Minnesota man's magnificent mullet needs your vote

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Minnesota man's magnificent mullet needs your vote: Curtis Wilson's haircut is business in the front, party in the back and [a finalist for the best mullet in the country.]( - Walz opposes Minneapolis ballot question to replace police department: DFL Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday [came out against the Minneapolis ballot measure]( to replace the city's Police Department with a new public safety agency, citing concerns about a recent spike in crime and confusion for voters who will decide the fate of policing in the state's largest city. - Heavy showers move through Twin Cities, with more rain on the way: Heavy rains and thunderstorms swept through the Twin Cities on Friday morning, bringing strong winds and isolated flooding. The National Weather Service said that more than 2 inches of rain has fallen at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport since Thursday, and forecasters say [more scattered storms are expected through the day.]( - Rep. Ilhan Omar writes to Biden in pardon effort: Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is publicly pushing President Joe Biden to [pardon a former Air Force intelligence analyst]( after the man pleaded guilty earlier this year to leaking classified information to a journalist. - Minnesotans must learn to live "safely" amid COVID, Walz says: Gov. Tim Walz says Minnesotans must learn to live well into the future with the lingering threat of COVID-19 — [but not necessarily with the executive orders and mandates]( that dominated the early months of the pandemic. - New urgency to airlift from Kabul after blasts kill dozens: [The United States pressed on with the monumental airlift from Afghanistan]( on Friday amid tighter security measures and fears of more bloodshed, a day after the suicide attack at the Kabul airport that killed well over 100 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members. The U.S. warned that more attacks could come ahead of President Joe Biden's fast-approaching deadline to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan by Tuesday. - Minnesota student math, reading scores drop in pandemic year: Minnesota students' scores on statewide math and reading exams [plummeted last year amid the disruptions of the pandemic]( — but likely paint only a limited picture of the impact of COVID-19 on academic achievement. That's because a staggering number of students — more than 20% of all who were eligible — did not take standardized tests administered last spring. - Supreme Court allows evictions to resume during pandemic: The Supreme Court's conservative majority is [allowing evictions to resume across the United States](, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. The court's action late Thursday ends protections for roughly 3.5 million people in the United States who said they faced eviction in the next two months, according to Census Bureau data from early August. - Northeastern Minnesota fires level off as hundreds tackle the blazes: Fire personnel by the hundreds joined in battle Friday to defeat [the largest of numerous wildfires in northeastern Minnesota](, where smoke from tens of thousands of burning acres prompted a warning to residents to remain indoors. - Why don't farms water their crops at night? Keeping fields properly watered is a complex challenge for Minnesota farmers — [especially during this year's drought.]( WATCH THIS Braves fan comes so, so close to beating The Freeze in a between-inning foot race: He only had a few more feet to go, but [fate had other plans.]( Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. TRENDING - Rolling Stones "moving ahead" on tour despite Charlie Watts' death: The promoter for the Rolling Stones' upcoming Minneapolis concert and other fall tour dates says [the shows will go on](, despite the death of drummerCharlie Wattson Tuesday. Even before Watts' death, many fans (and reporters) were already questioning if the Oct. 24 date at U.S. Bank Stadium and other shows would go on as planned in light of rising infection COVID-19 rates driven by the Delta variant. - 42 new Minnesota State Fair foods, from marvelous to meh: As the fair returned from a year off, the Taste team grabbed their masks and [ate their way through the first day.]( - Suni Lee will appear on "Dancing with the Stars" while taking college classes online: Olympic gymnastics champion and St. Paul native Suni Lee and pop star JoJo Siwa will appear on "Dancing With the Stars." Lee won the all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympics, as well as a silver and a bronze medal. [The 18-year-old will juggle online classes from Auburn University]( while participating on the Los Angeles-based show. SPORTS ROUNDUP - Ex-Twins ace Frank Viola rips team's leadership: If you've been frustrated by the Twins' results — and perhaps even the leadership of the franchise — this season, you aren't alone. Frank Viola, who won 112 games for the Twins and keyed their 1987 World Series title, [went on Twitter late last night to vent about what he has seen.]( - Can Marc Lore work magic to make Wolves an NBA powerhouse? The new co-owner, with Alex Rodriguez, of the Wolves and Lynx [is preparing to overcome the 'cold weather' factor.]( - Eagan's Mallory Weggemann has record-setting, gold medal day at Paralympics: Weggemann won gold in Tokyo with [a dominant performance in the women's 200-meter individual medley](, finishing over seven seconds ahead of the field. Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. WORTH A CLICK Where to see peak fall foliage in every state: The Washington Post's graphics team [has unveiled its 2021 Fall Foliage Prediction Map]( to help leaf-peepers plan their trips this autumn. 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: America's tallest man, Igor Vovkovinskiy, died last Friday at the age of 38. He was a longtime resident of which Minnesota city? Good luck! FROM THE ARCHIVES Aug. 27, 1957: Throngs of teenagers, mostly girls, enthusiastically cheered singer Ricky Nelson at the Minnesota State Fair. Brenda Lee also performed. (Photo: Earl Seubert/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.](