New Minnesota law to fine slower drivers in the left lane

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - New Minnesota law to fine slower drivers in the left lane: Slower motorists in Minnesota best stick to the right lane — [or face a possible fine come Aug. 1.]( - Minneapolis officials cancel segregated meetings for city staffers: Fliers promoting a series of discussions for Minneapolis city staffers on the 400th anniversary of slavery in North America — the sessions to be segregated by race for black and white city workers — have been taken down at City Hall after [officials decided to cancel the events](, at least for now. - Ramsey County sheriff's Sergeant charged for stealing money during search: A Ramsey County sheriff's sergeant was [captured on video stealing hundreds of dollars]( from a purse and at least one other item from a home in St. Paul while carrying out a court-ordered search, according to a criminal complaint. Jason M. Degerstrom, 45, was charged Tuesday in District Court with misconduct by a public officer, a gross misdemeanor, and two counts of theft. - Cleanup begins after storms hit Twin Cities and southern Minnesota: National Weather Service teams will fan out across areas to the south of the Twin Cites Wednesday to [survey damage delivered by powerful storms]( that brought heavy rains, hail, high winds and possible tornadoes Tuesday afternoon and evening. A line of damage was reported from Prior Lake to Apple Valley to Farmington, where a twister may have touched down during the storms that felled trees, snapped power lines and left some roads under water. - 97-year-old D-Day veteran parachutes into Normandy to mark 75th anniversary: Parachutists are jumping over Normandy again, just as soldiers did 75 years ago for D-Day - [but this time without being shot at.]( Queen Elizabeth II and world leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump gathered Wednesday on the south coast of England to [honor the troops who risked and sacrificed their lives]( 75 years ago on D-Day, a bloody but ultimately triumphant turning point in World War II. - Minneapolis man sentenced to 32 years in prison for fatal crash outside Matt's Bar: The 18-year-old driver who was [speeding up to 105 miles an hour]( through a south Minneapolis neighborhood before broadsiding a pickup truck, killing three people, was sentenced to more than 32 years in prison Wednesday. - Minnesota doctors will study legal recreational pot: A private forum arranged Thursday by the Minnesota Medical Association [will review the evidence regarding marijuana’s effect]( on health and crime rates and solicit opinions from doctors on whether the organization should take a stand. - Northwestern Minnesota town mourns loss of 3-sport prep athlete in car crash: A teenager died after her car went off a road in northwestern Minnesota and landed upside down in a slough, [authorities said Tuesday.]( - 3M to sell gas detection unit to Teledyne: 3M Co. is [selling its gas and flame detection business]( to Teledyne Technologies for $230 million, officials announced Wednesday. About 500 employees of the gas and flame detection business are expected to join Teledyne.  Watch this Massive flooding washes Oklahoma road away as camera rolls: An employee of Kingfisher County, Okla., was out assessing damage to a roadway after torrential rains caused flooding near the town of Okarche last month when the ground began to crack and heave [before falling away entirely.](  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - The 12 best doughnuts in the Twin Cities: Today is National Doughnut Day. It sounds almost too good to be true, right? Unlike the marketing drivel that drives most of these annual promotions (see National Rotisserie Chicken Day), this honest-to-goodness event reaches back to 1938, when the Salvation Army set aside the first Friday in June to pay tribute to the women who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I. To celebrate this worthy tradition, [we’ve gathered plenty of deep-fried ideas]( — cake, raised, filled and glazed — from a dozen top Twin Cities doughnut purveyors. - Gretchen Carlson steps down as Miss America chairwoman: Carlson, a former Miss America who helped eliminate the pageant's swimsuit competition, is [stepping down as board chairwoman]( of the Miss America Organization. She was part of an all-female leadership team that took over the pageant following an email scandal in which male leaders insulted former Miss Americas, denigrating their appearance, intelligence and even their sex lives. - Colorado will reroute highway around fallen boulder — because it's cheaper: A boulder the size of a house that crashed onto a southwestern Colorado state highway last month will stay put. State officials plan to reroute the highway around it — saving taxpayers money and [possibly creating a tourist attraction.](  Sports roundup - Zimmer on adjusting defense, the No. 2 QB issue and more from the OTAs: Mike Zimmer said [he spent time this offseason studying other NFL defenses]( to pick up ideas, including how other defenses countered plays the Vikings saw often last season. - 5 ways the Wolves can improve from within next season: While fans and others are expecting big moves from the Wolves revamped front office and new coach Ryan Saunders, [here are some keys to improving the team]( with its existing talent. - 45-inch Lake Harriet muskie is a real crowd-pleaser: Soren Bjorholm, of Minneapolis, spends most of his free time fishing. On Saturday, at Lake Harriet, [it paid off with this 45-inch muskie.]( And Kayla Koplitz of Apple Valley caught an even bigger one on Woman Lake.  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Quote of the day “I feel great. I'd go up and do it all again.” -- [Tom Rice](, a 97-year-old D-Day veteran, after parachuting into a field in Normandy, France, to mark the 75th anniversary of the Allied invasion during World War II.  Worth a click Texas teacher asked Trump to round up "illegal students" in tweets she says she thought were private: "The very public messages have now embroiled her school district in scandal — and less than three weeks after she authored them, they got her fired pending a potential appeal. At a Tuesday meeting, eight school board members voted unanimously to terminate [Georgia] Clark’s contract after more than a dozen people spoke out against her during public comments," [the Washington Post reports.](  From the archives June 5, 1977: In an act of defiance, Bernard "Bum" Flanery covered the "self-service" sign installed at the Flanery Bros. Mobil station at the corner of 42nd St. and Hiawatha Av. in Minneapolis. Service station owners accused Mobil and other oil companies of pressuring dealers to sell more gasoline by increasing hours, reducing prices and adding self-service pumps, all while preaching the virtues of energy conservation. (Photo: William Seaman/Star Tribune) Connect with Star Tribune [facebook]([twitter]([pinterest]([instagram]( [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 © 2019 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](