Gophers running back released from jail after allegedly assaulting roommate

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Gophers running back released from jail after allegedly assaulting roommate: Gophers running back Shannon Brooks is [being released from jail Monday as charges remain pending]( after he allegedly assaulted his roommate late at night over the weekend in their Minneapolis residence. - After frantic search, bodies of missing women found in Chaska: [Two bodies were pulled from a murky pond in Chaska]( late Sunday, bringing a frantic two-day search for two 19-year-old cousins and best friends from Shakopee to a tragic end. Family members and friends of Bushra Abdi and Zeynab “Hapsa” Abdalla held an agonizing vigil late into the freezing night at the site near Hwy. 41 and White Oak Drive where divers located a car that had been carrying the two women. - Tenants ordered to leave Minneapolis apartment building damaged by nearby construction: The 27-unit apartment complex at 2003 Aldrich Av. S. developed visible cracks to its brick exterior, and over many of its floors, early this summer after crews began excavation on an adjacent site. The 30 to 40 tenants of the building, including some parents with young children, [were given less than 72 hours’ notice Friday to vacate the building]( and remove all their belongings. - Third-party attorney general candidate endorses rival Ellison: Noah Johnson, a Minneapolis attorney who’s running for the Grassroots-Legal Marijuana Now party, said in an interview Sunday that [he is endorsing Keith Ellison for attorney general]( because the congressman called for the legalization of marijuana. - Sears files for bankruptcy amid plunging sales, massive debt: [Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday](, with plans to shutter 142 unprofitable stores in the hopes that it can stay in business. The question now is whether a smaller version of the company that once towered over the American retail landscape can be viable. Here are [five ways Sears' bankruptcy could affect its operations in Minnesota.]( - Minnesota antiques dealer charged with injecting woman with drugs, doing nothing as she died: [A southern Minnesota antiques store owner appeared in court]( Monday on charges that he injected a woman with a lethal drug dose, did nothing to help her, then left her body behind as he cleaned up the scene. - Police search for suspect after 3 shot at downtown Minneapolis club: [A suspect opened fire inside a downtown Minneapolis nightclub]( early Monday, injuring three people before fleeing, police said. - 2 adults found dead in Wisconsin home, 13-year-old girl missing: Two adults are dead and a 13-year-old girl whose life is in danger is [missing from a home in northwestern Wisconsin](, where authorities are urgently turning to the public in hopes of finding the young teen. - Trump suggests "rogue killers" murdered Saudi journalist: President Donald Trump suggested Monday that ["rogue killers" could be responsible for a Saudi journalist's disappearance]( after a personal phone call in which Trump said Saudi Arabia's King Salman strongly denied any knowledge of what happened to Jamal Khashoggi. Trump also announced he'd dispatched Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the Kingdom — and anywhere else necessary — to get to the bottom of the suspected murder of Khashoggi, who hasn't been seen since entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago. Trump is also backing off his claim that climate change is a hoax but says he doesn't know if it's manmade and suggests that the climate will "change back again." [In an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" that aired Sunday night](, Trump said he doesn't want to put the U.S. at a disadvantage in responding to climate change. - The safest gas station in Minnesota: In case you missed it over the weekend, here is Eric Roper's story detailing the curious case of a Holiday station in the relatively low-crime industrial outskirts of Minneapolis that [police officers visited more than 2,000 times in 2017](, according to city dispatch records. The station received hundreds more business checks than any other location in the city — sometimes more than 10 in one day.  Watch this Why you shouldn't use a forklift to knock down a wall: Yes, the thing that was obviously going to happen is [exactly what ended up happening.](  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - How your block could change under the Minneapolis 2040 plan: Check out this handy tool to [compare the current zoning with what city planners envision]( over the next 20 years, parcel by parcel. - Hold Steady replants Minneapolis roots with long run of weekend shows: From the unusually frigid outdoor gig at a renowned local brewery to the two abnormally packed shows in the city’s best-known small rock club, [the Hold Steady had the most Minneapolitan weekend ever]( for a band not actually from Minneapolis. - Prince Harry and Meghan expecting first child in spring: The announcement came hours after [Harry and the former Meghan Markle arrived in Sydney]( at the start of a 16-day visit to Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand. Hundreds of people gathered to catch a glimpse of the couple after they landed.  Sports roundup - Jimmy Butler embraces role of the villain with Wolves: The Timberwolves have done their best to make it seem like Butler’s first practice was not unusual, which is nonsense. Sunday, though, was at least an attempt to present an air of normalcy. Butler practiced and talked to the local media. [He met with owner Glen Taylor to essentially call a temporary truce](, with Butler vowing to play hard until he’s traded and Taylor vowing to continue to facilitate that deal. - Adam Thielen is thriving in the Vikings' spotlight: The Vikings wide receiver is making history while writing one of the greatest Minnesota sports stories of all time, prompting a new question: [Who does he compare to historically?]( - Vikings fear rookie Mike Hughes' season may be over: Vikings rookie cornerback Mike Hughes suffered a knee injury in Sunday’s 27-17 victory over Arizona, and the team fears he suffered [a season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament.](  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Quote of the day “It absolutely blew my mind. People have known about these structural cracks for months, and we were given almost no notice. There must be a law against that.” -- [Matt Stofflet](, a tenant of a Minneapolis apartment building who was ordered to leave immediately because of structural damage that appeared after a nearby construction project began.  Worth a click 5th century "vampire burial" site of child feared capable of rising from dead found in Italy: "Inside a miniature tomb, in the middle of what used to be a sprawling Roman villa, is the body of a 10-year-old child who died more than 1,500 years ago. The skeleton is on its side, its mouth agape and stuffed with a limestone rock about the size of a big egg. Researchers believe the child, whose gender is still unknown, died after a deadly malaria outbreak afflicted the fifth-century community that once inhabited this tiny medieval town on a hill, about 60 miles north of Rome. Tooth-shaped depressions were found in the cement that covered the stone, leading archaeologists to believe it had been deliberately inserted into the child’s mouth after death — a bizarre, ancient practice to keep the child from rising from the dead and spreading the disease," [the Washington Post reports.](  Trivia winner Congratulations to Karen Hieserich! Karen was randomly selected from among the many readers who correctly answered that Von Maur was the department store that opened last week in the Twin Cities. She wins a Star Tribune travel mug. Be sure to check back Friday for another trivia question!  From the archives Oct. 15, 1972: Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton enthusiastically signals running back Bill Brown's touchdown to give the Vikings a 16-7 lead over Denver at Mile High Stadium. Minnesota narrowly defeated the Broncos 23-20 after Denver scored 13 points in the fourth quarter. 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