🌨️ This week's Minnesota weather forecast: Messy.

Plus: 7 restaurant openings you should know about in the Twin Cities ͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - This week's Minnesota weather forecast: Messy. Snow, rain and freezing rain will fall in the metro while much of northern and western Minnesota are under a winter storm watch. [Read more.]( - Facing more danger on the job, paramedics send "plea for help": Emergency medical responders in Hennepin County say they've witnessed an unnerving rise in violence that's made the job more dangerous at a time when surging call volumes already are stretching the workforce thin. [Read more.]( - U.S. to announce fusion energy "breakthrough": The Department of Energy plans to announce Tuesday that scientists have been able for the first time to produce a fusion reaction that creates a net energy gain — a major milestone in the decades-long, multibillion-dollar quest to develop a technology that provides unlimited, cheap, clean power. [Read more.]( - MnDOT tries to boost drivers' acceptance of J-turn intersections: Despite their safety benefits, the intersections have been a tough sell with the public. [Read more.]( - Washington County Attorney says deputies justified in fatally shooting man with knife in Otsego: Sheriff's deputies were "completely justified" when they fatally shot a young man who they said was threatening them with a knife in an Otsego neighborhood this past summer, the Washington County attorney announced Monday. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS Bears squeeze through doggy door to enter home: Security footage captured three black bears snooping around a house in Nanaimo, British Columbia, earlier this month before [two of the smaller bears squeezed through the dog door]( to gain entry into the home. *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING 7 restaurant openings you should know about in the Twin Cities: From new entries by marquee chefs to a supper club takeover of a suburban mainstay, it's been a busy few months on the restaurant scene. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK O'Connell's decisions cost Vikings dearly in loss to Lions: Above all, what Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell may regret the most is hiring Ed Donatell as his defensive coordinator, writes Jim Souhan. [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK The Dead Sea is dying: "It is an unparalleled wonder of the world: the lowest exposed spot on Earth, its therapeutic waters are so full of salt that bathers float right to the top. This natural spa is a source of rich minerals used by the ancient Egyptians for mummification, and fabled to be the biblical site of Sodom and Gomorrah. But today the Dead Sea is dying, and its banks are collapsing. The water level is dropping close to 4 feet every year. The main part of the lake is now around 950 feet deep — about 15% shallower, and a third of the surface area, compared to its shape half a century ago," NPR reports in a photo essay. [Read more.]( TRIVIA WINNER Congratulations to Patricia Burroughs! Patricia was randomly selected from among the many readers who correctly answered that the former Sears store at Mall of America is at the center of a case that was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court last week. She wins a $15 gift card. Be sure to read Talkers on Friday for another trivia question! FROM THE ARCHIVES Dec. 12, 2018: Tibetan monks from the Tashi Kyil Monastery in Dehra Dun, India, performed a ritual chant and Chod drumming ceremony at Heart of Tibet in Minneapolis' Linden Hills neighborhood. The monks were on a tour of the U.S. to create awareness of the plight of their people, in exile since 1959, to spread the ideals of compassion and teachings of the Buddha, and to raise money to support the 180 monks at their monastery. (Photo: Jeff Wheeler/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.](