Target halts sales of trading cards after customers fight in Wisconsin

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Target halts sales of trading cards after customers fight in Wisconsin: Target has temporarily suspended in-store sales of sports and Pokémon trading cards following [a fight at a Wisconsin store between customers](, one with a gun. - Walz to lift statewide mask mandate today: [Businesses will be free to make their own decisions]( about whether to ask customers or employees to mask up, and Minneapolis will keep its requirement until officials there have had time to review data and consult health advisers. - Minneapolis residents will likely vote on future of police department in November: The city clerk's office announced Friday morning that a new political committee called Yes 4 Minneapolis gathered enough signatures to place a proposal on the November ballot. The group [wants voters to approve a plan to create a new public safety department]( that could include police "if necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the department." - Minnesota House casts historic vote to legalize marijuana: After more than five hours of debate, [the House voted 72-61 in favor of legalizing marijuana for adults](, with support from nearly all Democrats and six Republicans. DFL Gov. Tim Walz supports the measure, but it still faces long odds to become law this year, with just days left in the regular 2021 session and opposition from Republicans in control of the state Senate. the vote shows that while people have gotten more comfortable with cannabis in recent years, [institutions have not](, writes Jennifer Brooks. - Minneapolis City Council votes to make Juneteenth a paid holiday for city employees: Minneapolis city employees[will receive extra paid time off to mark Juneteenth](, a holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. The City Council also [voted unanimously Friday to fully eliminate minimum parking requirements]( on new developments citywide. - Deaths rise as Palestinians flee heavy Israeli fire in Gaza: Thousands of Palestinians grabbed children and belongings and fled their homes Friday as [Israel barraged the northern Gaza Strip with tank fire and airstrikes](, killing a family of six in their house and heavily damaging other neighborhoods in what it said was an operation to clear militant tunnels. As international efforts at a cease-fire stepped up, Israel appeared to be looking to inflict intensified damage on the Islamic militant group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip and has fired hundreds of rockets into Israel. The Gaza violence increasingly spilled over into turmoil elsewhere. - U.S. House panel has agreement on bipartisan Jan. 6 commission: The top Democratic and Republican members of the House Homeland Security Committee have reached an agreement on legislation to form [a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol](. The measure had stalled amid partisan differences. - House GOP elects Trump ally Stefanik to No. 3 post: Republicans [vaulted Rep. Elise Stefanik into the ranks of House leadership]( Friday, electing an ardent Donald Trump defender in hopes of calming their searing civil war over the deposed Rep. Liz Cheney's unremitting combat with the former president. - General Mills to acquire pet snack business from Tyson foods for $1.2 billion: The portfolio includes brands like Nudges, Top Chews and True Chews. [It's the latest pet food acquisition for the Golden Valley-based food maker](, which re-entered the market for the first time in 50 years in 2018 when it purchased Blue Buffalo Pet Products Co. - Mississippi River traffic reopens under damaged Memphis bridge: River traffic has reopened on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tenn., three days after it was closed when[a crack was discovered in the Interstate 40 bridge]( that connects Tennessee and Arkansas, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday. The bridge itself will remain closed to vehicles indefinitely, with road traffic rerouted to Interstate 55 and the 71-year-old Memphis & Arkansas Bridge, about 3 miles south. WATCH THIS Cat leaps from 5th floor to escape fire: The Chicago Fire Department shared [this footage of a black cat jumping for its life from a burning building]( onto a patch of grass below, bouncing once and then heading on its merry way. Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. TRENDING - How did Dinkytown in Minneapolis get its name? Historians and students have been [inquiring for many decades about the origins of the moniker.]( - The 5 best things our food critic ate this week: From macarons to gnocchi, [here's a rundown of the greatest hits]( from Rick Nelson's dining diary over the past seven days. - The blue jeans war between millennials and Gen Z cannot be won: Millennials just got the news from Gen Z: Your jeans are bad. Specifically, late-aughts skinny jeans are bad. The kids have an answer: width. Their jeans have wider legs and tapered ankles, or maybe they flare out with a little kick. They have lighter washes and high waists. That's right. [Gen Z has discovered mom jeans.]( SPORTS ROUNDUP - How low can the Twins go? Chicago completed a sweep of the Twins with a 4-2 victory at Guaranteed Rate Field on Thursday. The White Sox (22-13) lead the American League Central with the league's best winning percentage — 10 games ahead of the Twins (12-23), [who have the worst record in the majors.]( - Son of Minneapolis cop brings leadership skills to SDSU title chase: On the field, Michael Griffin II is part of a defense that has helped South Dakota St. reach Sunday's FCS Championship Game. Off the field, he's done even more for his school, [writes La Velle E. Neal III.]( - All signs point to a solid opening Saturday for fishing fans: [The trick to remember for Saturday's fishing opener](, especially in this wacky spring, will be finding walleyes, and less so catching them once they're located. Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. WORTH A CLICK Inside the most intense firestorms in the world: "When a wildfire reaches epic proportions, it changes everything around it — even creating its own weather. Scientists around the world are racing against time to understand them," [writes Jez Fredenburgh for the BBC.]( TALKERS TRIVIA Want to win a $15 gift card of your choice? It's Friday, so that means it's time for another trivia question. The correct answer to this question 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 Sunday at 11:59 p.m. A winner will be selected at random from the correct responses. That lucky reader will receive a $15 card of their choice from one of several retailers — Best Buy, Target, Holiday or Menards — as well as a shout-out in Monday's newsletter. Here is this week's question: Which cruise line is launching luxury tours of the Mississippi River with stops in St. Paul and Red Wing next year? Good luck! 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