Quick-acting bystanders save 4-year-old girl from drowning in Stearns County quarry

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Quick-acting bystanders save 4-year-old girl from drowning in Stearns County quarry: A former Air Force emergency manager [rallied others to help rescue the child]( at a central Minnesota swimming spot over the weekend. - Klobuchar, Smith lead in Senate races, Minnesota Poll finds: U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar has an imposing lead over Republican challenger Jim Newberger, while U.S. Sen. Tina Smith [holds a much smaller advantage over state Sen. Karin Housley]( in the special election race for Minnesota’s other U.S. Senate seat. A new Star Tribune/MPR News Minnesota Poll found that Smith, appointed by DFL Gov. Mark Dayton after Al Franken resigned in January, leads Housley by 44 to 37 percent. But the contest could still be up for grabs: 15 percent of likely voters are undecided. In case you missed it yesterday, the poll found DFLer Tim Walz [holds a 9-point advantage over GOP candidate Jeff Johnson]( in the race for Minnesota governor. - California professor comes forward to accuse Kavanaugh of sexual assault: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said Monday he was willing to speak to a Senate panel to "refute" [an allegation he sexually assaulted a woman while in high school](, after his accuser said via her attorney that she was ready to testify in public. He had been on a smooth confirmation track, but the new allegations have roiled that process. All 10 Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have [called for a planned Thursday vote on Kavanaugh's nomination to be postponed]( while the FBI investigates allegations, while Republican senators have expressed concern over [the California woman's private-turned-public allegation]( that a drunken Kavanaugh groped her and tried to take off her clothes at a party when they were teenagers. - From addict to crusader, a new leader emerges in Minnesota's Indian community: James Cross, 52, has spent almost half his life in prison for drug-related crimes, including 14 years for his role in a drive-by shooting. Yet this charismatic former gang member and ex-addict has transformed his life and now stands at the forefront of [a burgeoning movement to drive drug dealers out of American Indian communities]( across Minnesota. Thousands of Indians have joined the street outreach group he founded, known as Natives Against Heroin (NAH), which is known for confrontational tactics and spiritual healing methods to battle the widening drug epidemic. - Family ID's father of four as boater recovered from Lake Minnetonka: [Erick Barbieri-Astorga’s body was recovered by searchers]( late Saturday morning, a family member wrote on an online fundraising page started to benefit his wife and four children. - Florence flooding spreads as storm heads northeast: Emergency workers delivered truckloads of food and water to Wilmington, a city of 120,000 people cut off from the rest of North Carolina by Florence's still-rising floodwaters, as helicopters and boat pulled people from homes swamped by swollen rivers. The deadly storm still had abundant rain and top winds around 30 mph early Monday, and forecasters said [it was expected to gradually pick up forward speed and complete a big turn]( toward the Northeast, which is in for as much as 6 inches of rain. - More than 2 million teens are vaping marijuana, study finds: A school-based survey shows [nearly 1 in 11 U.S. students have used marijuana in electronic cigarettes](, heightening concern about the new popularity of vaping among teens. - Dockless bikes landing in Minneapolis this week: Bright blue dockless bikes [will hit the streets of Minneapolis on Tuesday](, ushering in a new era of bike-sharing in a city that prides itself on its cycling fervor. - Hy-Vee opening 9th Twin Cities store tomorrow: The 86,500-square-feet store on Bottineau Boulevard in Robbinsdale is [slightly smaller than most of its other Twin Cities stores](, which range from 91,000 to 101,000 square feet. It features one element new to the Twin Cities, a Fast & Fresh Express convenience store next to its gas station and Starbucks.  Watch this North Texas turns fair-catch fakeout into 90-yard touchdown: [Here's a first-rate trick play]( by punt returner Keegan Brewer of the University of North Texas against the University of Arkansas on Saturday.  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - From Stifler to "Lethal Weapon": The future of “Lethal Weapon” [rests largely with the dude who can’t find his car.]( When the Fox action series returns later this month, it’ll be without its title star, Clayne Crawford, who was dismissed last spring after numerous accusations of bad behavior behind the scenes. Enter Seann William Scott, the Twin Cities-bred actor best known for playing grinning goofballs in big-screen comedies like “Dukes of Hazzard,” “Role Models” and the “American Pie” franchise, for which he’s portrayed incurable horndog Steve Stifler four times. The Minnesota native is smart enough to know the switch will provide a field day for skeptics. - Minneapolis "Hamilton" cast reports their flubs on Twitter: With the benefit of hindsight, most of us would probably say Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton made a big mistake the minute they stepped onto that dueling field in 1804, an event that consigned one of them to infamy and the other to his grave. The consequences are not quite as dire for performers in the blockbuster musical, “Hamilton,” which re-enacts that moment, but the actors occasionally do shoot themselves in the foot. And, thanks to the Twitter hashtag #burrscorner, [the rest of us can find out about their mistakes.]( - Drake's Xcel Center concert is rescheduled, again: Let’s hope the third time [really is the charm for the Toronto rapper.](  Sports roundup - Carlson's days as a Viking may be numbered after missed field goals: In one of the worst days for special teams in franchise history, the Vikings had a punt blocked for a touchdown and then watched helplessly as Carlson, their rookie kicker, missed three field-goal attempts wide right, including a 35-yarder as overtime ended in a 29-29 tie with the Packers. It would be shocking if the Vikings [didn’t spend Sunday night strongly considering a move at kicker,]( writes Mark Craig. What do you think the Vikings should do about Carlson? [Vote in our (very unscientific) reader poll!]( - Topgolf to open in Brooklyn Center on Friday: Get ready, late-night golf enthusiasts. The year-round golf entertainment facility [will open its Brooklyn Center location on Friday](, with plans to stay open until 2 a.m. on weekends. - Wild opens preseason with game at Winnipeg tonight: Just a couple of days after opening training camp, [the Wild will send a team up to Winnipeg this afternoon]( for a 7 p.m. game against the Jets.  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Quote of the day “You know what? Guys are supposed to do their jobs.” -- [Vikings coach Mike Zimmer](, on kicker Daniel Carlson's three missed field goals yesterday against the Packers.  Worth a click Maine restaurant experiments with getting lobsters stoned before boiling: "A lobster named Roscoe was the first to experience a technique lobster pound owner Charlotte Gill is hoping will be more humane way of executing lobsters," [the Bar Harbor-based Mount Desert Islander reports.](  Trivia winner Congratulations to Maia Ulrich! Maia was randomly selected from among the readers who correctly answered that vegetable oil was the substance accidentally sprayed on some Cirque du Soleil attendees in Washington state who will be receiving a refund for the performance. She wins a Star Tribune travel mug. Be sure to check back Friday for another trivia question!  From the archives Sept. 17, 1983: Hopkins Jaycee Roger Pierson, left, stirs the booya (a thick stew) at the Hopkins Czech Festival while City Attorney and former Hopkins mayor Joseph C. Vesely enjoys the aroma. (Photo: Art Hager/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.](