Judge cites mental illness, acquits woman of setting Lake Minnetonka mansion ablaze

Plus: 10 concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week ͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Judge cites mental illness, acquits woman of setting Lake Minnetonka mansion ablaze: A Hennepin County judge cited mental illness and acquitted a 21-year-old woman on charges that she set a fire late last year that destroyed her family's Lake Minnetonka mansion moments after attacking her mother in the home. [Read more.]( - Cash streams into Minnesota races during final election push: Candidate fundraising reports showed Republican gubernatorial hopeful Scott Jensen netted slightly more cash than DFL Gov. Tim Walz over the past month, while Walz's overall fundraising and spending far outweighed other candidates in that race. So far this year, Walz reported spending $8.3 million while Jensen was at slightly more than half of that. [Read more.]( - Capitol Police cameras caught break-in at Pelosi home, but no one was watching: The 911 call and the struggle inside the home that followed have led to charges of attempted homicide of the speaker's husband, and attempted kidnapping of the speaker, who is second in line to the presidency. The incident has also put a spotlight on the immensity — and perhaps the impossibility — of law enforcement's task to protect the 535 members of Congress at a time of unprecedented numbers of threats against them. [Read more.]( - Coon Rapids man admits to threatening violence against U.S. senator: A Coon Rapids man has admitted to making violent threats against a U.S. senator and could be sentenced to more than two years in prison. Public court records do not identify the target of the threats other than to say the senator is not from Minnesota. [Read more.]( - CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10B: Together, the developments amount to what could be the last round of huge settlements after years of litigation over the drug industry's role in an overdose crisis that has been linked to more than 500,000 deaths in the U.S. over the past two decades. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS Record nine-tier human tower built in Spain: The human tower builders Castellers de Vilafranca made history by [joining together to make a nine-tier human pyramid]( yesterday in Barcelona. A previous attempt at a nine-tier tower failed in 2002. *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING 10 concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week: Highlights include Smashing Pumpkins, Tegan and Sara, Keith Urban and Pentatonix. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK From high school hoops to St. John's end zones to ... the NFL? Alex Larson is hoping to complete a successful and unusual journey from prep basketball at East Ridge to pro football by way of the Division III football power at St. John's. [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK NASCAR driver stuns racing world with move learned from Nintendo game: "On Sunday, NASCAR driver Ross Chastain made history with an unprecedented wall-riding maneuver that qualified him for a championship race and set the record for the fastest lap on the track at 18.845 seconds. Remarkably, Chastain said he learned the move playing NASCAR 2005 on the Nintendo GameCube when he was a kid," Benj Edwards reports for Ars Technica. [Read more.]( FROM THE ARCHIVES Nov. 2, 2015: The Pillsbury Doughboy was on hand on the A Mill Artist Lofts rooftop terrace in Minneapolis' Mill District for the relighting of the Pillsbury sign after a $100,000 restoration. The blinking red neon sign helped light the night sky for more than 70 years, but by 2014 the letters and the metal structure they hang on were dilapidated, so they were taken down and shipped off to Lawrence Sign in St. Paul for repairs. (Photo: Glen Stubbe/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.](