What you need to know about abortion bills moving at the Minnesota Capitol

Plus: The 5 best things our food writers ate this week ͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - What you need to know about abortion bills moving at the Minnesota Capitol: Minnesota is poised to enshrine language into law guaranteeing the right to abortion for the first time in the state's 165-year history. It's the first in a series of proposals being pushed by DFL-led government following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade last June. Together, the bills would represent a substantial shift in what Minnesota's laws say about abortion. [Read more.]( - Biden administration imposes 20-year mining ban on 225,000 acres in northern Minnesota: The Biden administration has withdrawn some 225,000 acres of national forest land in northern Minnesota from mineral leasing, protecting a swath of the watershed that adjoins the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. [Read more.]( - Walz proposes early U.S. Bank Stadium payoff, $15.7M for secure perimeter: In his budget proposal this week, Gov. Tim Walz said he wants to pay off the $377 million in outstanding bond debt from the publicly financed portion of the stadium. He would use the balance in the stadium reserve fund — $368 million — as well as general fund money to make the final payment, which wasn't expected to occur until 2046. [Read more.]( - Shutterfly plans to lay off nearly 100 workers in Shakopee: Digital photo company Shutterfly plans to lay off 97 workers at its Shakopee warehouse, a part of a companywide effort to reduce costs. [Read more.]( - North St. Paul refuses to play Eden Prairie after basketball coach reinstated: BLURB GOES HEREThe North St. Paul boys basketball team and coach have decided not to play Friday night's scheduled game against Eden Prairie, where coach David Flom was recently reinstated after a suspension for reading a racial slur to players. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS Man arrested after driving pickup into Colorado police station: Surveillance footage shows the moment a man driving a pickup truck crashed through a wall into the lobby of a police station in Grand Junction, Colo., on Wednesday. He now faces a string of charges including attempted murder, attempted assault and attempted vehicular homicide. No injuries were reported. [See the video.]( *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING The 5 best things our food writers ate this week: From boat noodle soup to chiya chili potatoes, here's a rundown of the greatest hits from their dining diaries over the past seven days. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK Minnesota ice isn't so nice as anglers' pickups go down: From the Mississippi River to Lake of the Woods, uneven weather means, at times, uneven ice — and sometimes the need to fish out a vehicle that has been caught unaware. [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK See the remarkably preserved face of a dinosaur that died millions of years ago: "Borealopelta markmitchelli found its way back into the sunlight in 2017, millions of years after it had died. This armored dinosaur is so magnificently preserved that we can see what it looked like in life. Almost the entire animal—the skin, the armor that coats its skin, the spikes along its side, most of its body and feet, even its face—survived fossilization. It is, according to Dr. Donald Henderson, curator of dinosaurs at the Royal Tyrrell Museum, a one-in-a-billion find," Jeanne Timmons reports for Ars Technica. [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: Which former Twin Cities restaurant previously owned by late chef and restaurateur Jack Riebel will re-open in a new location under new ownership next month? Good luck! FROM THE ARCHIVES Jan. 27, 2019: Gophers forward Eric Curry helped put the game away with a late second half dunk against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. Minnesota won the game 92-87. 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