This summer's heat set a new Twin Cities record

͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - This summer was the longest stretch of warm weather in the Twin Cities on record: "We're extending the summer into September longer than we used to," said Pete Boulay, a climatologist with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Climate change is pushing temperatures higher across the globe and until now, that has shown up in Minnesota in warmer, shorter winters. [Read more.]( - Students, educators say cultural competency is key as Minnesota considers new teacher requirements: As Minnesota moves toward requiring cultural competency training for newly licensed teachers, some students and educators say such a standard would go a long way toward making pupils feel comfortable in the classroom. And that, in turn, makes kids more likely to succeed. But opponents are quick to accuse the state of using the rules to indoctrinate teachers. [Read more.]( - Jensen, other GOP candidates blast DFL state leaders over handling of Feeding Our Future: The political fallout from the massive federal food fraud investigation shifted Monday to state Education Commissioner Heather Mueller, who now finds herself at the center of the widening scandal. [Read more.]( - In lawsuit over Minnesota school segregation, court finds 'racially imbalanced' system unintentional: The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld a district judge's order in a case brought by families who allege the state has long shirked its duties in creating equitable schools, saying any segregation was not intentional, and therefore doesn't violate the state Constitution. [Read more.]( - Affordable housing is hard to find. These St. Paul community organizers are taking matters into their own hands: Getting developers to build the deeply affordable housing that residents of St. Paul's Frogtown neighborhood need — much less housing that gives them an ownership stake — has proven daunting. So, organizers with the Frogtown Neighborhood Association are doing it themselves. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS NASA's DART mission successfully slams into an asteroid: A NASA spacecraft has intentionally slammed into an asteroid in humanity's first test of planetary defense, according to CNN. The impact occurred at 7:14 p.m. ET greeted by cheers from the mission team in Laurel, Maryland. The DART mission, or the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, launched 10 months ago. [Watch the video of the impact, along with mission control reactions, here.]( *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING Kitchen and Rail in Eagan is one of the metro's hottest reservations right now: One of the hottest reservations to snag on a Friday night isn't in Minneapolis. Diners are flocking to Promenade Place, a strip mall in Eagan, to Kitchen and Rail, which is the work of several industry veterans determined to create a draw for city dwellers and a destination for folks that live in the area. The Taste team has your first look. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK Brett Favre's most memorable statistic may be $8 million meant for the poor in Mississippi: The website for Brett Favre's foundation, Favre 4 Hope, describes a mission of the charitable organization that the Hall of Fame quarterback founded in 1995: providing financial aid to groups "that provide services to underserved and disabled children in Mississippi and Wisconsin." This stated aim stands in contrast to what Favre has been accused of in his home state: playing a role in the misappropriation of about $8 million in public funds intended for welfare recipients. [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK Latino superheroes are saving the day in Hollywood: Latinos are a big part of the U.S. box office, and during the pandemic, they helped keep cinemas open. Last year, they were 24 % of the movie-going audience, according to The Motion Picture Association. Many of the new blockbusters are superhero movies with Latinx actors or characters. But even as the representation makes strides, some Latino superheroes are struggling to break in. [Read more.]( FROM THE ARCHIVES Sept. 27, 2014: Kiki Sonnen, of St. Paul, listened to speakers with the more than 100 supporters for a public demonstration for bird safe glass for the new Vikings stadium.(Photo: Kyndell Harkness/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.](