Library association removes Laura Ingalls Wilder's name from award

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Library association removes Laura Ingalls Wilder's name from award: A division of the American Library Association has voted to [remove the "Little House on the Prairie" author's name]( from a major children's book award over concerns with how Wilder portrayed blacks and Native Americans. - Man killed by Minneapolis police shot multiple time, autopsy finds: Thurman Blevins Jr. was shot multiple times by police when he was killed Saturday night following a foot chase in a north Minneapolis alley, according to [an autopsy report by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner](. Hundreds mourned and protested over the weekend as the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension dug in to its investigation of the 31-year-old black man's death. Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, who appeared at a Sunday afternoon protest at the Fourth Precinct headquarters that drew about 300 people, and Mayor Jacob Frey, who attended an evening vigil near the shooting site that drew about 250, struggled to console and calm community members. Blevins is the [third person killed by police in Minnesota this year](, according to a Star Tribune database of fatal police encounters om the state. [A protest against police brutality]( that focused on Saturday's shooting delayed the Twin Cities Pride parade for about an hour on Sunday. - Supreme Court won't hear "Making a Murderer" case: The Supreme Court is [declining to weigh in on the case of a teenager convicted of rape and murder]( and featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer." The decision Monday leaves in place a lower court ruling against Brendan Dassey. - Debate over Minneapolis density plan gets heated: A campaign for a more densely populated city under the banner “Neighbors for More Neighbors” launched with a party attended by Mayor Jacob Frey in March. A competing group called “Minneapolis for Everyone” put up a website arguing that the push for density would “bulldoze our neighborhoods” to the benefit of national developers. [Then it got weird.]( - Trump advocates depriving undocumented immigrants of due process: President Donald Trump on Sunday compared people entering the U.S. from Mexico to invaders and said [they should be immediately sent back without appearing before a judge](. The American Civil Liberties Union said in response that such a step would be illegal and violate the Constitution that Trump swore to uphold. The first in an expected surge in migrant children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border are [beginning to arrive in Minnesota and surrounding states](. The president on Monday [trash-talked a Virginia restaurant]( that asked his press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, to leave because she worked for his administration. - MnDOT chief says traffic flow in I-35W, I-94 will get better: Considering the $239 million rebuild of Interstate 35W from downtown to 43rd Street will last until 2021, Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioner Charlie Zelle is hoping motorists can cope with the misery until fall. [Then some relief will be coming.]( - "March for Our Lives" bus tour comes to Minnesota: The national student-led campaign for gun control came to the Twin Cities Sunday as survivors of the Valentine’s Day school shooting in Parkland, Fla., and their local allies registered young voters in Minneapolis and [held an emotional town hall meeting in Osseo.]( - Ex-Shakopee superintendent faces new charges: Former Shakopee Superintendent Rod Thompson, who is accused of embezzling more than $70,000 in public funds, was [charged Monday with illegally accessing and altering files]( on the school district's Google Drive. - Harley-Davidson, stung by tariffs, shifts some production overseas: Harley-Davidson, up against spiraling costs from tariffs, will begin to [shift the production of motorcycles headed for Europe]( from the U.S. to factories overseas. - Patients sedated with ketamine during police incidents automatically enrolled in study: Brittany Buckley woke up with a tube in her throat and a lot of questions. She remembered the alcohol and the officers in her apartment, but somehow an entire day had passed since then. Now she was restrained to a hospital bed. Confusion turned to anger when the hospital staff gave her a document saying [they’d enrolled her in a study for a sedative called ketamine](: “You are receiving this form because you or someone you care for was included in a research study examining patients with agitation.”  Watch this High-school kicker nails 45-yard field goal — without taking a step: Top-rated kicker Joshua Karty of Western Alamance High School in Elon, N.C., [is clearly one to keep an eye on.](  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - "Modern fine dining" coming to 50th & France in former Mozza Mia space: At Moderna Kouzina, [you can expect to see foie gras torchon](, beef tartare with quail egg, wood-fired oysters and suckling pig for starters and entrees such as beef tenderloin, slow-braised veal with sweetbreads, scallops with a lemon beurre blanc, lamb tenderloin and a Gruyere-topped burger. - "Pawn Stars" patriarch Richard "The Old Man" Harrison dies: Gold & Silver Pawn's Facebook page posted Monday that Harrison was surrounded by "loving family" this past weekend and [died peacefully at the age of 77.]( - Arizona Walgreens pharmacist denies woman miscarriage drug on moral grounds: Nicole Artega posted on Facebook what happened when [she walked into a Walgreens pharmacy in Peoria, Ariz.](, on Thursday. Her baby's development had stopped, and her doctor had told her the pregnancy would end in a miscarriage.  Sports roundup - Affordable contract would keep Mauer in good standing with Twins, fans: Joe Mauer could retire this fall, could walk away at a logical juncture of his career, but [that doesn't seem to be where the story is currently heading](, Jim Souhan writes. - What's Kirk Cousins doing on his summer break? It’s now, in the slowest part of the calendar for a NFL player, that Kirk Cousins can allow himself the mental space to [revisit the things that flashed by him at breakneck speed]( this spring. - Lynx win in weekend of sharp elbows on social media: The Phoenix Mercury started it, the Lynx ended it ... [and then came back for an encore.](  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Quote of the day “It won’t be great, but it will be less severe. Things will gradually start to improve.” -- [Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioner Charlie Zelle](, on improved traffic flow expected for Interstates 35W and 94 by the fall.  Worth a click The world's smallest desert is in ... Canada?! The BBC takes a trip to the mountainous southern Yukon Territory to explore one of North America's strangest geological phenomena — [the 600-meter-wide Carcross Desert.](  Trivia winner Congratulations to Jerry Phillips! Jerry was randomly selected from among the readers who correctly answered that Macalester College's athletic director abruptly resigned last week. He wins a Star Tribune travel mug. Be sure to check back Friday for another trivia question!  From the archives June 25, 1977: A marcher who declined to be identified was dressed as anti-gay rights activist Anita Bryant and billed as "Anita Repentant" during the Lesbian and Gay Pride '77 parade from Loring Park through downtown Minneapolis. The parade was followed by a stage show and festival in the park with theater, dance and mime performances, pie-throwing and dunking booths, an art show and an Anita Bryant look-alike contest. (Photo: Pete Hohn/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.](