Minneapolis School District enrollment declines; State lawmaker demoted after drunken arrest; "Mythbusters" star killed in jet car crash

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Evening Update Good evening. The Minneapolis School District lost nearly 1,500 students last year to charter schools and other neighboring school districts, district leaders revealed at a school board committee meeting Tuesday. About 734 new students, who had been attending other districts, enrolled into the district. Overall the district’s enrollment declined by 743 students, which was roughly in line with what district leaders had projected. [READ MORE]( ________________  [MINNESOTA STATE FAIR]( Fair schedules: [Tonight]( ... [Thursday](. [Star Tribune Stage schedule.]( [Watch the live FairCam.]( [State Rep. Matt Grossell demoted for drunken arrest, threat to officers]( [State Rep. Matt Grossell has been removed from the House public safety and judiciary committees after House Speaker Melissa Hortman deemed he had abused his office during a drunken arrest in May.]( [Jessi Combs of 'Mythbusters' dies in jet car crash attempting speed record]( [Jet-car speed racer Jessi Combs, known by fans as the "fastest woman on four wheels," has died in a crash in Oregon's Alvord Desert while trying to break a speed record, local authorities said Wednesday.]( [Charges: Jealousy motivated man to spread hundreds of screws on Sherburne County roads]( [He targeted roads where he thought his ex-girlfriend and her new love interest might be driving, according to the charges.]( [Documents show 3M knew of dangers of PFAS chemicals, activist group says]( [3M said documents released by Environmental Working Group 'portray an incomplete and misleading story' of its action on the chemicals.]( [For Trump, no barrier is too high in pursuit of border wall]( [He has told subordinates he will pardon them should they break laws to get barriers built quickly.]( [Man charged in Minneapolis bike path killing went on cane-swinging rampage earlier, charges say]( [A Minneapolis man already accused of fatally stabbing his friend and leaving the body on a bike path is newly charged with attacking a Metro Transit employee and a bystander on a St. Paul light rail platform.]( [Working through grief? A 'certified humor professional' is here to help]( [A grief expert and certified humor professional learns how to laugh through the tears.]( 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.](