Reusse, Soucheray end KSTP radio show with a few final insults

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Reusse, Soucheray end KSTP radio show with a few final insults: [Listeners will certainly miss their daily dose]( of “The Ride With Reusse” and Soucheray’s “Garage Logic,” but it’s the hour of irreverent banter sandwiched between their individual shows — Minnesota’s version of the Muppets’ Statler and Waldorf — that is the most significant loss, a throwback to the freewheeling days of radio when planning ahead was considered a form of cheating. - Gunman kills 2, then himself at Florida video game tournament: A gunman [opened fire Sunday at an online video game tournament]( as it was being livestreamed from a Florida mall, killing two people and then fatally shooting himself in a rampage that wounded nine others, authorities said. Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said authorities believe 24-year-old David Katz of Baltimore carried out the attack using at least one handgun at the Jacksonville Landing, a collection of restaurants and shops along the St. Johns River. - Minnesota leaders pay tribute to McCain: [Minnesota’s past and present political leaders hailed Sen. John McCain](, who died Saturday, as an influential colleague, while the 10,000 veterans attending the 100th American Legion convention in Minneapolis remembered him as a hero and a tireless supporter. President Donald Trump [nixed issuing a statement that praised McCain's heroism and life](, telling senior aides he preferred to issue a tweet before posting one Saturday night that did not include any kind words for the late Arizona Republican. The flags at the White House, which were lowered over the weekend to mark McCain's death, are back at full-staff. The flags at the U.S. Capitol, meanwhile, [remained at half-staff on Monday to honor the senator.]( McCain will be buried on [a grassy hill at the U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis](, right next to a lifelong friend, within earshot of the next generation of midshipmen and within view of the banks of Severn River. - U.S., Mexico agree to negotiate new deal to replace NAFTA: The Trump administration and Mexico have [reached a preliminary accord to end the North American Free Trade Agreement]( and replace it with a deal that the administration wants to be more favorable to the United States. - Risk of severe weather across Minnesota this afternoon: [Storms are expected to flare up in Minnesota]( east and south of a line from Granite Falls to Little Falls with the potential of bringing damaging winds, large hail, and heavy rainfall. Up to an inch of rain is possible in the Twin Cities, the weather service said. A few tornadoes and flash flooding are possible, according to a weather advisory issued Monday morning. - Probation for "one of the worst" DUI offenders in U.S. riles police chief: The suburban Chicago police chief who dubbed a Twin Cities mom “one of the worst DUI offenders in the United States” is [venting his disappointment that she will get no jail time]( for her drunken-driving arrest in his city. Tasha Lynn Schleicher, 41, of New Hope, pleaded guilty to drunken driving and received two years’ probation last week from Circuit Court Judge Ramon Ocasio. Police in Riverside, Ill., had spotted her passed out in her car at a gas station on April 2 with an open liquor bottle next to her after she tried to fill her idling vehicle with kerosene instead of gasoline. - Minneapolis police see sharp drop in crime since 2017: Despite a recent spasm of violence, [criminal activity in Minneapolis has fallen sharply from last year](, newly released Police Department statistics show. Part I crimes, which include both violent and property crimes, fell 16.7 percent in 2018 compared to this time last year, from 15,275 incidents to 12,724. The data are based on raw crime numbers as of Aug. 20, which don’t account for population growth, unlike crime rates. - Shakopee superintendent Gary Anger dies of cancer: [A post on the district’s website said](: “Our thoughts and condolences go out to the Anger family. Gary brought joy to all those who knew him. Our Shakopee Public Schools staff, teachers and the entire Shakopee community will miss him.” - DNA dragnet leads to manhunt, arrest in 1998 killing of Dutch boy: Police only thought Jos Brech was curious when he rode his bicycle past an active crime scene in a forest in the Netherlands in August 1998. The officers had just recovered the body of 11-year-old Nicky Verstappen, who, on a summer camp trip, had disappeared from his tent the night before. The boy had been raped and killed, police said, in a case that would haunt the nation in the decades to come. But, that night, Brech said he didn’t know anything. Police took his name and let him go. They kept his name for a long time — [until finally, this year, it came up again.](  Watch this Hero dad saves kids from flying baseball bat at Mets game: [Nice heads-up play by this Mets fan]( who safely deflected a bat hurtling at top speed toward the kids sitting next to him during the first inning Friday's game against the Nationals at Citi Field. It looks like he got a nice souvenir to boot.  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - First he had 50 jobs in 50 states, now he's tackling American Bucket List: Inspired by a favorite “50 Jobs in 50 States” experience at an Elk River company, Daniel Seddiqui moved to Minnesota, where he’s been planning another epic cross-country tour. He just launched [his American Bucket List Challenge to try a cultural activity in every state]( — from singing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Utah to judging the World Series of Barbecue in Missouri to hula dancing in Hawaii. - Internet cheers U student who snuck "Bohemian Rhapsody" lyrics into 4 months of tweets: Is this the real life? Or did one Twitter user just pull off the best play on words since “Bohemian Rhapsody”? As it turns out, both. University of Minnesota student Hadie Mart has been spending the last four months crafting every one of her outgoing tweets so that the first word in each post [spells out the lyrics of the Queen hit song in its entirety.]( - Four decades later, Earth, Wind & Fire is as exciting as ever at State Fair: The lineup has changed over the years and the production isn’t as spectacular, but the musicianship, energy, choreography and all-around entertainment value [are as top-notch as ever](, writes Jon Bream.  Sports roundup - Gophers athletic department alarmed by plunging ticket sales: In three years, [ticket revenue from Gophers sports fell by $8 million]( — a 28 percent drop — to $20.5 million in 2017, according to the most recent accounting. Most of the decline occurred in football, men’s basketball and men’s hockey, the three sports the U counts on to help fund the entire athletic department. - How the Vikings roster is shaping up: Armed with three preseason games and a training camp of evaluations, [here is our updated 53-man roster projection for the Vikings.]( - Prep football fights back to slow drop in numbers: Mixing social media branding with community events such as Mounds View’s Green and White Night, plus greater involvement in youth organizations and ramped-up game-night hoopla, varsity coaches are [more intentional than ever about recruiting and retaining players.](  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? 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