Police release video of St. Cloud mall rampage

To view this email as a web page, [click here] [Star Tribune] Talkers Top stories - Police release video of St. Cloud mall rampage: The off-duty police officer who shot and killed a man who stabbed 10 people last month at a St. Cloud mall [was justified in shooting the assailant], who may have been inspired by Islamic terror groups, authorities said Thursday. - India call center workers posing as IRS bilk Americans out of millions: [Police conducted a dramatic midnight raid] at a call center in the country’s commercial capital of Mumbai on Tuesday, and detained 770 employees for questioning, of which 70 were later charged with fraud, wrongful impersonation and violating the country’s internet safety law. The call centers were making more than $150,000 a day through these scams that took place for a little over a year, police said. - Case dropped against St. Paul hotel worker accused of raping guest: After he spent more than five months in jail after being accused of raping a guest at a St. Paul hotel where he worked, [the case against a 25-year-old man was dropped for lack of evidence.] - Hundreds of thousands flee as Hurricane Matthew approaches Florida: Some 3,000 people checked into shelters across Florida, a judge in coastal Georgia suspended a murder trial and deputies in South Carolina shot and wounded a motorist during a dispute over an evacuation route [as Hurricane Matthew inched closer to the Atlantic coast.] - UND officials say racially charged Snapchat photos are free speech: [The two incidents occurred within days of each other] in late September. The first involved three students who allegedly locked a black student out of a dorm and took a picture on her phone with the caption, “locked the black bitch out.” And the second showed four students posing in blackface with the caption “Black lives matter.” - U.S. Marshal hospitalized after being hit by driver in Minneapolis: [The Marshal was hit about 9 a.m.] near the intersection of South 2nd Street and 14th Avenue South, a busy intersection known as Seven Corners. - Hotel for young people to debut near U.S. Bank Stadium: [Radisson clearly has its finger on the pulse of today's millennials.] The “social hive” of the lobby is complete with modern furniture, such as neon red modular stools, and a mural in orange and black of crows by local artist Adam Turman. Staffers at the hotel will be known as “Creatives” and will mingle in the hive to help guests. The hotel's general manager is referred to as a "Curator." - Prince fans arrive for first tours of Paisley Park: Frustrations over city council delays gave way to celebration and sadness as [fans entered the singer's Chanhassen complex Thursday.] - Pence says Hillary Clinton is "admirable": The modest compliment, what passes for civility in this rough-and-tumble campaign, came as [the GOP vice presidential candidate fielded a question] that tripped up another Republican earlier in the week: Is Donald Trump a role model for children? - Sign up for our Hot Dish Politics newsletter! Get Star Tribune political reporter Patrick Coolican's take on the presidential election, legislative races and the news from St. Paul delivered right to your inbox every weekday morning. You can [subscribe in our member center] under "email preferences." Watch this Spaniards construct record-setting 10-story human tower: At the annual Concurs de Castells festival in the town of Tarragona in Spain's Catalonia region, teams compete to build the highest or most complex castell, or human tower. Generally, large men form the base and a small child, known as the "enxaneta," climbs into position at the very top. All members of the team must successfully climb down before it collapses. At the festival last weekend, the Castellers de Villafranca team set a new record with a 10-level tower containing three people per level. The previous record - a 10-level tower with four people per level - was set last year. [Check out this video of the record-breaking castell] going up and coming down. Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com]. Trending - Watch Californians butcher the pronunciations of Minnesota cities: Though in their defense, [many of the correct pronunciations make no sense.] Looking at you, New Prague. - Looking for good food and drink this weekend? [We've got you covered.] From Oktoberfest to Taste of the Nation, he next week is crammed with parking lot parties boasting seasonal beer, grape stompings and an array of intriguing indoor events that include a food-opera mashup and a one-of-a-kind charity event featuring some of the cities' best chefs. - What, your master-planned community doesn't have a velodrome? Devyn Bachman, a research analyst for John Burns Real Estate Consulting, scoured the nation in search of the most unusual - and interesting - amenities [in master-planned communities around the country.] - Bees maybe much smarter than we previously thought: A study reported in the journal PLOS Biology on Tuesday found that [it is possible to teach a single bee a new trick], and a different bee can learn that behavior from her peer. Sports roundup - Don Lucia signs two-year extension: Lucia, 58, [will begin his 18th season as the University of Minnesota men's hockey coach] on Friday and has a 415-219-68 record. His Gophers won two national titles, in 2002 and 2003. - Vikings punter's words heard loud and clear: [Jeff Locke fielded questions from reporters] Wednesday about the best stretch of his career. Had that mass interview happened in college, Locke would have broken out in a cold sweat and looked for a place to hide. He had such a pronounced speech impediment when he was younger that he feared talking in class and once concocted a fake story about being German to avoid being teased. - Wild's Marco Scandella on his own after father's death: The defenseman says the man who used to park a truck for hours with high-beams on just so his son could play hockey at night is [the father who shaped him into the 26-year-old he is today.] - Sparks star Candace Parker eager for WNBA finals rematch against Lynx: The best-of-five Finals will be a matchup of the league’s top two teams. The Lynx went 28-6 during the regular season and the Sparks 26-8. In head-to-head matchups, the Lynx took two of three. [Game 1 is Sunday at Target Center.] Quote of the day “It seems like a lot of the longtime residents are staying. I've never sat through a Category Whatever. I'll watch it on TV.” -- Tybee Island, Ga., resident [Loren Kook], on Hurricane Matthew. Worth a click "I've seen a lot of death, but not this thing": [The New York Times published a shocking photo essay] from AFP photographer Aris Messinis showing the rescue of hundreds of African migrants from severely overcrowded Italy-bound boats off the coast of Libya. Warning: some of the images are difficult to look at. From the archives Oct. 6, 1957: Fire-safety expert Jerome Mayer uses a shadowgraph to demonstrate that vapors are heavier than air. After emptying a flask of gasoline, the normally invisible vapors are made visible on the screen by refracted light. (Photo: Dwight Miller/Star Tribune) Connect with Star Tribune [facebook] [twitter] [google+] [pinterest] [instagram] [tumblr] [Sign up for more newsletters] • [Subscribe to Star Tribune] • [Privacy Policy] • [Unsubscribe] This email was sent by: StarTribune, 650 3rd Ave S, Suite #1300, Minneapolis, MN, 55488 © 2015 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.]