Fond du Lac Ojibwe School in Cloquet locked down after reports of shooting

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[Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Fond du Lac Ojibwe School in Cloquet locked down after reports of shooting: The Fond du Lac Ojibwe School and tribal offices in Cloquet are on lockdown this morning after [reports of a shooting near the tribal center]( about 10 a.m. A staff member answering the school phone said she couldn't give out information, but confirmed that "everybody's safe here." - Woman killed, 3 injured in St. Paul crash: [Several good Samaritans rushed to help]( the victims before first responders arrived at Lower Afton Road and Morningside Circle, police said. - Sun Country scores bookings as 737 Max grounding hits rivals: The grounding of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft is boosting Sun Country Airlines’ bottom line — [albeit in a roundabout way.]( - Ukraine aid held up partly over 2016 election probe, White House confirms: [The admission from acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney]( on Thursday undercut the president's position that there was no quid pro quo during President Donald Trump's phone call with the Ukraine president that sparked the House investigation. The U.S. ambassador to the European Union told House impeachment investigators Thursday that Trump instructed him and other envoys to [work with his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani](, on Ukraine policy and that he was "disappointed" by the directive. - Ex-student who severely beat Minneapolis teaching aide gets year in workhouse: Corey David Burfield, 19, [was also sentenced to five years’ probation]( after he pleaded guilty Thursday to first and third-degree assault for the May 22, 2018, assault that left Mohammed Dukuly, 45, a paraprofessional at Harrison Education Center, with lasting injuries. Harrison is an alternative high school for teens with severe emotional and behavioral disorders. - Trump hails Syria cease-fire after crisis he helped set in motion: President Donald Trump framed the U.S.-brokered cease-fire deal with Turkey as "a great day for civilization," but its effect was largely to mitigate a foreign policy crisis [widely seen to be of his own making.]( - Minnesota corrections officer charged with sexual assault of female inmate: Randy A. Beehler, 53, of Foley, Minn., [traded lunch from McDonald's for sexual favors]( from a female inmate he was transporting last month, according to charges filed Thursday. - Hwy. 610, I-35W ramp closures could hamper weekend travel: Key freeway ramps in the ongoing Interstate 35W and Interstate 94 construction project in downtown Minneapolis may be [the biggest traffic challenges of the weekend.](  Watch this Why you shouldn't ignore the "do not walk on ice" signs in Iceland: You might just start floating away, as [this tourist learned the hard way.](  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - Are roundabouts really safer than traditional intersections? With only about 5,000 roundabouts on the nation’s roads — making them still somewhat uncommon — it’s natural that [drivers might consider them confusing.]( - The 5 best things our food critic ate in the Twin Cities this week: From paella to potatoes to prime rib, [here’s a rundown of Rick Nelson's dining diary]( from the past seven days. - GQ fashion icon and St. Paul native opens up about his career of styling celebs: On Tuesday, GQ's Jim Moore will make an appearance at the Walker Art Center, where the influential stylist and tastemaker will discuss his 40-year career, the iconic images that made it into his new book, his friendship with Kanye West and how his childhood in Minnesota prepared him for [a life of photographing A-list celebrities](.  Sports roundup - Rossi's Gophers defense shows again that coaching matters: The Gophers are [9-1 since Joe Rossi took over as defensive coordinator]( last year, while Rutgers has been outscored 165-7 in four Big Ten games so far. - Is the Vikings' offensive line improvement for real? How confident should fans be that the recent quality play by the Vikings offensive line will continue? [That and more in this week's mailbag.]( - Bullied as a kid, Gophers volleyball star finds herself helping others: According to an old proverb, if you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day; teach him to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. As Regan Pittman has discovered, dropping a line into the water [can also nourish the soul.]( The Gophers volleyball player has spent two summers as an outdoor educator in the Three Rivers Park District, spreading her love of fishing to disabled Minnesotans.  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Quote of the day “Did he also mention to me in the past the corruption that related to the DNC server? Absolutely, no question about that. That's why we held up the money.” -- [Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney](, acknowledging during a televised news conference that President Donald Trump's decision to hold up military aid to Ukraine was linked to his demand that Kyiv investigate the Democratic National Committee and the 2016 presidential election. Mulvaney later claimed his remarks were misconstrued by the media.  Worth a click Inside the shutdown of the "world's largest" child sex abuse website: "[Wednesday] morning, the Justice Department announced that it had brought charges against the administrator and hundreds of users of the 'world’s largest' child sexual exploitation marketplace on the dark web. For me, it marked the end of a story I’ve wanted to write for two years," [writes Zack Whittaker for TechCrunch.](  Talkers trivia Want to win a Star Tribune travel mug? Today is Friday, so it's time for a trivia question. The correct answer can be found in a story that appeared in Talkers this week. We can't prevent you from simply Googling the answer, so Googling is encouraged! E-mail your answer to [talkers@startribune.com]( by midnight on Sunday night. A winner will be selected at random from the correct responses. That lucky reader will receive an official Star Tribune travel mug, as well as a shout-out in Monday's newsletter. Here is this week's question: The organizers of a popular Iowa bike ride cut ties with its longtime sponsor, the Des Moines Register, this week. What is the name of the ride? Good luck!  From the archives Oct. 18, 1982: Walter Pahl, a farmer in western Hennepin County, brings in a harvest of corn. Farmers harvested their corn nearly three weeks later than expected due to several weeks of cool, rainy weather that prevented the crop from drying to its preferred moisture content. 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