MnDOT back to square one with redo of one of state's most dangerous roads

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[Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - MnDOT back to square one with redo of one of state's most dangerous roads: For motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians, that means [another four years will pass before any meaningful construction would begin on Hwy. 252]( through Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center — a corridor that sees an average of 378 crashes per year and includes five of the most dangerous intersections in the state in terms of costs in damages and injuries per crash. - Ramsey County Sheriff's plan to lead metrowide effort against violent crime gets mixed reception: Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher, no stranger to controversy, has ignited another one with [a proposal for his department to coordinate a metrowide effort to fight violent crime]( — with a focus on carjacking — that would be funded with $3 million in state money. - Bonding bill tops to-do list as Legislature returns from break with much business left: Minnesota legislators returning to the Capitol on Monday from a weeklong break will find familiar conditions: [nearly all this session's work still undone with barely a month to go]( before an adjournment deadline that has become more of a suggestion than a mandate in recent years. That means lawmakers must reconcile competing — and sweeping — spending proposals over fraught topics such as public safety, taxes and education. - Scientists find new way to clear invasive carp from Rice Creek: Thousands of invasive carp swim the channel of Ramsey County's Rice Creek and its connected lakes, rooting along the bottom and setting off a cascade of damaging effects that harm native fish, birds and plants. Now University of Minnesota ecologists, who have spent years studying the life cycle of this unwanted fish in the Rice Creek system, are using that research coupled with new technology including ["an electric fence for fish" to remove thousands of carp each spring.]( - Maple Grove police investigate fatal shooting between motorists: An "altercation" between two motorists in Maple Grove [left one man dead on Sunday.]( One person shot at another vehicle near County Road 30 and Garland Lane just before 3 p.m. Sunday, according to Maple Grove Police. Officers found a man with gunshot wounds in a car off the road near Interstate 94 and Maple Grove Parkway. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. - Minneapolis tech company helps adults with low literacy with work, health care instructions: A Minneapolis startup called GogyUp is looking to address a literacy issue that impacts millions of adults living in the U.S. with [its assisted reading and translation technology.]( - Polaris customers can now buy subscriptions to use vehicles short-term: Polaris is expanding its program that allows people to [rent ATVs and other vehicles for a weekend or a vacation](. - On Tax Day, an extension may be better than rushing a return: Monday is Tax Day — [the federal deadline for individual tax filing and payments]( — and the IRS expects to receive tens of millions of last-minute filings electronically and through paper forms. Nina Tross, executive director of the National Society of Tax Professionals, said that if people haven't filed their taxes by now, "they're better off filing an extension." WATCH THIS Danny Elfman performs "Nightmare Before Christmas," "Simpsons" theme and more at Coachella: The Oingo Boingo frontman and famed composer for film and television performed a career-spanning set at the California music festival over the weekend, including [some of his best-known theme songs played with an orchestra.]( Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. TRENDING - A fond farewell to "Black-ish": Tuesday's episode, premiering at 8 p.m. on KSTP, Ch. 5, marks the end of both an enduring sitcom and an eye-opening dialogue on what it's like to be Black in modern-day America. Stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross [look back on their historic sitcom.]( - During these taxing times, here are 15 sippable wines for $15 or less: [There's a variety for you](, whether you're footing a big tax bill or just want to raise a glass because Uncle Sam is paying you. - Remodeled St. Paul farmhouse "may be the best house under $300K": The owner gave the home in the "midtown Frogtown area" modern touches [while maintaining its farmhouse history.]( SPORTS ROUNDUP - Game 1 win gives Minnesota chance to fool all the "experts": Every one of ESPN's 21 panelists picked the Grizzlies to win the series (and so did our Michael Rand). But Minnesota's Game 1 upset [has turned the series into a toss-up.]( - Dawson Garcia visits Gophers and Ben Johnson: The 6-11 North Carolina transfer and Prior Lake grad [visits the Gophers for the second time with his family on Monday.]( - Fiala's roll included his 30th goal of the season — until it didn't: For a few minutes, [Kevin Fiala was a 30-goal scorer for the first time in his career](. That the Wild's overtime game-winner was switched to Jared Spurgeon doesn't diminish how well Fiala is playing. Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. WORTH A CLICK The nuclear missile silo next door: "After a time, the missile silo on Ed Butcher's Montana ranch felt less like a hazard than just another part of the landscape. It was one acre out of 12,000 — or at least that's what Butcher had thought until Russia invaded Ukraine," [reports Eli Saslow for the Washington Post.]( TRIVIA WINNER Congratulations to Craig Poorker! Craig was randomly selected from among the many readers who correctly answered that Duluth is the Minnesota city that unveiled a new tourism campaign last week. He wins a $15 gift card. Be sure to read Talkers on Friday for another trivia question! FROM THE ARCHIVES April 18, 1997: The dike surrounding the Lincoln Drive neighborhood along the Red River in Grand Forks, N.D., gave way, flooding homes up to the rooftops. Today the neighborhood is a park with all homes either demolished or removed. By the time the river slipped back into its banks in late May, the record flood had done nearly $2 billion in damage. Nearly 1,500 houses in Grand Forks and neighboring East Grand Forks, Minn., were destroyed. 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