Speed cameras on list as Minneapolis looks for ways to cut traffic deaths

Plus: Grumpy Patrick Reusse on a weekend of football misery in Minnesota ͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Speed cameras on list as Minneapolis looks for ways to cut traffic deaths: Minneapolis officials once again will ask the Legislature to grant a request to use cameras to catch speeders and enforce other traffic laws. Last year, 23 people died in crashes on Minneapolis streets, the deadliest since 2007. And speeding was a factor in two-thirds of the fatal crashes, which included 11 pedestrians, according to a report presented to the city's Public Works and Infrastructure Committee earlier this month. [Read more.]( - Colorado gay bar shooting suspect faces murder, hate crime charges: The man suspected of killing five people and injuring others at a gay bar in Colorado Springs is facing murder and hate crime charges, according to online court records obtained Monday. Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, faces five murder charges and five charges of committing a bias-motivated crime causing bodily injury, the records show. [Read more.]( - Eyeing surplus, DNR to try again for huge outdoors investment: In the last session, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources asked lawmakers for more than $300 million for one-time projects around the state, but left largely empty-handed after major spending bills collapsed under partisan spending disagreements. [Read more.]( - In search for answers, mother will have body of Maple Grove teen exhumed 13 years later: Sandra Anderson successfully petitioned the court to have the body of her 19-year-old son, Robbie, exhumed last Friday and allow an independent medical examiner to conduct an autopsy over the weekend to learn what really happened on the night of Dec. 4, 2009. [Read more.]( - Cargill veteran named as new CEO: Brian Sikes, currently the company's chief operating officer, will take the helm on Jan. 1, the agribusiness announced Monday morning. He will be Cargill's tenth chief executive in its 157-year history. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS See the view of the moon's surface from the Orion spacecraft: NASA has posted [this livestream of the view from the Orion spacecraft]( as it flies over the lunar surface during its six-week Artemis I Moon mission around the moon and back to Earth, which periodically makes an appearance peeking over the horizon. *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING Minnesota lakeshore home with "off-grid zero energy cost" lists for $2.95M: The homeowners combined solar and geothermal energy for their resort-style home in St. Michael. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK Grumpy Patrick Reusse on a weekend of football misery in Minnesota: It wasn't an overly cheerful edition of the podcast as Patrick Reusse joined host Michael Rand to primarily talk about the Vikings' 40-3 drubbing at the hands of Dallas and the Gophers' 13-10 loss to Iowa — two defeats that were frustrating for much different reasons. [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK Big agriculture and the roots of America's presidential turkey pardon: "The tradition likely doesn't rank near the top of any president's list of most important duties, but it's one that no president has been willing to put a stop to," Grid News reports. [Read more.]( TRIVIA WINNER Congratulations to Michelle Aase! Michelle was randomly selected from among the many readers who correctly answered that a developer plans to open a $19 million factory to produce modular homes in Minneapolis' North Loop neighborhood. She wins a $15 gift card. Talkers will take a break this Wednesday through Friday for the holiday, but trivia will return next week. FROM THE ARCHIVES Nov. 21, 2020: Lilian Reing, 6, from Cook, Minn., stuck her head out of the sunroof as her family drove through the first tunnel of lights as the Bentleyville Tour of Lights kicked off in Duluth. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic. the entire attraction was drive-through only. (Photo: Alex Kormann/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.](