Highway 169 turmoil sparks campaign to oust Hopkins city leaders

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Highway 169 turmoil sparks campaign to oust Hopkins city leaders: Many of the 90,000 motorists displaced by a Highway 169 detour are rerouting themselves through Hopkins neighborhoods, [prompting a campaign to recall]( the mayor and four City Council members. - Do we need to pay for our warm temps in February? Paul Douglas writes there's a potential for [significant slush or snow]( starting Sunday. - Mayor Hodges had short notice on Harteau's pick for 4th Precinct: Sources tell the Star Tribune that Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges learned that Police Chief Harteau would appoint Lt. John Delmonico as inspector of the North Side’s Fourth Precinct [90 minutes before police announced the decision](. Hodges overruled the decision late Wednesday. - The U.S. economy grew at the slowest pace in three years so far in 2017: The 0.7 percent growth in the first quarter of 2017 follows 2.1 percent growth in the last quarter of 2016. The slowdown is being blamed on [slower consumer spending](. - Man survives I-494 rollover crash but is fatally hit trying to cross the highway afterward: A Sartell man was driving north on I-494 early Friday morning when he lost control and his vehicle rolled over. He survived that crash but then [attempted to cross the highway and was hit](. - From beehives to bow ties, Minnesotans show off 70 years of prom photos: [You'll love these reader photos](, and the stories that accompany them, going back decades. - St. Paul will rent 30 goats to clean up invasive plants along the Mississippi riverfront: An environmentally friendly alternative to herbicides, the [goats will eat unwanted vegetation]( like buckthorn starting on Monday afternoon on the bluff at Indian Mounds Regional Park. - After years of flying high in the local burger stratosphere, has the double-patty cheeseburger started its descent? Mercy in downtown Minneapolis doesn't have a double-patty burger on its menu, but it does offer [a bruiser of a 6-oz. patty](. Watch this Spring rapids make Kettle River a paddlers' playground: Whitewater kayaking and canoeing in Minnesota? [You betcha.]( Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. Trending - Maybe the presidential life isn't all it's cracked up to be: In an interview reflecting on his first 100 days in office, President Trump commented on the difficulty of his job, said he "loved" the busy life he led previously and said he [missed his privacy](. - How the complete and utter disaster of Fyre Festival played out on social media for all to see: The planned two-weekend extravaganza, [billed as "the next Coachella" on a "remote and private island" in the Bahamas](, was a huge flop. Attendees were served meals of bread and cheese, with many billing the event as a "dumpster fire." - School district lifts ban, will allow guns in trapshooting team yearbook photo: After outcry yesterday, school officials in Big Lake now say they will allow the yearbook to include a photo of the [team members holding their shotguns](. Sports roundup - Who can the Vikings still get in the draft? Barring any last-minute trades, the Vikings will have the 48th overall pick tonight as the second round of the NFL draft gets under way. Here are [10 picks still on the board]( who could (seriously) help the Vikings out. - Kyle Gibson could be sealing his fate in Kansas City today: The Twins' first-round pick from 2009 needs to prove himself against the offensively challenged Royals to ensure his future in the rotation, [team personnel have indicated](. - Gophers freshman already becoming a home run legend: Gophers softball catcher Kendyl Lindaman is only 18, but she's [already broken the Gophers single-season home run record](. Lindaman previously set Iowa's high school home run record (with 71), despite scaring teams so badly she was walked 220 times. Quote of the day “I thought it would be easier.” -- President Trump, reflecting on [how his presidency is going so far](. Worth a click If ESPN isn't immune to cord-cutting, who is? After the sports broadcasting giant reportedly laid off about 100 employees Wednesday, [Digiday investigates]( whether any sports broadcasters can survive this new age of media austerity. Talkers trivia Want to win a Star Tribune travel mug? Today is Friday, so it's time for a trivia question. The correct answer can be found in a story that appeared in Talkers this week. We can't prevent you from simply Googling the answer, so Googling is encouraged! E-mail your answer to [talkers@startribune.com]( by midnight on Sunday night. A winner will be selected at random from the correct responses. That lucky reader will receive an official Star Tribune travel mug, as well as a shout-out in Monday's newsletter. Here is this week's question: What animal joined Tinder this week in an attempt to preserve his species? Good luck! 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