Minnesotans are "driving like crazy," and it's killing people

Plus: Local man answers questions about growing up Amish on TikTok ͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Minnesotans are "driving like crazy," and it's killing people: Minnesota joins states across the country experiencing a massive rise in traffic fatalities despite better seatbelt usage and cars brimming with new safety technology. Motorists surveyed say they are speeding more than ever, at the same time many law enforcement agencies are scaling back or even eliminating speed enforcement as they shift diminished staffs to more pressing law enforcement work. [Read more.]( - Man shot outside State Fairgrounds just before closing: Monday's shooting came two days after a person was shot in the leg near the entrance to the Mighty Midway. [Read more.]( - More surgery today for paralyzed Bloomington freshman injured during "normal play" in football game: Ethan Glynn remains in a hospital and paralyzed from the shoulders down from a "severe neck and spinal cord injury that has left him paralyzed from the shoulders down" suffered Friday during a tackle while playing a home game against Chaska, according to a CaringBridge website posting made on behalf of his family. [Read more.]( - Victims of triple homicide on St. Paul's East Side identified: As of Monday evening, St. Paul police are still looking for the person or people behind the Sunday afternoon triple homicide that took the lives of 33-year-old Angelica Gonzales, 42-year-old Cory Freeman and 44-year-old Maisha Spaulding. [Read more.]( - The sixth mass extinction threatens Minnesota's natural legacy: The list of species at risk of statewide extinction grows ever longer. But these vulnerable plants and animals have defenders: In Blaine, scientists and volunteers mobilize to rescue a patch of bristle-berries from road construction. [Read more.]( HEY, LOOK AT THIS These murals of Lake Street celebrate culture as they deter grafitti: [Dozens of elaborate murals have popped up along East Lake Street]( in Minneapolis over the past few years as business owners try to fight vandalism with art. *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING What's it like to be Amish? Minnesota man answers all on Tiktok: Eddie Swartzentruber ran away from his settlement in Harmony, Minn., as a teen. Since this past spring, Swartzentruber has turned the camera on himself every few days to answer questions he receives on TikTok about growing up in an Amish community south of Rochester. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK He's frustrated top offenses. Can Ed Donatell fix the Vikings defense? The new defensive coordinator's 3-4 scheme is "engineered to make life difficult for the best player in the game, the quarterback." [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK Contractor at center of massive Navy bribery scandal goes on the lam ahead of sentencing: "The military contractor known as 'Fat Leonard,' the mastermind behind the worst public corruption scandal in U.S. Navy history who was three weeks away from being sentenced in the case, is on the run. Leonard Glenn Francis, who has been under house arrest, cut off his GPS monitoring ankle bracelet and absconded from his San Diego home sometime Sunday morning, said Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Omar Castillo," the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. [Read more.]( TRIVIA WINNER Congratulations to Sandra Scherb! Sandra was randomly selected from among the many readers who answered that Minnehaha Regional Park is where a historic home known as the "Birthplace of Minneapolis" was damaged by fire last week. She wins a $15 gift card. Be sure to read Talkers on Friday for another trivia question! FROM THE ARCHIVES Sept. 6, 2019: Toward the end of the Minnesota United's training session in Blaine, players engaged in a fun game of skill called soccer tennis, in which they kicked a small ball back and forth over a net. (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 © 2022 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](