Six maps that take a closer look at Minnesota’s election results

Plus: Our review of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" ͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Six maps that take a closer look at Minnesota's election results: From the attorney general race to an upset in the Arrowhead, these maps explain what happened on Election Day. [Read more.]( - Minnesota DFLers credit Roe, anxiety over democracy for election success: Democrats, who flipped the state Senate while maintaining control of the House and governor's office, are headed to the Capitol in January with newfound power and a multibillion-dollar budget surplus on the bottom line to help them enact priorities most thought weren't possible before Tuesday night. DFL leaders on Wednesday previewed some of those priorities, from codifying abortion rights and paid parental leave to more funding for classrooms, health care and public safety. [Read more.]( - Newly elected Hennepin County attorney, sheriff poised for change: A new top prosecutor and sheriff are two key players in a criminal justice system facing calls for reform and for dealing with violent crime. [Read more.]( - Former Plymouth couple admit role in son's neglect death: A former Plymouth couple who moved to New Zealand for more than seven years after their 7-year-old son died of neglect pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon to gross misdemeanor charges. [Read more.]( - Target's new stores will be getting bigger again: The Minneapolis-based retailer plans to build larger-format stores that will span nearly 150,000 square feet, 20,000 square feet larger than its current store average, the company said Thursday. The size of these newer larger stores harken back to the 175,000-square foot stores that many consumers associated as "Super Targets" before Target kicked off a more small-format approach to stores in 2015. [Read more.]( HEY, LOOK AT THIS Newly discovered photos show Nazi Kristallnacht up close: Harrowing, [previously unseen images from 1938's Kristallnacht pogrom](against German and Austrian Jews have surfaced in a photograph collection donated to Israel's Yad Vashem memorial, the organization said Wednesday. *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" puts the women in charge: Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong'o and Letitia Wright fight a new villain who lurks beneath the sea. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK How are the Vikings 7-1 after all those close losses in the past? Skeptics continue to attribute the Vikings' record to gale-force gusts over-inflating how good the team truly is. That presumption misses a larger point, writes Chip Scoggins. [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK Female octopuses will chuck seashells at males who irk them: "The debris-chucking octopuses were caught on camera for the first time in Australia," Laura Baisas reports for Popular Science. [Read more.]( FROM THE ARCHIVES Nov. 10, 2017: Military veterans took a turn at blacksmithing during a Veterans Day event at Ken's Custom Iron in Avon, Minn. (Photo: Elizabeth Flores/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.](