Minneapolis cop guilty in Community Action fraud case

To view this email as a web page, [click here] [Star Tribune] Talkers Top stories - Minneapolis cop guilty in Community Action fraud case: Jordan Davis was [found guilty Tuesday morning on six fraud and theft counts] in connection with paychecks he received through Community Action of Minneapolis, where his father, Bill Davis, recently stepped down as CEO after a criminal investigation. - Dayton makes Supreme Court appointment: [Gov. Mark Dayton has selected Fourth Judicial District Judge Anne McKeig] as the next Supreme Court justice, giving Minnesota's highest court its first female majority since 1991. - Minneapolis $15 minimum wage supporters say they have signatures for charter amendment: Supporters of a $15 minimum wage in Minneapolis [say they’ll deliver 20,000 petition signatures to City Hall this week] — and are confident they have the legal right to put the issue on the ballot this November. - Benghazi panel's report finds no "smoking gun": Republicans on the House Benghazi Committee harshly faulted the Obama administration Tuesday for lax security and a slow response to the deadly 2012 attacks at the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Libya. [But they produced no new allegations about then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton]. An additional [165 pages of emails from Clinton's time at the State Department] surfaced Monday, including nearly three dozen that the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee failed to hand over last year that were sent through her private server. - Woman leaps from 3rd floor to escape burning Brooklyn Park complex: A fire inside a large apartment complex early Tuesday in Brooklyn Park injured several people and [sent one resident leaping from the fire behind her in a third-floor unit], authorities said. - Buyers lost millions in deposits on Trump resort that was never built: Trump Ocean Resort in Baja California brought in $32.5 million in buyer deposits, all of it spent by the time Donald Trump and his partners abandoned the project in early 2009 as the global economy was reeling. [Most of the buyers sued them for fraud]; 250 lost their deposits. - Ikea to stop selling dresser linked to death of Minnesota toddler: [Ikea has agreed to stop selling and recall a dresser] that had a tipping problem that had injured or killed several people, including a 22-month-old child from Apple Valley who was killed in February. - Democrats shift strategy on gun control: The party is bringing its case to the people, with leaders [urging members to conduct sit-ins around the country] as they try to sustain the flash of activism on the gun issue. Watch this St. Paul beckons in Adele parody video: Just in time for the British pop singer's tour-opening concerts at the Xcel Energy Center next week, [Visit St. Paul has released a music video titled "Hello from the East Side,"] featuring vocals by local singer Savanna D'Amico and inviting visitors to swing on by the "older twin of Minneapolis." Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com]. Trending - Spoon and Stable chef to open Wayzata restaurant: When Gavin Kaysen opened Spoon and Stable in November 2014, his plan was to launch his second Twin Cities restaurant within three years. [He’s ahead of that goal.] - Hikers rescued on trip to "Into the Wild" bus in Alaska: Officials say two hikers rescued after failing to return on time from a trip in Denali National Park are the latest to be saved after trying to reach [an abandoned bus made famous by the book and film "Into the Wild."] - Edward Snowden's life as a robot: "Snowden’s body might be confined to Moscow, but the former NSA computer specialist has hacked a work-around: a robot. If he wants to make his physical presence felt in the United States, he can connect to a wheeled contraption called a BeamPro, a flat-screen monitor that stands atop a pair of legs, five-foot-two in all, with a camera that acts as a swiveling Cyclops eye. Inevitably, people call it the 'Snowbot.' ... the technology is of real symbolic and practical use to Snowden, who hopes to prove that the internet can overcome the power of governments, the strictures of exile, and isolation. It all amounts to an unprecedented act of defiance, a genuine enemy of the state carousing in plain view," [New York magazine reports.] Sports roundup - Winningest basketball coach in Division I history dies: With an icy glare on the sidelines, [Pat Summitt led the Tennessee Lady Vols to eight national championships] and prominence on a campus steeped in the traditions of the football-rich south until she retired after 38 years in 2012. Former Tennessee point guard and current Wichita State head women's basketball coach Jody Adams [penned this memorial to her coach, mentor and friend.] The Washington Post's Sally Jenkins, who wrote three books with Summitt, shares [a touching letter full of life advice] that the coach wrote to a Tennessee freshman named Shelia Collins 34 years ago: "The game is never over. No matter what the scoreboard reads, or what the referee says, it doesn’t end when you come off the court." - Taylor sells off part of Wolves: Glen Taylor confirmed Monday [he had agreed to sell two small shares of the Timberwolves and Lynx] in a deal that will bring the first Chinese owner to the NBA. - Obama welcomes Lynx to the White House, again: [Citing a roster featuring Maya Moore, Lindsay Whalen and Seimone Augustus], three of the top 20 players in WNBA history, the president told the crowd packed into the East Room: “I think it’s safe to say this team is a powerhouse.” Quote of the day “I think it's pretty clear it's time to move on.” -- Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee [Hillary Clinton], on the release of a House GOP report on the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya. Worth a click What's the deal with Olympic doping? [The Washington Post has published this handy explainer] breaking down who has been caught cheating, how they do it and what can be done about the problem. From the archives June 28, 1974: Water skier Nancy Hagen, then the Minnesota slalom champion, throws a cascade of water behind her during a turn. (Photo: Steve Schluter/Star Tribune) Connect with Star Tribune [facebook] [twitter] [google+] [pinterest] [instagram] [tumblr] [Sign up for more newsletters] • [Subscribe to Star Tribune] • [Privacy Policy] • [Unsubscribe] This email was sent by: StarTribune, 650 3rd Ave S, Suite #1300, Minneapolis, MN, 55488 © 2015 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.]