Passerby brings runaway school bus to a halt on Minnesota highway

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Passerby brings runaway school bus to a halt on Minnesota highway: [The rolling drama unfolded over the noon hour]( Wednesday in the wake of the bus driver suffering a medical incident in Granite Falls on Hwy. 212, where the vehicle with no students aboard had hit two stationary vehicles near a traffic light in town, according to the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff's Office. - Trump puts racism, American identity under the microscope: Going after four Democratic congresswomen one by one, a combative President Donald Trump turned his campaign rally into an extended dissection of the liberal views of the women of color, deriding them for what he painted as extreme positions and suggesting they just get out. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., [came under the harshest criticism]( as Trump played to voters' grievances, drawing a chant from the crowd of "Send her back! Send her back!" Conversations about racism — confronting it and reflecting on [what it takes for members of minority groups to be fully accepted as Americans]( — are flaring again this week after after Trump called for members of the so-called "Squad" to “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came,” asserting that they were originally from countries with catastrophic governments. Three of the Democratic congresswoman were born in the United States and Omar is a naturalized U.S. citizen. A few Republicans on Thursday criticized the chants of "send her back" by Trump's rally crowd after he assailed a young Democratic congresswoman who he's suggested should leave the U.S. But so far, [no GOP lawmakers are directly taking on Trump](, who did nothing to restrain his supporters' cries and paused as he appeared to drink in the uproar. - U president's office urged task force to delete e-mails to thwart data request: The University of Minnesota is acknowledging missteps in its handling of a recent request to turn over correspondence by a faculty task force that weighed renaming four campus buildings. A newly released e-mail shows that a deputy chief of staff to former President Eric Kaler [urged task force members in January to delete “all e-mail traces”]( of a task force meeting audio recording she shared so they would not have to provide it in response to a public data request. - Minneapolis police chief wants to add 400 street cops by 2025: Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo [wants to add 400 more patrol officers by 2025](, saying they are urgently needed to improve lagging response times while taking pressure off street cops and giving them more time to engage with residents. - Twin Metals says it will store waste differently at Minnesota mine: In a [major concession to environmental concerns](, Twin Metals Minnesota said Thursday that its proposed copper-nickel mine near Ely will store processed waste using "dry stack" technology, rather than a kind of dam that is common in the mining industry but has a troubled record of leaks and failures. - With glut of rain, Minnesota is having a tough time drying out: A barrage of pop-up thunderstorms flooding streets, swamping basements and casting parked cars afloat is adding to [one of the soggiest years on record]( in the Twin Cities and other parts of the state. - Man shouting "you die" kills 33 at Japan anime studio: A man screaming "You die!" burst into an animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing 33 people in [an attack that shocked the country]( and brought an outpouring of grief from anime fans. - Deemed dangerous, Epstein denied bail in sex abuse case: A judge [denied bail for jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein]( on sex trafficking charges Thursday, saying the danger to the community that would result if the jet-setting defendant was free formed the "heart of this decision." - 20-year-old woman dies after fall at Gooseberry Falls: A 20-year-old woman injured over the weekend in [a fall at Gooseberry Falls State Park]( has died, her family said Wednesday in a CaringBridge post. - Backups expected this weekend on I-494 in Mendota Heights: A paving project that will [squeeze I-494 in the south metro]( to a single lane might be the biggest headache on local roads this weekend. Overnight closures on I-35W in south Minneapolis from Friday night to Saturday morning and on I-94 in the east metro Sunday night to Monday morning will bring more inconvenience.  Watch this Daredevil jumps over Tour de France cyclists on mountain bike: [Absolutely do not try this at home]( (or, for that matter, at the Tour de France).  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - Lizz Winstead recruits cast of women to spoof rock's most sexist songs: The Minneapolis native has a peculiar way of [selling the music on tap for her fundraiser/rally Sunday night]( with an all-star cast of mostly Twin Cities-based female musicians at the Cedar Cultural Center. - 6 ways to get your crayfish fix this summer: Crayfish lovers can start planning ahead for [events celebrating the crustacean this summer.]( - Delta eliminates extra fees for sports equipment such as bikes and golf clubs: For sporting passengers, Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines just hit a home run. Make that a hole in one. The airline has [rewritten its policy on specialty baggage]( to eliminate the $150 fees for checking golf clubs, bicycles, surfboards, scuba gear and other large pieces of sports equipment. But the usual checked baggage fees will still apply.  Sports roundup - Angsty Twins fans should remember the loss of Wilson Ramos: If you're among the Twins fans clamoring for the team to make a drastic move to help the bullpen, Patrick Reusse offers a reminder that [things often don't turn out in the long run.]( - Wolves introduce top pick Culver, sign Naz Reid to multi-year deal: Nearly a month after the NBA Draft, [the Timberwolves were able to introduce]( first-round pick Jarrett Culver, second-round pick Jaylen Nowell and undrafted free agent Naz Reid to the local media during an event Thursday at the Conway Community Center in St. Paul. - Cleveland Indians fire back at Michael Rand on Twitter: Drinking from the Twitter fire hose instead of consuming our messages in sips has its up and downs, but I wouldn’t trade the good and weird parts of Twitter for anything, [Rand writes.](  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Quote of the day “I am where I belong, at the people's house and you're just gonna have to deal!” -- [Rep. Ilhan Omar](, D-Minn., in a tweet responding to chants of "Send her back!" at President Donald Trump's rally Wednesday in North Carolina.  Worth a click The future of American cities is childless: "In high-density cities like San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C., no group is growing faster than rich college-educated whites without children, according to Census analysis by the economist Jed Kolko. By contrast, families with children older than 6 are in outright decline in these places. In the biggest picture, it turns out that America’s urban rebirth is missing a key element: births," [writes Derek Thompson in the Atlantic.](  From the archives July 18, 1951: Victor G. Monson of Harwood, N.D., stood in a field of oats on his farm and demonstrated how the grain has grown to a height of almost five feet. 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