Twin Cities has worst housing shortage in the nation

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Twin Cities has worst housing shortage in the nation: That distinction will come as no surprise to anyone who has tried to buy a home or rent an apartment recently in the Twin Cities. But rising prices and the persistent scarcity of entry-level homes and rentals [poses a growing threat to the economic expansion of the region.]( - Frey, Minneapolis City Council see approval fall, poll finds: Nearly half of likely Minneapolis voters want to increase mayoral authority over the city's daily operations, even though support specifically for Mayor Jacob Frey has waned over the past year, [according to a new Minnesota Poll](. Meanwhile, most Minneapolis voters hold an unfavorable view of the Minneapolis City Council.The same poll also found [strong support for a ballot measure]( that would allow the city to regulate rent in private buildings. [Here are the full results for today's poll stories](, including information about the poll's methodology and a demographic breakdown of respondents. - Poll shows most Minneapolis voters oppose shrinking police force, but about half back replacing MPD: Previously, the latest Minnesota Poll found [a clear majority of likely Minneapolis voters oppose reducing the size of the city's police force](, and that feeling is especially strong among Black voters. At the same time, about half of voters expressed support for replacing the Minneapolis Police Department with a new public safety agency. [An overwhelming majority of respondents said crime is on the rise](, a view strongly held by residents of every race, gender and age group across the city.[Full results here.]( - Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11: Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that [it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon]( — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters. - Minnesota COVID-19 hospitalizations reach highest level of the year: [COVID-19 hospitalizations reached 757 in Minnesota on Friday](, underscoring the continued threat of the fast-spreading delta variant of the coronavirus. The hospitalizations are a new high for 2021, according to the latest state pandemic figures released Monday, and reflect the usual rise in admissions toward the end of the week that is often followed by a decline as patients are discharged on the weekend. The total includes 230 patients placed in intensive care, the highest total since Dec. 24. - Four victims were killed in St. Paul before bodies were left in western Wisconsin field, police say: The St. Paul Police Department [is now the lead agency in the investigation]( into the deaths of Matthew Pettus, 26, and half-sister Jasmine C. Sturm, 30, both of St. Paul, Sturm's boyfriend, 35-year-old Loyace Foreman III, and 30-year-old Nitosha Flug-Presley of Stillwater, a close friend of Sturm's. The four were found by a farmer in a standing cornfield on Sept. 12 just outside of the Town of Sheridan in Dunn County, roughly 60 miles east of St. Paul. - U.S. to ease foreign travel restrictions, vaccinations required: The U.S. will ease foreign travel restrictions to the country beginning in November, [allowing foreigners in if they have proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test](, the White House said Monday. - Mother of two slain sons continues grieving, as cases remain unsolved: In both cases, police made arrests. And each time, [prosecutors chose not to pursue the case]( because of doubts about the evidence. As if the pain of losing a second son wasn't unbearable enough, Candice Lynch is tormented by the idea that the alleged killers are carrying on with their lives as if nothing happened. - Seven suspected opioid overdoses, two fatal, jolt St. Paul over weekend: St. Paul officials are [warning the public after a wave of suspected opioid overdoses]( — two of them fatal — hit the city on Friday and Saturday. The increase probably is due to "deadly synthetic opioids being mixed into the narcotics sold on St. Paul streets," according to a post on social media by the St. Paul Police Department. - FBI searches Florida home of van life influencer Gabby Petito's boyfriend: FBI agents and police Monday [swarmed the home of the boyfriend wanted for questioning]( in the disappearance of 22-year-old Gabby Petito, whose body was apparently discovered over the weekend at a Wyoming national park months after the couple set out in a van on a cross-country trek. In Wyoming, the FBI announced on Sunday that agents had discovered a body while searching campsites on the edge of Grand Teton National Park, which the couple had visited. No details on the cause of death were released. An autopsy was set for Tuesday. WATCH THIS Missed kick, missed call at the end of Vikings loss: Not many people had a Sunday as rough as Joseph, who missed an extra point and a potential game-winning 37-yard field goal in Minnesota's 34-33 loss at Arizona. But just a split-second after Joseph's second miss sailed wide right, another member of the Vikings' traveling party [had another pretty bad miss.]( Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. TRENDING - 3 Midwest fall destinations that don't stray too far from home: You don't need to drive far to [find quirky and desirable destinations for fall weekend getaways](. - Weisman Art Museum hires Mexican cultural leader as its new leader: Alejandra Peña-Gutiérrez led the Museo de Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico through the deadly, category five Hurricane Maria in 2017, then a major earthquake in early 2020. A native of Mexico City, [she now will become the first person of color to become executive director the Weisman Art Museum]( at the University of Minnesota. - "Castle-like" Isles Tudor built for Cream of Wheat family lists for $3.7M: Built in 1931 for the family of Cream of Wheat co-founder George B. Clifford, the Clifford House on Lake of the Isles is [on the market for the first time in more than 50 years.]( SPORTS ROUNDUP - Land of 10,000 missed kicks? That's how it feels for the Vikings: Gary Anderson, Blair Walsh, Daniel Carlson, Dan Bailey . . . and now Greg Joseph. [All of them have contributed to a legacy of pain for Vikings fans.]( - Gophers trip to Colorado could be glimpse of sweeter schedules: Better nonconference match-ups for the Gophers [could be one result of the new agreement]( among the Big Ten, Pac-12 and Atlantic Coast Conference. - St. Louis park nordic ski coach struck, killed in Carver County: [A bicyclist struck and killed by a vehicle at a Carver County intersection]( was identified Monday as a nordic ski coach with St. Louis Park High School. John R. Dyste, 66, was hit by a vehicle about 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 31 just southwest of Chaska near the intersection of county roads 40 and 11, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said. Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. WORTH A CLICK A Colorado man found a winning golden ticket. He passed on owning a candy factory. A competition that was intended to emulate "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" turned out to have a different ending, [the Washington Post's Julian Mark reports.]( TRIVIA WINNER Congratulations to Bruce Sielaff! Bruce was randomly selected from among the many readers who correctly answered that a Twin Cities runner used his feet and GPS to draw a giant maze on a map of Minneapolis. He wins a $15 gift card. Be sure to read Talkers on Friday for another trivia question! FROM THE ARCHIVES Sept. 20, 2019: Duluth Denfeld's Grant Steger (75) shoulder bumps with Caden Kuusisto (9) during defensive lineup announcements before Denfeld's 30-8 loss to Hermantown High School on a foggy evening. 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