Long TSA checkpoint lines try patience of MSP travelers

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Long TSA checkpoint lines try patience of MSP travelers: The chaotic lines at Terminal 1 (Lindbergh) stretched the length of the terminal after the Metropolitan Airports Commission [reconfigured the checkpoints beginning Monday](. The overhaul of the ticketing lobby, which ends in mid-December, is part of a $1.6 billion renovation. - New Green Line light rail schedule displaces homeless riders: The Green Line train pulled in to its final stop at Union Depot just after 2 a.m., and a few passengers filtered out. Another light-rail train would not be forthcoming until 4 a.m., due to [a recent cutback in light-rail transit service.]( If the passengers leaving the train Monday were homeless, the Metro Transit Police Department’s Homeless Action Team, Ramsey County and St. Paul law enforcement and social service groups were on hand to connect them to shelters, although supply was reportedly constrained. - St. Louis River estuary cleanup starts to bring species home: From the water, the old wood pilings sticking out of the St. Louis River Estuary appear as ghostlike arms of long-gone industry. More than 100 years ago, the pilings held buzzing sawmills that helped build this inland sea city. But the byproducts, slipped into the water and out of sight, still haunt: [thousands of tons of wood waste]( covering 75 acres of river bottom, piled 20 feet thick in some spots and inhibiting the natural ecosystem. - Twin Cities on track for second-wettest year ever: A brief but heavy storm doused the Twin Cities with up to 3 inches of rain early Sunday morning, pushing 2019 into [second place among the wettest years so far](. - Omar, Tlaib to speak in St. Paul about Israel travel restrictions: Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and Michigan U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib [will host a news conference Monday afternoon]( at the Minnesota State Capitol to address travel restrictions to the Palestinian territories and Israel and potential policy responses. - Florida's iconic palm trees threatened by invasive disease: Spread by a rice-sized, plant-hopping insect, lethal bronzing has gone from a small infestation on Florida's Gulf Coast to [a nearly statewide problem]( in just over a decade. - NYPD fires officer for 2014 death of Eric Garner: After five years of investigations and protests, the New York City Police Department on Monday fired [an officer involved in the 2014 chokehold death]( of the black man whose dying cries of "I can't breathe" fueled a national debate over race and police use of force. - Child dies after gun discharged in southern Minnesota home: According to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, officers responded Wednesday to a 911 call in Heron Lake about an injured child. Authorities learned that a weapon was discharged inside the home and [the bullet struck the child.]( - Target to replace Archer Farms, Simply Balanced with new flagship food brand: Target is making its biggest play in grocery in years with the launch of [a new flagship private-label food brand]( that will completely replace Target’s Archer Farms and Simply Balanced lines and will partially swap out Market Pantry.  Watch this Women spot rare piebald moose in Newfoundland: Come for the white moose, stay for [the extremely Canadian narration.](  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - Garrison Keillor to reunite with "Prairie Home" companions for Christmas shows: Keillor will reunite with key members of the old gang for [a series of holiday shows](, starting with a performance Nov. 30 at the Pantages Theater in Minneapolis. Stops in San Francisco, New York and Atlanta have also been announced. - 3 ways to meet out-of-town food and drink stars coming to Minneapolis: Some of the hottest stars in restaurants and bars in New Orleans, New York and London are touching down in the Twin Cities. Here are three chances to [experience their culinary contributions.]( - $4M retreat on Lake Minnetonka is mountain lodge, beach house in one: [Lake paradise is prime for entertaining]( with ultimate indoor and outdoor spaces, including a wine cellar in the kitchen.  Sports roundup - A 53-man roster projection for the 2019 Vikings: Training camp is in the books. Half of the preseason has already been played. What better time to unveil [the Star Tribune’s first 53-man roster projection]( for the 2019 Vikings? - U football gets some votes in preseason AP poll: The Gophers again didn't quite make the cut for a preseason top 25 poll, [but they are on the radar.]( - The day Brett Favre became a Viking: Ten years ago yesterday, [Brett Favre descended from a clear blue Minnesota sky](. An angel landing in a private jet, after years of playing the devil. Vikings fans, the media — shoot, the entire states of Minnesota and Wisconsin — lost their collective minds. The Star Tribune's Michael Rand wrote an oral history of that remarkable day — Aug. 18, 2009 — and the Favre Frenzy that came before and after it.  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Quote of the day “We’re not solving anything here, we’re just moving people around.” -- [Todd Feske](, of Walking With A Purpose Minnesota, a St. Paul-based organization seeking to end chronic homelessness, on the Green Line's recent schedule changes.  Worth a click Can you compost it? MinnPost provides [a handy, illustrated guide]( to what you can and can't compost when you participate in a municipal compost program in the Twin Cities.  Trivia winner Congratulations to John Tobin! John was randomly selected from among the readers who correctly answered that Birdwing is the name of the house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Jr. that is slated for demolition in Minnetonka (Birdsong, another popular answer, was the name of the entire estate). He wins a Star Tribune travel mug. Be sure to read Talkers on Friday for another trivia question!  From the archives Aug. 19, 1975: Sheriff's deputies watched Air Force One taxi down a runway as President Gerald R. Ford departed after a whirlwind 14-hour visit to the Twin Cities. (Photo: Charles Bjorgen/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.](