Women's Final Four organizers say Sun Country canceled team charters a week before flights

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Women's Final Four organizers say Sun Country canceled team charters a week before flights: Organizers for the women's Final Four in Minneapolis say their relationship with the hometown airline soured last month after [Sun Country canceled the teams' charter flights a week before takeoff.]( - MDE chief defends oversight of federal meals program: The head of the Minnesota Department of Education [defended her agency Monday against suggestions from a powerful state lawmaker]( that Minnesota regulators should have done more to prevent what the lawmaker called the largest theft in the history of federal meals programs. - St. Paul begins process to create framework for Reparations Commission: St. Paul will hold four public meetings this month to offer information about [a newly created commission that will make reparations to descendants of slavery](. The City Council this year unanimously voted to create the Community Reparations Commission. But before it begins its work, an advisory committee will meet for one year to create a framework for how the permanent commission will operate. It's that advisory group that's holding the community meetings. - 3 GOP senators back Jackson, all but assuring her confirmation: Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney announced Monday night they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic elevation to the Supreme Court, giving President Joe Biden's nominee a burst of bipartisan support and [all but assuring she'll become the first Black female justice.]( - Minnesota farms report near-record profits in 2021: [The median farm profit in Minnesota last year was about $166,000](, according to a report released Tuesday by the University of Minnesota Extension and the Minnesota State Agricultural Centers of Excellence. Adjusted for inflation, it was the second-highest average net income on record. - Convicted murderer from Minnesota dies in Colorado crash during chase: Craig R. Licari, 66, who was sentenced in 2000 for killing his wife, Nancy, was heading south on Hwy. 85 out of the Cheyenne are, with the Wyoming Highway Patrol in pursuit Thursday, when [he drove over "stop sticks" put out by the Colorado State Patrol and local police]( near Fort Collins.Licari's car swerved, hit a Colorado State Patrol squad and crashed, said Patrol Sgt. Troy Kessler. - 2 arrested on gun charges in Sacramento mass shooting: [A second suspect was arrested Tuesday]( in connection to the mass shooting in Sacramento that killed six people in California's capital, and police said he is the brother of the first suspect - Rochester City Council OKs $2M bid to fix downtown sidewalks: [The odds of tripping in downtown Rochester are set to tumble]( this fall thanks to a planned sidewalk renovation project. WATCH THIS One-man band performs Rush's "Tom Sawyer": [Pretty impressive for just one guy on vocals, guitar and drums!]( Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. TRENDING - "CODA" actor Daniel Durant greets hometown fans in Duluth after Oscar win: Daniel Durant, fresh from winning an Academy Award for Best Picture with "CODA," [thanked his hometown crew on Monday evening]( during a reception for the actor in the Ice Cube at Amsoil Arena. - Becoming a hybrid worker? Here are some tips for how to do it. As the pandemic eases, companies are asking more employees to work face-to-face and butts-in-the-cubicle. But many won't be returning to a Monday-to-Friday schedule. Instead, lots of us will become hybrid workers. It's going to take some adjustment to be productive in the home office and the office-office. [Here are a few suggestions on how to go hybrid.]( - Should you be concerned about avian flu at your bird feeders? Right now in Minnesota avian flu is [not a major concern outside of poultry farms.]( SPORTS ROUNDUP - Tiger Woods says he's planning to play the Masters: Tiger Woods says, for now anyway, [he's planning to play this week in the Masters](, a little more than a year after nearly losing a leg in a car crash. - Meet the Twins' all-new starting rotation: [The team will open the season with five different starters]( than the 2021 squad. - P.J. Fleck details recent facial surgery from 2019 bungee cord accident: P.J. Fleck has a highly visible job as Gophers football coach, so there is never a good time to undergo facial surgery. But Fleck said [he had surgery this winter to fix damage around his eyes]( caused by an accident in the summer of 2019. Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. 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