Gopher, former Edina basketball star jailed on sex assault allegation

To view this email as a web page, [click here] [Star Tribune] Talkers Top stories - Gopher, former Edina basketball star jailed on sex assault allegation: University of Minnesota basketball player Reggie Lynch [was arrested Sunday on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct] and was being held in the Hennepin County jail. - Shootout with St. Paul police leaves man dead, woman injured: Police were called to the 100 block of Acker Street around 3:30 a.m. on a report of a man with a gun walking with a woman. Police confronted the suspect [and then a hail of gunfire erupted.] - Former Walker Art Center director Martin Friedman dies at 90: In more than three decades at Walker Art Center, Friedman [transformed a modest regional venue into an international powerhouse] of artistic innovation. - Woman dies after falling out of moving pickup truck: A 49-year-old woman died Sunday afternoon in Rogers after [she opened the passenger side door of a moving pickup truck] and fell or hurled herself to her death, police said. - North Carolina sues feds over bathroom bill: [North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory's administration sued the federal government] Monday in a fight for a state law that requires transgender people to use the public restroom matching the sex on their birth certificate. - Trial for Minnesota ISIL recruits opens tensely: Mohamed Farah, accused of plotting to join ISIL, [shook his head in disagreement when his attorney told the judge] in Minneapolis that he thought he and his client could communicate, despite a serious rift. - Penn State settlements covered 1971 abuse claim against Sandusky: The disclosure came as Penn State President Eric Barron decried [newly revealed allegations that former football coach Joe Paterno was told in 1976] that Sandusky had sexually abused a child and that two assistant coaches witnessed either inappropriate or sexual contact in the late 1980s. Paterno, who died in 2012, had said the first time he had received a complaint against Sandusky was in 2001. - Why Cargill execs are moving out of the company's Lake Minnetonka mansion: After calling the sylvan manor on Lake Minnetonka home since 1946, [Cargill’s honchos will move down the road a bit] to the company’s sprawling main office complex, an architectural creature of the 1970s. - Caribou Coffee owner buys Krispy Kreme: Luxembourg-based investment firm JAB Beech, which owns Keurig Green Mountain, Peet's Coffee & Tea and Caribou Coffee, said [it is taking the North Carolina doughnut company private] in a deal worth about $1.35 billion. - Minneapolis police officers face accusations of "slowdown": [An apparent months-long work slowdown] has resulted in a 51 percent drop in stops in the Fourth Precinct, along with a 45 percent drop in arrests. Watch this Colorado tornado photobombs prom couple: Several tornadoes touched down in the Rocky Mountain State over the weekend, and one high school couple happened to be outside taking pre-prom pictures when [a funnel cloud appeared several miles behind them.] Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com]. Trending - A last farewell to Bloomington's iconic Thunderbird Motel: It was a museum of artifacts in an incongruously modern building, assembled and presented without a trace of shame or doubt, [writes James Lileks.] - West Virginia candidate brutally assaulted with brass knuckles: "A war veteran running for a state senate seat on the Democratic ticket in West Virginia was brutally beaten Sunday at a cookout, leaving him with several broken bones and in need of surgery," [CBS News reports.] - U.S. creating pink commemorative coin to fund cancer research: U.S. officials are developing [a new, pink commemorative coin to promote breast cancer awareness] and raise money for cancer research, said U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who sponsored legislation for its creation. - Why the "Good Wife" finale was so good: A lot of fans are ticked off that creators Michelle and Robert King didn't wrap up network TV's finest drama with a prettier bow. [Watch again, writes Neal Justin.] Sports roundup - Bruce Boudreau's crazy week: Incoming Wild coach Bruce Boudreau's whirlwind week included his firing, his hiring [and golf with the Great One]. - Field turf installed this week at Vikings stadium: The final prep work was occurring Monday with [the actual greenery expected to start going down Tuesday.] - Minnesota United makes last-ditch stadium push at Capitol: The Minnesota United FC ownership group wants to spend $150 million for a new stadium in St. Paul. Advocates for the proposal are [seeking legislative approval to continue the property tax exemption] for the 12-acre stadium site, which had previously served as a storage barn for Metro Transit buses. They are also seeking a sales tax exemption on construction materials and a liquor license for the new stadium. Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here]. Quote of the day “I just thought it would be a place that we could win. I know the team is good already.” -- New Wild coach [Bruce Boudreau], on his decision to come to Minnesota. Worth a click Remembering London during the blitz: Ahead of the 75th anniversary of the "Longest Night" on Wednesday, Getty photographer Jim Dyson has created a series of composite images superimposing historic photos taken during German air raids on London over contemporary photos of the city as it looks today. [Check them out here.] Trivia winner Congratulations to Jean Daniels! Jean was randomly selected from among the readers who correctly answered that New York City is expected to be the location chosen by the Obama administration for the country's first national monument to gay rights. Jean wins an official Star Tribune journal and pen set. Be sure to check back on Friday for another trivia question! From the archives May 9, 1994: A bicyclist cruises the trails of Carver Park in Victoria. 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