program. After he had no takers last week, Sting’s owner, John Muellner, [posted photos of the forlorn greyhound on his Facebook page](. The Cafe Meow, which will help rescue organizations find homes for adoptable felines, [will celebrate its grand opening Friday in Uptown.](  Sports roundup - Slovenia stuns U.S. men's hockey team with dramatic overtime upset: The U.S. men’s hockey team did just about everything right for the first 40 minutes of its Olympic opener Wednesday night. Then the third period started [and everything fell apart.]( After coming up empty in the 2014 Olympics, [U.S. snowboarder Shaun White won his third gold medal]( in an epic halfpipe contest Wednesday. - Andrew Wiggins needs to realize bored is a bad look: For last night's sellout game at Target Center, the Rockets brought James Harden, who is trying to prove he is the greatest player in NBA history who could hide a Spalding in his facial hair. The Wolves had Andrew Wiggins, who looks like [he could fall asleep during a fireworks display](, writes Jim Souhan. - Get ready for mid-April playoff chaos with Wild, Timberwolves: The Wild and Wolves have only been in the playoffs at the same time once before, and the postseason schedules for the NHL and NBA [could set off sporting chaos in the Twin Cities.](  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Quote of the day “They underestimated our persistence.” -- [Janet Dahlquist](, 85, resident of Autumn Glen Senior Living in Coon Rapids, on the complex's reversal of a planned double-digit rent hike.  Worth a click New York Times hires, quickly fires editorial writer over racial and homophobic tweets: [A lot of questions remain over the Times' hiring process]( after yesterday's bizarre whirlwind of announcements that it had hired tech writer Quinn Norton as its editorial board's "lead opinion writer on the power, culture and consequences of technology," only to fire her hours later after a bunch of her old tweets that included homophobic and racial slurs started making the rounds on social media. Norton has also previously written about her friendship with "various neo-Nazis," though she says she has never agreed with them.  From the archives Feb. 14, 1974: Internationally renowned glass artist and Rhode Island School of Design faculty member Dale Chihuly conducts a workshop on glass blowing at the new Studio Arts Building on the U's West Bank campus. (Photo: Charles Bjorgen/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 © 2018 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](