Mass shooting in W. 7th Street bar shocks St. Paul, three arrested

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Mass shooting in W. 7th Street bar shocks St. Paul, three arrested: [A shootout at a popular St. Paul bar killed]( one woman and injured at least 14 early Sunday morning, marking the city's largest mass shooting in recent history. Mayor Melvin Carter described the shooting at Seventh Street Truck Park, a busy bar and restaurant a block south of Xcel Energy Center, as "one of the most heartbreaking incidents in any of our memory." St. Paul police say among the wounded were three suspects who were arrested Sunday afternoon. The men, ages 33, 32 and 29, were taken to area hospitals for treatment before being apprehended. - Gun violence is claiming more lives of American teens, children: [Gun violence is killing an increasing number of American children](, from toddlers caught in crossfires to teenagers gunned down in turf wars, drug squabbles or for posting the wrong thing on social media. Shootings involving children and teenagers have been on the rise in recent years, and 2021 is no exception. Experts say idleness caused by the COVID-19 pandemic shares the blame with easy access to guns and disputes that too often end with gunfire. - Minneapolis schools launch Somali language program for native speakers: [Minneapolis Public School's new Somali Heritage Language program launched this year]( for grades K-2 at Sullivan and Lyndale Community School — two schools with a high concentration of the district's 2,900 Somali students. While not a full immersion model offering all-day instruction in Somali, the elective class focuses on teaching students to read and write in the language. The program is modeled in part after a similar effort for Hmong-speaking students, which began in the district in 2004. - Defense lawyer raises prospect of mechanical failure in Orono crash that killed Gopher coach's son: Multiple investigators, including two automobile manufacturers, are expected to take weeks if not months to reconstruct the high-speed Orono crash in July that killed two young men, including the son of University of Minnesota men's hockey coach Bob Motzko, according to [comments made during a court hearing Monday.]( James D. Blue faces two counts of third-degree murder and four counts of negligent and drunken driving in the deaths of Mack Motzko and Sam Schuneman. Motzko, 20, and Schuneman, 24, were passengers in the Bentley that Blue is alleged to have driven at up to 99 miles per hour before crashing into a wooded area while under the influence of alcohol and other substances. - "Emergency action" taken to try halting CWD's spread in state's deer: The Department of Natural Resources said it is [temporarily banning the movement and import of farmed whitetail deer.]( - Minneapolis man's death from alleged summer arson ruled a homicide: A 53-year-old Minneapolis man has died of thermal and inhalation injuries suffered in an alleged arson in June, authorities say. The man, Darrin Lamont Solomon, was [one of two male victims that Minneapolis firefighters discovered]( in early June, while responding to a house fire on the 3300 block of Emerson Ave. North. - Unvaccinated continue to drive COVID-19 growth in Minnesota: More than 900 inpatient hospital beds in Minnesota are filled with COVID-19 patients [for the first time since last December.]( - Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue into Monday: [Southwest Airlines canceled hundreds more flights]( Monday following a weekend of major service disruptions. By late morning Monday, Southwest had canceled about 365 flights — 10% of its schedule for the day — and more than 600 others were delayed. - Strong earthquakes strike off coast of Hawaii: Two strong earthquakes [struck off the coast of the Big Island in Hawaii]( on Sunday, rattling residents and causing items to fall off shelves. The U.S. Geological Survey says the first quake had a magnitude of 6.1 and struck about 17 miles south of Naalehu. The agency says a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck about 20 minutes later in the same area. - Minnetonka Moccasin apologizes for not acknowledging its reliance on Native Americans: Minnetonka Moccasin Co., the Minneapolis company that over 75 years popularized Native American-styled footwear across the country, [issued a formal apology Monday]( for adopting Native American culture without acknowledgment. The company, which dropped "moccasin" from its logo in 2008, has now removed the word from much of its corporate messaging and is calling itself simply Minnetonka. WATCH THIS Man sprints up a three-story building using a one-story ladder: [This 17-second clip from Bulgaria]( shows "firesport training in discipline ascent with an assault ladder." Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. TRENDING - Split Rock Lighthouse to allow visitors again for Edmund Fitzgerald memorial: A Lake Superior lighthouse plans to [welcome visitors back for an annual memorial]( honoring the sailors who died when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. Every Nov. 10, the day the ship sank in a gale in 1975, the Split Rock Lighthouse just south of Beaver Bay holds a beacon lighting. Lighthouse officials announce the names of all 29 sailors who died as a bell tolls, Minnesota Public Radio reported Sunday. - Minnesota's "Bacholorette" Michelle Young is a good sport — no matter what game: Between innings at CHS Field in July, the next star of ABC-TV's "The Bachelorette" threw out roses, competed in a full-body ring toss and fed the St. Paul Saints' mascot, a pig named Space Ham, from a bottle. Fans approached, one after another, requesting photos. Each time, she said "yes." Each time, she smiled. Young's season, much of it filmed in Minnesota,[starts Oct. 19 amid high hopes]( — and some fear — for the third Black star of "The Bachelorette." - Minneapolis condo offers penthouse views at a basement price: A downtown Minneapolis penthouse for $200,000 — [can that be right?]( SPORTS ROUNDUP - Gophers running back Trey Potts out for season, Fleck says: Gophers running back Trey Potts [will miss the remainder of the season]( as he recovers from an injury that caused him to spend six days in an Indiana hospital following Minnesota's 20-13 victory at Purdue on Oct. 2, coach P.J. Fleck said Monday. Fleck said he would not go into details about the extent or type of injury, deferring to the Potts family. - What can we learn from the Vikings' flawed, improbable victory? Two previous games leapt to mind Sunday — one actually good! — while watching the Vikings' 19-17 win over the Lions, a contest that was a sleeping pill for 55 minutes and then [decided to get weird and exciting for the final five.]( - Polanco named Twins' MVP, Ober is top rookie: Jose Berrios and Nelson Cruz, traded during the season, [were also honored by the local chapter of the BBWAA.]( Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. WORTH A CLICK MLB is testing ways to fix baseball's boredom problem: "Since 2019, MLB has been using the low-profile Atlantic League, whose players aren't unionized and have little power to object, as a test lab for rules changes aimed at making games shorter and more exciting. These tweaks have included letting batters try to steal first base, making the bases bigger and easier to reach, strictly limiting visits to the mound by coaches, and using an Automated Ball-Strike system—robot umpires—to call pitches at the plate. MLB has already adopted some of the changes at the big-league level. If they work as intended, others will follow," [Businessweek's Ira Boudway reports.]( FROM THE ARCHIVES Oct. 11, 2015: Adam Ostlund celebrated after crossing the finish line to win the Pumpkin Regatta at Stillwater's tenth annual Harvest Fest. (Photo: Jeff Wheeler/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.](