Minneapolis Roosevelt High basketball coach questions fans' pro-Trump flag in Jordan

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Minneapolis Roosevelt High basketball coach questions fans' pro-Trump flag in Jordan: The coach of the Minneapolis Roosevelt High School boys basketball team questioned on Wednesday why young fans at his road game in Jordan [prominently displayed a flag promoting the re-election of President Donald Trump]( during Tuesday night's contest. - Minnesota is one of the nation's fastest-warning states, U scientists find: Climate change means the state will be buffeted by more supercharged weather — heat waves, droughts, deluges, wind storms, flooding and even wildfires. But for Minnesota, [it’s primarily a winter phenomenon](. The state’s famous winters are warming 13 times faster than its summers, said Tracy Twine, an associate professor in the University of Minnesota’s Department of Soil, Water and Climate. - Minnesota breweries facing delays because of shutdown: The beer is still flowing at Indeed Brewing Company's taproom in northeast Minneapolis, but even its IPAs and Imperial Stouts [can't escape the effects of the partial government shutdown](. The company's plans for a new brewhouse and taproom in Milwaukee this summer are stuck in limbo. Until a shuttered federal agency approves its license, Indeed "can't brew a drop of beer" at the new location. Across the nation, and here in Minnesota, brewers and other alcohol producers are already dealing with delays and uncertainty due to the temporary closure of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, the federal agency that regulates interstate alcohol sales. At MSP airport, the shutdown hasn't caused security delays yet, but[this could change as the weekend approaches](, especially because many travelers will likely have Martin Luther King Day off on Monday. The current calm could also shift as more TSA officers and others either call in sick or look for a new job should the shutdown drag on and their finances grow increasingly constrained. Are you being affected by the shutdown and/or do you have questions about it? [Share your shutdown stories and queries with us here.]( - Pelosi calls on Trump to delay State of the Union until government reopens: In a letter to President Donald Trump, [House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., cited security concerns](, noting that both the Secret Service and the Homeland Security Department are affected by the partial government shutdown, now it its fourth week. She added that unless the government reopens this week, they should find another date or Trump should deliver the address in writing. Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., [will join a bipartisan group of House members]( known as the Problem Solvers Caucus scheduled to meet Wednesday with Trump at the White House to talk about the federal government shutdown. - "All I care about right now is Jayme's family," suspect's father says: The grandfather of a Wisconsin girl who was kidnapped after her parents were killed in October said Wednesday that [he appreciates the sympathy being expressed by the suspect's father](, Patrick Patterson, who visited the Barron County Justice Center on Tuesday saying he wanted to pass a note to the Closs' family, CNN reported. On the verge of tears, Patterson declined an interview but said: "All I care about right now is Jayme's family." - U.S. military says service members killed in Syria blast: [A number of U.S. service members were killed]( in an explosion while conducting a routine patrol in Syria on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, an attack that came less than a month after President Trump announced his intention to withdraw troops from the war torn country. - Man reportedly robs bank in downtown Minneapolis' buzzing IDS Center: A man with a distinctive facial tattoo and wearing dark clothing is [suspected of robbing a downtown Minneapolis bank]( on Wednesday morning, setting off a search by local authorities, according to police radio traffic. The incident happened about 10:15 a.m. at a bank branch in the IDS Center, at 80 S. 8th Street, according to scanner reports. - Hwy. 212 closed after semi, pickup collide in fatal crash near Chaska: [At least one person is dead in a collision]( Wednesday morning west of Chaska involving a semitrailer truck and a pickup truck, authorities said. - Sears staves off liquidation, stores to remain open: Sears will live on — [at least for now](.  Watch this Let's admire this large, near-perfectly shaped ice disk floating in a Maine river: Drone footage from the town of Westbrook, Me., shows an unusual phenomenon — [an almost perfectly circular disk of ice]( the width of a football field floating in the Presumpscot River. Scientists say these large ice disks can occur when slush freezes in a small whirlpool or a piece of ice breaks free and begins to rotate.  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - Laser light tubing comes to Twin Cities-area hills: There may be a shortage of natural snow, but the slopes are open at some area recreation sites with drifts of artificial fluffy white powder covering the ground. Twin Cities thrill seekers are flocking to area ski hills for [the off-the-slope adventure of snow tubing.]( - Lift Bridge brings hard seltzer craze to Minnesota: The spiked sparkling water is trending here and everywhere, fueled in part by LaCroix mania (that’s the wildly popular sparkling water originally from Wisconsin), and in part by rising health consciousness that has consumers looking for lower-calorie alcohol alternatives. [Lift Bridge is touting its hard seltzer as just that.]( - Gillette razor ad stirs online uproar: [A Gillette ad for men invoking the #MeToo movement]( is sparking intense online backlash, with accusations that it talks down to men and groups calling for a boycott. But Gillette says it doesn't mind sparking a discussion. Since it debuted Monday, the Internet-only ad has garnered nearly 19 million views on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter — a level of buzz that any brand would covet.  Sports roundup - At midseason, U men's basketball is in the NCAA tourney mix: NCAA tourney bracket projections [have Minnesota as high as a 10th seed this week](, basically a team that is in but could be on the bubble with a rough stretch. - Lifeless Wolves proved Jimmy Butler right: The Timberwolves are 17-14 since the 4-9 start that preceded the Jimmy Butler trade to Philadelphia, so in a broad sense they have proved they can win without him. But in that 14th loss, a 149-107 embarrassment Tuesday in Philadelphia in the first meeting between the teams since the trade, Minnesota — and particularly its young core players — seemed intent on proving Butler right: [That they can’t win without him.]( - Drastic changes coming for Wild, but when? The Wild is paying $3 million or more to 11 current players. But the roster as it currently stands is [highly paid, too old and too unproductive](, writes Jim Souhan.  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Quote of the day “Right now we’re OK, but certainly if this drags on for an extremely long time it could be very problematic for us.” -- [Fair State Brewing Cooperative co-founder Evan Sallee](, on delays in the craft brewing industry caused by the partial government shutdown.  Worth a click Yes Men pranksters distribute parody Washington Post newspapers in D.C.: The fake newspapers are dated May 1, 2019, and document the imagined final day of the Trump presidency, [the Washingtonian reports.]( The Post was not happy.  From the archives Jan. 16, 1973: The St. Paul architectural firm Hammel Green & Abrahamson received a special citation from the American Association of School Administrators for its design of Golden Lake Elementary School in Circle Pines. The school, which opened in 1971, was designed with no formal classrooms for its 490 students. Instead, learning areas are open off the central media center. 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