Minneapolis police chief praises officers' "admirable restraint"; New Split Rock Lighthouse keeper; Are cats really aloof?

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Evening Update Good evening. Minneapolis police Chief Medaria Arradondo praised his officers for showing “admirable restraint” while being pelted with bottles during a protest after President Donald Trump’s rally Thursday, even as some demonstrators questioned officers’ use of chemical sprays. “MPD officers used appropriate levels of force including chemical irritant while responding to, at times, violent and aggressive individuals causing harm to others in attendance,” he said in a statement released Friday afternoon. “In addition, officers practiced admirable restraint and utilized de-escalation skills to defuse tensions by exiting crowds.” [READ MORE]( [You're hired! Split Rock Lighthouse gets new resident keeper]( [Hayes Scriven, who now directs a veterans historical museum in Superior, Wis., starts Nov. 1.]( [Are cats really aloof? Research shows it's just an act]( [Researchers recently reported that cats were just as strongly bonded to us as dogs or infants, vindicating cat lovers across the land.]( [Luxurious $43 million Life Time club set to open this year at Southdale]( [Shopping malls and healthy lifestyles aren’t normally two things people associate with each other. But the leaders behind Life Time, Inc.’s luxury health club that will soon open at the Southdale Center in Edina hope their new facility could change opinions.]( [Founder of Angie's Boomchickapop didn't let State Fair rejection stop her]( [Angie Bastian spoke at Twin Cities Startup Week, which runs into next week.]( [Emergency plan activated in North Dakota amid fall snowstorm]( [North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on Friday activated the state's emergency plan due to what he called a crippling snowstorm that closed major highways and had farmers and ranchers bracing for huge crop and livestock losses.]( [Rare streetcar restoration united three generations of Minnesotans]( [The streetcar is one of two that survived fully intact when the system was scrapped in the 1950s]( [Tyler Nanne, now healthy, happy to be a Gopher]( [U captain Tyler Nanne overcame a serious health problem to play hockey again]( 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.](