How did St. Cloud get its name? It's a strange story.

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - How did St. Cloud get its name? It's a strange story. An inside joke in the 1850s had [a lasting impact on central Minnesota's hub.]( - 2020 Olympics open with muted ceremony in empty stadium: Belated and beleaguered, [the virus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night]( with cascading fireworks and made-for-TV choreography that unfolded in a near-empty stadium, a colorful but strangely subdued ceremony that set a striking tone to match a unique pandemic Games. - Plymouth police release more information on Hwy. 169 fatal shooting: Plymouth police on Thursday released [a more specific description of a vehicle involved in a road-rage fatal shooting]( this month on Hwy. 169. Authorities were looking for a 2015-20 silver Chevrolet Suburban LT, according to a news release. - Minneapolis' East Calhoun neighborhood to change name: Residents of the East Calhoun neighborhood in Minneapolis have [renewed their push to scrap the name "Calhoun" from their section of town]( in favor of East Bde Maka Ska to reflect the area's Dakota heritage. The neighborhood's nonprofit association this month submitted a request to the Minneapolis City Council — which has the power to change neighborhood names — after a survey found that about 75% of 547 respondents voted in favor of changing the name. - Pelosi says "deadly serious" Jan. 6 probe to go forward without GOP: Unfazed by Republican threats of a boycott, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared that a congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection [will take on its "deadly serious" work whether Republicans participate or not.]( - Worker killed when lumber falls on forklift at Golden Valley Menards: [An employee at the Menards in Golden Valley was killed]( Thursday morning in an accident in the lumber area outside the store, police and the company said. - Why it seems like everyone has the worst summer cold ever: Months of pandemic restrictions aimed at COVID-19 had the unintended but welcome effect of stopping flu, cold and other viruses from spreading. But now that masks are off and social gatherings, hugs and handshakes are back, the run-of-the-mill viruses that cause drippy noses, stuffy heads, coughs and sneezes [have also returned with a vengeance.]( The Republicans' House leader, Kevin McCarthy, called the committee a "sham process" and suggested that GOP lawmakers who take part could face consequences. - Iron Range state Sen. David Tomassoni diagnosed with ALS: Tomassoni, who is Senate president pro tem, is a longtime DFLer whosplit with his party to forman Independent caucus with Sen. Tom Bakk, I-Cook, last fall. Tomassoni was elected to the state House in 1992 and then to the Senate in 2000. [The senator announced his diagnosis last week]( in aletter to his constituentspublished in an Iron Range newspaper. - Downtown Minneapolis' historic Butler Square completes a yearlong update: The building, built in 1906, was converted in 1974 to a retail-office complex that started the transition of the city's warehouse district. Artists, immigrant eateries and brave entrepreneurs began moving into cheap space close to downtown towers. [The $5 million overhaul highlights its historic features with modern technology]( that makes for better lighting that also cuts the energy tab at what already was a very efficient building. WATCH THIS Dust devil interrupts soccer match in Bolivia: The final match of a soccer tournament was delayed and [a handful of players had to get out of the way of this whirlwind]( on the pitch in the town of Achocalla. Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. TRENDING - Backlash over Minneapolis rapper Prof's concert in Rochester won't stop this weekend's show: Last year's MeToo wave in Minnesota's music scene has [spilled over into the state's first big hip-hop concert since the pandemic.]( - New York artist returns to Nisswa to paint mural celebrating Minnesota summers: Samantha French's typical canvas sells for $16,500. She's done art shows all over the country, and a residency in France. Her parents sell her prints at the StoneHouse Coffee & Roastery they operate in Nisswa: $65 or $110, depending on the size. So when French and her longtime partner and collaborator, Aaron Hauck, were planning a Minnesota vacation this summer to celebrate her father's 70th birthday, [her father, Mike French, had an idea.]( - The 5 best things our food writers ate this week: From disco fries to breakfast pizza, [here's a rundown of the greatest hits from their dining diaries]( over the past seven days. SPORTS ROUNDUP - St. Paul gymnastics phenom Suni Lee soars into Olympics spotlight as a Hmong trailblazer: The first Hmong-American to make the U.S. Olympic team, Lee, 18, [enters the Tokyo Games asan ascending star](. She is one of the world's best performers on uneven bars and could bring multiple medals back to the Twin Cities, home to the country's largest population of Hmong-Americans. This graphic breaks down [why her ultra-difficult uneven bars routine is "as cool as it gets."]( - Twins got a lot of value from Cruz trade: Nelson Cruz provided the Twins with exceptional value in his 258 games with the team, serving as the catalyst for back-to-back AL Central championship teams and being everything the Twins could have asked for on and off the field. And when it was time to trade Cruz, with Year 3 of his tenure with the Twins dissolving in a sea of losses, he continued to provide that same exceptional value — in the form of [two pitchers the Twins received in return.]( - Cleveland's baseball team name changed from Indians to Guardians: [The ballclub announced the name change Friday]( — effective at the end of the 2021 season — with a video on Twitter narrated by actor and team fan Tom Hanks. The decision ends months of internal discussions triggered by a national reckoning by institutions and teams to drop logos and names considered racist. Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. WORTH A CLICK A grizzly bear terrorized a man for days in Alaska, until the Coast Guard saw his SOS: "He was sleep-deprived and nearly out of ammunition, alone in the wilderness of Alaska. Well, not really alone. For several nights in a row, the man had fended off the tenacious advances of agrizzly bearthat had attacked him a few days earlier at a mining camp some 40 miles outside Nome. There was no way to phone for help. But then help found him," [writes Neil Vigdor for the New York Times.]( 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: The western side of which well-known North Shore waterfall has run dry, far earlier in the season than usual? Good luck! FROM THE ARCHIVES July 23, 2018: A monarch butterfly went from flower to flower at the Merriam Station Community Garden in St. Paul. (Photo: Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune) 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 © 2021 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](