Edina mayor, City Council apologize for police treatment of black pedestrian

To view this email as a web page, [click here] [Star Tribune] Talkers Top stories - Edina mayor, City Council apologize for police treatment of black pedestrian: A bystander video that went viral on social media caught [last Wednesday’s daytime encounter between plainclothes Edina police Lt. Tim Olson and Larnie Thomas], 34, of Minneapolis. Olson grabbed Thomas by the back of his jacket and reprimanded him for walking in the street near a construction zone in the 5900 block of Xerxes Avenue S. - Murder charges dropped against Lakeville man in woman's disappearance: [The missing woman's body has not been found] and she is believed to have been killed far from Ramsey County, where Timothy J. Barr was facing charges in her death. - Chippewa tribes resume moose hunting in Minnesota: A three-year hunting reprieve for Minnesota’s struggling moose population has come to an end this fall with the planned shooting of 38 bulls by three Chippewa Indian tribes. [Twenty-five of those moose already have been killed] by members of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in a legal hunt that went against the wishes of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. - Trump, Clinton meet in final presidential debate tonight: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's ugly and acrimonious battle for the White House is barreling toward the end, with the candidates [taking the debate stage at 8 p.m. for one final primetime showdown.] The planned topics include the Supreme Court, immigration, entitlements/debt, the economy, foreign policy and each candidate's "fitness" for office. [Here are some things to look out for tonight.] Join us at [StarTribune.com] shortly before the big show, where you'll be able to watch the debate and follow our live blog for analysis and reaction. - How hard is it to rig a U.S. presidential election? [Sari Horwitz of the Washington Post] spoke to experts who say that because U.S. elections are run by counties and conducted in an open, multi-step process, they would be extraordinarily difficult, if not impossible, to steal and doing so would require the collusion of both parties and numerous witnesses at every stage. [Donald Trump's calls for supporters to turn out in droves to monitor polling places] in, presumably, heavily Democratic areas is raising fears of voter intimidation, particularly among minorities, on Election Day. - Star Tribune's MyVote is back: Stay on top of the election with information about races and candidates on your ballot, along with the location of your polling place. After the polls close, come back and get results for races on your ballot. Check it out at [StarTribune.com/myvote]. - Crystal man charged with endangerment for driving with grandson on lap: William Dale Egerer, 85, [told police that he was teaching his grandson how to stop at a stop sign] and look both ways and that he thought it was OK to drive with the 5-year-old on his lap since he had done that with other family members in the past, the complaint said. - Harley-Davidson to lay off 5 percent of its workforce: Harley-Davidson Inc. says [it expects to lay off about 225 salaried employees] by the end of the year to cut costs amid a sluggish U.S. motorcycle market. - Mississippi woman jailed for 96 days without seeing a judge: Pulled over for traffic violations, [Jessica Jauch was held for 96 days in a Mississippi jail] without seeing a judge, getting a lawyer or having a chance to make bail. She was charged with a felony based on a secretly recorded video that prosecutors finally acknowledged showed her committing no crime. - Popcorn wagon left out of plans for remodeled Nicollet Mall: The revamped Nicollet Mall will have more trees and places to sit when it reopens next year. But it probably won’t have a popcorn wagon. City officials have said the new design won’t include a spot for the old fashioned snack wagon — [a fixture on the mall since 1970.] Hey, look at this Artist turns newspapers into incredibly detailed animal sculptures: [These are really quite amazing.] Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com]. Trending - Surly's head brewer resigns: Todd Haug, the head of brewing operations at Surly Brewing, has [stepped down from his post] after more than 10 years in that role, the brewery announced on Wednesday. - Lyn 65 owner opening upscale Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis: Two years after opening Lyn 65, owner Ben Rients [has a new restaurant up his sleeve.] The name? Well, there isn’t one yet. The space? It’s not finalized, so he isn’t telling. - St. Olaf student watches the election from Russia: Russians and Americans both view the election with distaste: both candidates leave something to be desired, [writes Griffin Edwards.] - Use data to maximize your Halloween candy haul: We crunched the numbers using housing density, concentration of children and income to try to identify which Twin Cities neighborhoods are likely to hand out the most candy. [Your kids are gonna want to bookmark this page.] Sports roundup - Lynx eye another championship, attendance record in Game 5: Have you ever dreamed of watching a Minnesota franchise win a world championship? [Tickets are still available for Thursday night’s decisive Game 5] of the WNBA Finals at Target Center, though they're going fast. - Brian Dozier named Twins MVP: Dozier, one of the few exceptions to a disastrous 2016 season for Minnesota, [has been chosen the Twins’ Most Valuable Player] by the Twin Cities chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of American, the team announced Wednesday. But he also claimed, for the second time in four seasons, the Charles O. Johnson Award as the team’s most improved player. - Wolves' Andrew Higgins putting in "Unseen Hours" to be great: Kris Dunn is the exciting rookie, Karl-Anthony Towns is thought to be a franchise player. [But will Wiggins be the key to how much the Wolves improve?] - Zimmer explains decision to keep George Edwards after arrest: Edwards, the Vikings' defensive coordinator, [was charged with three misdemeanors], including fourth-degree DWI, after registering a blood-alcohol level over the 0.08 legal limit. As part of a plea deal, he pleaded guilty Aug. 30 to misdemeanor careless driving and was sentenced to one year of probation and fined $1,000. Quote of the day “I think we can do better. I will say to Larnie Thomas, I’m sorry. We will work to have it not happen again.” -- Edina City Council Member [Bob Stewart], apologizing to Stewart for his treatment by an Edina police lieutenant that was captured on video last week. Worth a click Digging through the archives of the internet's creepiest fake town: [Atlas Obscura revisits Scarfolk, England], the brainchild of graphic designer Richard Littler, who used his skills to create an array of macabre public service campaign posters for this supernatural town that is forever stuck in the 1970s. From the archives Oct. 19, 1975: Author Borghild Dahl, 85, held hands and talked with Phyllis Sims, who was a student of hers at Augustana College. "I claim the distinction of being of the first persons born on the University of Minnesota campus," Dahl said. "And I enrolled as a student at age 4." The blind writer returned to Minneapolis for the Norwegian American sesquicentennial. She spoke at a tea given for her at the Kerlan collection reading room in Walter Library, which holds the manuscripts of all her 16 books. 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