Sinkhole takes toll on Minnesota single mom with special needs kids

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Sinkhole takes toll on Minnesota single mom with special needs kids: Carrie Edberg is a single mother of five who opened her arms and her home to kids with special needs. In any reasonable universe, she’d win the lottery or get an ice cream flavor named in her honor. Instead, she walked out of her Zimmerman, Minn., home a few weeks ago to find [a sinkhole swallowing part of her yard](, writes Jennifer Brooks. - Great Lakes cleanup comes with an economic ripple effect, study finds: Federal money poured into environmental restoration of the Great Lakes [will benefit regional economies more than threefold](, including the twin port cities of Duluth and Superior, Wis., research led by the University of Michigan found. - Some beef sold at Target, Aldi tied to E.coli at Cargill plant: Target and Aldi shoppers are [encouraged to throw out certain ground beef products]( purchased at these stores as they may be contaminated with E. coli traced back to a Cargill plant last week. - Cosby sentenced to prison for sexual assault: Bill Cosby spent his first night in prison alone, in a single cell near the infirmary, as [he began his three-to-10-year sentence]( for drugging and molesting a woman in 2004 - Ford's lawyers submit 4 affidavits backing up Kavanaugh assault story: Christine Blasey Ford's lawyers said Wednesday [they have given the Senate sworn affidavits from four people]( who say she told them well before Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination that she had been sexually assaulted when she was much younger. And according to all four, she either named Kavanaugh as the assailant or described the attacker as a "federal judge." You can [read summaries of the four affidavits here](. A woman being represented by Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avanetti has submitted what Avanetti called a sworn affidavit alleging that she observed the Supreme Court nominee at parties [where women were verbally abused, inappropriately touched and “gang raped.”]( She said she witnessed Judge Kavanaugh participating in some of the misconduct, including lining up outside a bedroom where “numerous boys” were “waiting for their ‘turn’ with a girl inside the room.” Ms. Swetnick said she was raped at one of the parties, and she believed she had been drugged. - Johnson, Walz each have $1M for homestretch in governor race: The two major party candidates for governor are [both entering the campaign’s homestretch with about $1 million in cash](, while both parties have already raised and spent big sums on the battle for control of the Legislature. What remains to be seen is the role of all-important outside groups like corporations, labor unions and wealthy Twin Cities donors — of both conservative and liberal leanings — and where they decide to put their money in one of the most consequential Minnesota elections in years. [Check out our election guide for information about major candidates]( for congressional and statewide offices in Minnesota. - Trump chairs his first U.N. National Security Council meeting: More world leaders step up to the podium at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday but the lion's share of attention will be down the hall where U.S. President Donald Trump will be chairing the Security Council. It'll be Trump's first experience in leading a session of the U.N.'s most powerful body, where the U.S. currently holds the rotating presidency — [a perch it is using to double down on its criticism of Iran.]( - Twin Cities contractor charged with labor trafficking: Ricardo E. Batres, who operates Crystal-based American Contractors, has been charged with bringing undocumented workers to Minnesota and then [threatening to report them to immigration officials if they complained]( about being underpaid and working in dangerous job conditions. - EpiPen shortage has Minnesota patients, pharmacies scrambling: [A nationwide shortage of the lifesaving devices]( used to treat severe allergic reactions is one of several that have hit the nation’s drug market recently, including a new shingles vaccine, prompting federal lawmakers to call for the government to address gaps in pharmaceutical manufacturing.  Watch this You don't see Ultimate Frisbee on Sportscenter very often: [But this was quite a throw.](  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - New St. Paul restaurant has no electric or gas-fueled stoves or ovens: In Bloom's two-story dining room is [dominated by a massive stone hearth.]( A 20-foot stove is fueled by burning oak (to the tune of two cords per week) and it’s divided into five cooking stations, each utilizing sturdy iron grates at various levels to capture different heat levels and using different aromatics to forge varying flavor profiles. - KSTP hires new anchor as Leah McLean takes on new duties: Leah McLean is leaving some of news anchor duties at KSTP-TV, Channel 5, and the station is bringing in a journalist who [made her name covering groundbreaking concussion research.]( - Last call for St. Paul landmark O'Gara's this weekend: After an eight-decade run on the corner of Selby and Snelling Avenues in St. Paul, O’Gara’s is heading into its final weekend of service. [At least, O’Gara’s as we know it.](  Sports roundup - Vikings put football aside to offer support for Griffen: Everson Griffen’s hospitalization, following two Saturday incidents that prompted police involvement — one after he allegedly threatened staff at the Hotel Ivy in Minneapolis, the other at his home in Minnetrista — served as a bracing reminder that [NFL players are not immune to the mental health struggles]( that affect approximately one in five U.S. adults. - Sports Illustrated examines the odd phenomenon of Joe Mauer: The potential end of his career is [not playing out how many would have imagined a decade or so ago](, when Mauer was on a Hall of Fame trajectory and looked as though he might go down as one of the greatest catchers — and perhaps the greatest Twin — ever. - Wolves' intentions with Jimmy Butler are creating confusion: As the team practiced for the first time Tuesday, Timberwolves coach and president of basketball operations Tom Thibodeau reiterated he and General Manager Scott Layden are working to honor the trade request Jimmy Butler made to Thibodeau last week. [But conflicting information has surfaced]( regarding the Wolves’ willingness to deal Butler.  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Quote of the day “A lot of people in this locker room are going through things, and this league will test you in a lot of different ways.” -- [Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins](, on Everson Griffen's mental health struggles.  Worth a click Kavanaugh allegations present an opportunity to re-examine our own stories: "What happens to any of us when a news event comes along that makes us rethink our own stories? What happens if we realize our comedies might have been tragedies, and our adventures might have been horror movies, and we, ourselves, might have been the monsters?" [asks Monica Hesse in a thought-provoking column]( for the Washington Post.  From the archives Sept. 26, 1992: Joe Peterson, left, of Minneapolis, Craig Fackler of Hopkins and Delores Truhler of Mora all consoled one another at the dedication of the Minnesota Vietnam Memorial on the grounds of the State Capitol. Peterson said he had vowed he would take care of his younger brother when they were in Vietnam. Then he broke down, saying he hadn’t been able to keep his pledge. Truhler lost her son and Fackler mourned his friends who died in the war. (Photo: Mike Zerby/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.](