Two St. Paul football teams banned from high school playoffs after suspensions

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The judge allowed Bannon to stay free pending appeal and also imposed a fine of $6,500 as part of the sentence. [Read more.]( - Another $10M in grants will help riot-damaged Minneapolis corridors rebuild: The new Main Street revitalization grants, administered by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), will help 20 small businesses and nonprofits finish redevelopment projects. They will be followed by another $19.5 million worth of grants in 2023-24 for Minneapolis and corridors in Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park. [Read more.]( - Northern Minnesota congressional race reflects changing political makeup: GOP Rep. Pete Stauber and DFL State Rep. Jennifer Schultz face off in the Eighth Congressional District, once a Democratic stronghold concentrated on the Iron Range and Duluth, its largest city. That's changed as conservatism — and power — grows to the north of Duluth, south and west. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS Bear, schnauzer come face-to-face in Duluth: Staci Gilpin shared footage of her 12-year-old schnauzer Liebs [trying and failing to scare off a black bear]( that approached their sliding glass door. Gilpin's husband eventually got the bear to move on by throwing rocks, she said. *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING Why did Finnish immigrants come to Minnesota? Minnesota boasts more residents of Finnish ancestry than any other state. The story of how Finns arrived here is distinct from Swedes and Norwegians in several ways. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK In landing top recruit Evans, Gophers show old-school values still matter: After announcing his decision on Monday, 7-foot-1 center Dennis Evans said his decision to pick the Gophers over TCU and several other high-profile programs came down to this: "I had a really good relationship with them. They were honest with me about everything. It made the decision feel right." [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK Iowa DNR says mountain lion sighting in Des Moines was actually a house cat: "Des Moines Police posted on Facebook Thursday, saying the sighting was reported in the Gray's Woods neighborhood on the city's east side. The DNR confirmed the video showed a mountain lion, but since corrected their statement," KCCI reports. [Read more](. TALKERS TRIVIA Want to win a $15 gift card of your choice? It's Friday, so that means it's time for another trivia question. The correct answer to this question 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 Sunday at 11:59 p.m. A winner will be selected at random from the correct responses. That lucky reader will receive a $15 card of their choice from one of several retailers — Best Buy, Target, Holiday or Menards — as well as a shout-out in Monday's newsletter. Here is this week's question: What is the name of Minnesota's oldest brewpub, which quietly closed its doors this week? Good luck! FROM THE ARCHIVES Oct. 22, 1970: Robert Kunzig, right, administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), talks with Robert Forsythe, chairman of the GSA's 16-member National Advisory Council and Republican candidate for Minnesota attorney general as they inspect the damage from the previous summer's bombing of the Old Federal Building in downtown Minneapolis. The building was home to a military induction office and was the focus of numerous anti-Vietnam War protests. No person or group ever claimed responsibility for the blast. 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