Evening Update: U's new men's hockey coach; clock ticking for Liberians; solar customers fume

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Evening Update Good evening. The [new coach of the University of Minnesota men's hockey team](, Bob Motzko, is no stranger to the Gophers, having served as an assistant coach in the early 2000s under Don Lucia. His roots were deep at St. Cloud State, where in the 1980s he was a player and an assistant coach under Herb Brooks, and the Huskies' head coach the past 13 seasons. Now he will have to balance the weight of expectations at the U of M with [the increasing parity in college hockey](, which has seen unheralded programs such as Penn State and Ohio State rise to prominence. [Get to know Bob Motzko.]( [His departure leaves SCSU hurting.]( [Deportation reprieve for Liberians to end in 12 months]( [Liberians in the Twin Cities area mounted an active lobbying push in recent months to save the program.]( [Customers of St. Paul solar installer fuming as 120 projects unfinished]( [State regulators recently moved to revoke Able Energy’s license, and the Minnesota attorney general’s office is investigating complaints of fraud.]( [Minnesota legislator's posts appear to compare marchers to Hitler Youth]( [Rep. Mary Franson, an Alexandria Republican, said that was not her intent.]( [Teen arrested in shooting death during party bus melee in Inver Grove Heights]( [Police looking for another person in connection with the violence possibly having to do with "rival gang affiliation."]( [Twins' Phil Hughes to start season on disabled list]( [Hughes, who has a strained oblique muscle, hasn't appeared in a regular season game since last July.]( [Dog lover in northern Minnesota town admits cruelty to cats]( [A Cohasset man pleaded guilty in the disappearance of Olivia, his neighbor's cat, who is missing and presumed dead.]( [Surly, Castle Danger squeak into Minnesota Beer Bracket final]( [The No. 1 and the No. 2 seeds barely survived the Foamy Four, beating their opponents in come-from-behind victories.]( 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.](