"Miracle on Ice" team member jailed on assault charges in Minnesota

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - "Miracle on Ice" team member jailed on assault charges in Minnesota: Mark Pavelich, a member of the “Miracle” hockey team that won Olympic gold for Team USA in 1980, remains jailed Wednesday in northeastern Minnesota on charges that [he attacked his Lutsen area neighbor]( with a metal pole after they went fishing. - Minneapolis Park Board to vote on renaming Calhoun parkways after Bde Maka Ska: Park Board commissioners, who spoke in favor of the name change earlier this month, said it was a small step to [undo the presence of the lake’s namesake](, John C. Calhoun — the politician who advocated for slavery and the removal of American Indians from their lands in the early 19th century — and teach people about the land’s indigenous history. - State AFSCME union leader John Westmoreland suspended pending investigation: The head of a large and politically powerful Minnesota union, Council 5 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, has been suspended from his job pending [an investigation of unidentified allegations.]( - U.S. deficit to top $1 trillion next year, CBO says: The Congressional Budget Office is upping its projections for this year's federal deficit by $63 billion and increasing its forecast for deficits over the next decade by $809 billion. The nonpartisan office projects the deficit [will exceed $1 trillion beginning next year.]( - Trump administration moves to detain migrant families longer: The Trump administration is moving to [end a long-standing federal agreement]( that limits how long immigrant children can be kept in detention. A court fight will almost certainly follow over the government's desire to hold migrant families until their cases are decided. - Driver arrested after woman texts law enforcement about rape from moving semi: [A woman texted to authorities]( from inside a moving semitrailer truck in western Minnesota that she was raped by the driver, and she gave law enforcement the information it needed for her to be rescued. - Jeremiah Ellison navigates Minneapolis' civil rights fight: The first-term City Council member from a political family wrestles with [the transition from activist to authority.]( - Target shares soar past $100 for first time: Target shares raced upward this morning, passing the $100 threshold for the first time, after strong quarterly results [led investors to swarm the stock.](  Watch this World Cup champ Carli Lloyd drills 55-yard field goal at NFL practice: Hall of Fame scout Gil Brandt said Lloyd deserves an "honest tryout" after watching [the 37-year-old forward's performance]( at the Philadelphia Eagles training camp Tuesday.  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - Rare Tucker automobile will be auctioned: One of only 51 Tucker cars will go on the auction block on Aug. 31, with the proceeds [benefiting Mayo Clinic’s cancer research program.]( - Surprise Travail pop-up will bring Solera back to life: While the Travail Collective builds a new home in downtown Robbinsdale, its chefs have kept busy at Travail in Residence, [a series of weeks-long pop-ups]( staged at 1930 Hennepin Av. S. in Minneapolis, the former home of Bradstreet Craftshouse and, before that, Auriga. - Auction of 17-foot-tall Paul Bunyan sets off bidding war: [Plenty of Minnesotans are interested in buying]( the face of the Eco Experience's clothing and textile recycling exhibit at the State Fair since 2016.  Sports roundup - Furry visitor again stops the action at Twins game: For the second straight night, the Twins and White Sox were briefly interrupted by a squirrel who decided that [Target Field isn't a bad place to hang out](. - Depth in Vikings defensive backfield called into question: Heading into the Vikings’ final two games of the preseason, the challenge before the team’s young defensive backs is this: They must improve on their uneven play — after a performance against the Seahawks in which some of the coverage issues that started with the first-team defense continued — or [risk missing out on a roster spot]( for a team that could need to lean on its secondary depth. - Townball tradition rewarded amid tales of beer and cheese curds: The Cologne Hollanders townball team has rewarded its faithful followers in ways that set them apart from rivals and from baseball's mainstream. [Their success is worth a look](, writes Patrick Reusse.  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Quote of the day “All the research is out there about CTE. This should not be a surprise here.” -- [Jean Gevik](, sister of former "Miracle on Ice" team member Mark Pavelich, saying her family is convinced he is suffering from the degenerative brain disease CTE.  Worth a click There's a thriving market for human skulls and skeletons on Instagram: "Archaeologists and historians keeping a close eye on the Instagram skull trade worry that it is an online microcosm of the West's dark colonial past, and at a moment in history when museums are beginning to take decolonization and repatriation of stolen remains seriously, some wonder whether the online trade is reopening barely healed wounds," [Wired reports.](  From the archives Aug. 21, 1980: Laura Sather rides a mechanical bull at a south Minneapolis night club that isn't named in the original caption. 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