For first time, candidates of color win majority of seats on Minneapolis City Council

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - For first time, candidates of color win majority of seats on Minneapolis City Council: For the first time in Minneapolis history, [the majority of the City Council will be made up of people of color](, results of ranked-choice voting tallies showed Wednesday. Voters ushered in a slate of seven new members along with six incumbents and an eclectic mix of perspectives about a year and a half after the Minneapolis police murder of George Floyd ignited a global racial reckoning. - Re-elected as mayor, Frey calls election a turning point for Minneapolis: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey [vowed to make his re-election a turning point after a bitterly divisive campaign](, pledging Wednesday to focus his attention on public safety, economic inclusion and affordable housing. The first-term mayor, who led the city during episodes of protest and rioting after the police killing of George Floyd last year, called for unity in working toward police reform during a victory speech outside his campaign headquarters. The direction from voters was clear, he said, after they rejected a proposal to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a new public safety agency. - U.S. mandates vaccines or tests at big companies by Jan. 4: Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly [under government rules issued Thursday.]( - Minneapolis police release detail about homicide to quell "widespread rumors": Police on Wednesday [disclosed an additional detail about a fatal shooting over the weekend]( in north Minneapolis in an effort to counter what they say is false information on social media. The statement said that in order to quell "widespread rumors and correct inaccurate information," police say the false narrative is that the shooter was inside a car with his victim when the killing occurred. "The correct information is that the victim was shot while in the car," the statement continued, "however, bullets were fired from outside the car, entered inside the car and struck the victim, who died after being shot." - Rittenhouse juror dismissed after joke about Blake shooting: A juror in Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial was dismissed Thursday after [a court security officer reported that the man told a joke]( about the police shooting of Jacob Blake, which set off protests in the Wisconsin city where Rittenhouse is accused of shooting three people. - Defense expert in Kim Potter case can testify about behavioral errors, judge rules: Defense attorneys Earl Gray and Paul Engh have said [they plan to call forensic and police psychologist Laurence Miller](, to discuss "slip and capture errors," which they believe caused Potter to mistakenly fire her handgun at Wright instead of her Taser. - Lakeville road rage attack leaves man with injuries: Police are looking for the perpetrator who [assaulted and severely injured a 65-year-old man]( behind a Lakeville Walmart following a road rage incident last week, leaving him hospitalized with a broken leg. - St. Paul leaders approve new tobacco restrictions: The St. Paul City Council passed a series of restrictions on tobacco sales Wednesday including [setting a citywide $10 minimum price for a pack of cigarettes](. - Burglary victim tracks down, shoots suspect in Minneapolis, charges say: Authorities charged a man Wednesday in a shooting in Minneapolis' Hawthorne neighborhood earlier this week, after they say [he tracked down and shot the man he believed had stolen his vehicle](. - "Rust" film armorer says someone may have put bullet in gun: The woman in charge of weapons on the movie set where actor Alec {NAME} fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins said Wednesday night that she had inspected the gun {NAME} shot but [doesn't know how a live bullet ended up inside.]( WATCH THIS Man attempting to stock a pond with fish has a very bad day: Sometimes you stock the pond, but [sometimes the pond stocks you.]( Talk to us! 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So Mike Zimmer must be at his scheming best to make up for Hunter's loss, [writes La Velle E. Neal III.]( - Rodgers was told in August he was considered unvaccinated by NFL, source says: A person with knowledge of the case [suggested Aaron Rodgers may have been interested in a homeopathic medicine alternative]( to vaccination. In August, Rodgers responded to a question about his vaccination status by saying he was "immunized." He was not available to comment Wednesday. Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. WORTH A CLICK The tribe that helped the Pilgrims survive their first Thanksgiving still regrets it 400 years later: "Long marginalized and misrepresented in the American story, the Wampanoags are braced for what's coming this month as the country marks the 400th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving between the Pilgrims and Indians. But the actual history of what happened in 1621 bears little resemblance to what most Americans are taught in grade school, historians say," [writes Dana Hedgpeth for the Washington Post.]( FROM THE ARCHIVES Nov. 4, 2020: On an unseasonably warm fall day in Minneapolis, a man took a dip in the 40-degree water of Minnehaha Creek. (Photo: Brian Peterson/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.](