Amir Locke's family sues Minneapolis for "no-knock" warrant killing

Plus: Our restaurant critic picks the best Thai restaurant in the Twin Cities ͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Amir Locke's family sues Minneapolis for "no-knock" warrant killing: The family of Amir Locke, the 22-year-old Black man shot and killed by Minneapolis police during a predawn raid last February, are suing the city and the SWAT officer who pulled the trigger, alleging that the no-knock warrant that resulted in his death is consistent with the city's "custom, pattern and practice of racial discrimination in policing." [Read more.]( - See where your neighborhood ranks in the Twin Cities area's hottest housing markets: Home buyers seeking more space made several outer-ring suburbs the hottest markets in 2022. [Read more.]( - Minnesota's THC beverage industry threatened by marijuana legalization bill: Minnesota breweries and other hemp businesses are sounding the alarm over parts of a proposed bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Minnesota. If passed as introduced, the state's unique THC beverage market could evaporate. [Read more.]( - 2040 carbon-free energy bill advances to Walz for signature: Minnesota will require its electricity to be carbon-free by the year 2040, the state's most ambitious clean energy standard ever, under legislation that state lawmakers sent to Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday. [Read more.]( - Downtown Minneapolis riverfront land may soon return to tribal ownership: Friends of the Falls' new Native-majority board has unveiled designs for a "land-back" project at a Dakota sacred site. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS Suspected Chinese spy balloon spotted over Montana: Twitter user John Martin shared video from Billings, Mont., where a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon was spotted overhead, according to the Pentagon. The discovery led U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken to [cancel a high-stakes diplomatic trip to China]( this weekend as the Biden administration weighs a response. [See the video.]( *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING There's nothing fancy but the food at the Twin Cities' best Thai restaurant: Thai Café on St. Paul's University Avenue looks understated, but is brimming with flavor and personality, writes restaurant critic Jon Cheng. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK Which of these 18 Vikings will be back? The Vikings need to clear roughly $23 million of cap space before the league year begins on March 15, meaning they're headed toward a series of tough choices with some of their longest-tenured players. [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK Shaking ordinary ice (very hard) transformed it into something never seen before: "Shaken and chilled — but not stirred — ordinary frozen water turns into something different: a newly discovered form of ice made of a jumble of molecules with unique properties," Kenneth Chang reports for the New York Times. [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 U.S. senator from Minnesota died this week at the age of 88? Good luck! FROM THE ARCHIVES Feb. 3, 1993: Members of an Antarctic exploration team — from left: Ann Bancroft, Sue Giller, Anne Dal Vera and Sunniva Sorby — were greeted by several hundred people at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport after completing a 67-day, 660-mile expedition to become the first team of women to reach the South Pole on skis. (Photo: Bruce Bisping/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 © 2023 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](