With options exhausted, it's the end of the gravel road for Minnesota family

Plus: 3 guys rode nonmotorized scooters from Brainerd to Bemidji and TikTok loved it ͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - With options exhausted, it's the end of the gravel road for Minnesota family: The Crisman family near Mora, Minn., appears to have no public path to recovering the quarter-mile segment of gravel road that's now been declared the property of their neighbor. [Read more.]( - Driver in north Minneapolis bus stop crash was 12-year-old boy: The driver of an allegedly stolen Kia that crashed and destroyed a north Minneapolis bus stop Monday was a 12-year-old boy, while the passengers were slightly older. [Read more.]( - Judge declines to halt motorized towboat usage in BWCA lawsuit: U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel denied a request Tuesday from an environmental group to immediately halt motorized towboat usage in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, but a towboat usage limit of some kind could result as litigation continues. [Read more.]( - Minneapolis floats new vision for downtown's Nicollet Mall: Imagine a Nicollet Mall where pedestrians are free to roam past shops and restaurants without having to contend with city buses. Oh, and a number of them have drinks in hand. That's a future Mayor Jacob Frey's task force proposed Tuesday, with the mayor saying the time is right to bring new life to downtown Minneapolis through one of the city's most famous thoroughfares. [Read more.]( - St. Paul school officials long suspected abuse of girl who overdosed and died at home, charges say: Charges filed against a woman not only allege she failed to keep a fatal dose of fentanyl hidden from her 7-year-old daughter but that St. Paul school officials suspected months earlier that the girl had been injured by her mother but they did not alert authorities until after the child died. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS 3 guys rode nonmotorized scooters from Brainerd to Bemidji and TikTok loved it: Most people would use a nonmotorized, human-powered scooter only for short trips. But Dayton Nash and a couple of friends from college, Abe Townley and Sam Artz, decided to ride scooters a bit farther: more than 100 miles in one day from Brainerd to Bemidji, Minn., on the Paul Bunyan State Trail. [See the video.]( *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING 10 concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week: Highlights include the Cure, Bebe Rexha, Tyler Childers and Weezer. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK Don't expect peace in golf after PGA Tour, LIV merger: PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan has some explaining to do among golfers who remained loyal to the PGA, according to former tour golfers Tom Lehman and Tim Herron, writes Patrick Reusse. [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK "South Park" creators resurrect a cavernous cantina, cliff divers and all: "With 'infinity dollars' poured in by the creators of 'South Park,' a fabled Colorado restaurant reopens with the same 1970s vibe and drastically improved food," Matt Richtel reports for the New York Times. [Read more.]( FROM THE ARCHIVES June 7, 1984: Prince, who would have turned 65 today, performs during his birthday concert at First Avenue in Minneapolis. It would be his last birthday before becoming a megastar, as "Purple Rain" hit theaters the following month. (Photo: David Brewster/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.](