Siblings set out to find the best cheeseburger in Wayzata

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Siblings set out to find the best cheeseburger in Wayzata: Alison Spencer wanted to spend more time with her brother, Teddy, so the two embarked on [a four-month journey of burgers, fries and conversation.]( - St. Paul school board votes down shift to distance learning: St. Paul students on Tuesday implored the state's second-largest district to join its neighbors in shifting to remote learning to stop the spread of COVID-19. Late Tuesday, the school board considered a motion to shift the entire district to virtual learning for two weeks beginning Friday, [but it was defeated, 4 to 3.]( Such action now would come on a school-by-school basis. - UnitedHealthcare partners with Walmart on free at-home COVID tests: UnitedHealthcare has agreements with Walmart and a growing list of retailers to [make available free at-home COVID-19 tests]( when subscribers present their ID cards at pharmacy counters. The benefit is available to more than 26 million people with UnitedHealthcare commercial insurance, a group that primarily consists of those covered by employer-sponsored health plans. The Biden administration [will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to U.S. residents]( starting next week, now that federal officials are emphasizing their better protection against the omicron variant of COVID-19 over cloth face coverings. - As downtown grumbles, St. Paul gets ready for ex-officers' trial: Former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights. Although security won't reach the level of the Derek Chauvin trial, business owners and residents say [preparations are unlike anything they've seen.]( - Protesters thwart homeless encampment eviction in North Loop: [City staff pulled back after a standoff lasting an hour and a half.]( While the North Loop encampment rebuffed eviction Tuesday, it's unclear when the city would try again to enforce its no-trespass order. - Minneapolis moves forward with emergency shelter for women in Whittier neighborhood: Minneapolis City Council members [gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a plan]( to convert a former mansion and youth hostel in the Whittier neighborhood into an emergency shelter for women, despite objections from some neighbors. - Man charged with stalking another Current radio DJ: A 62-year-old man has been accused of violating a harassment restraining order by [stalking a radio personality at the same Twin Cities FM station]( where another DJ who endured his troubling attention worked. - Boogaloo Bois member from St. Cloud sentenced to two years in plot to attack Minnesota Capitol: A judge sentenced a St. Cloud man who pledged loyalty to the antigovernment group Boogaloo Bois to two years in prison for illegally possessing devices that turn semi-automatic rifles into automatic weapons. Michael Paul Dahlager, 27, [was sentenced in federal court Tuesday in Minneapolis]( after pleading guilty in July to unlawful possession of a machine gun. WATCH THIS Aurora Borealis make rare appearance over Stockholm, Sweden: Photographer Nathalie Ek [made this time-lapse video of the Northern Lights over the Swedish capital city]( last weekend. Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. TRENDING - Voting begins in MnDOT's "name a Snowplow" contest: Voting will run through Jan. 26 with [winning names to be announced in early Feburary.]( - COVID forces St. Paul Chamber Orchestra to cancel weekend concerts: For the second time in three weeks, [SPCO is canceling its scheduled performances](, citing positive COVID-19 tests and confirmed exposures among musicians, staff and stage crew. - St. Paul is getting a new neighborhood restaurant: Anna Morgan and Kevin Manley have stacks of notebooks filled with ideas for their dream restaurant. Those dreams are finally coming to fruition as [the couple prepare to open GusGus next month at the former Stewart's.]( Along with those stacks of ideas come two impressive résumés: He was the executive chef at Snack Bar, and she was the general manager at Meyvn. SPORTS ROUNDUP - Three reasons Raheem Morris is a strong Vikings coaching candidate: [The latest name to emerge in the Vikings search]( for a new head coach is intriguing on several levels. - Dearth of players forces Gophers to postpone basketball at Penn State: Following testing, [the team dropped below the Big Ten's minimum]( of seven scholarship players available to play, causing Wednesday's game to be called off. - Warroad's hockey folks keep five-mile skating path safe and growing: The Riverbend Skate Path along the Warroad River now extends for 5.2 miles, connecting the east and west sides of the border town, as well as generations of hockey players, [writes Patrick Reusse.]( Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. WORTH A CLICK Researchers say they may have uncovered who betrayed Anne Frank's family to Nazis: "Historians have spent almost 80 years puzzling over how Jewish teenage diarist Anne Frank and her family were discovered by Nazi authorities in the Netherlands. Now, a group of researchers led by a former FBI agent say they may have identified the individual who betrayed them," [reports Adela Suliman for the Washington Post.]( FROM THE ARCHIVES Jan. 19, 2020: A skier made a jump during the International Ski Jumping Competition 2020 in Bloomington. (Photo: Carlos Gonzalez/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 © 2022 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](