Minneapolis police investigating unauthorized release of video of Lake Street crash that killed 5 young women

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State officials estimate that about 15,000 Minnesota residents will benefit from the funding, which aims to provide students with a chance to graduate debt-free from a public college or university. Here's what we know about the program and how it will work. [Read more]( - Boundary Waters wildfire started by humans, officials say: The wildfire smoldering in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness since last week was caused by a human, officials with the Superior National Forest said. The Forest Service detected the Spice Lake Fire June 13. On Monday, it was 80% contained within created fire perimeters and 22 acres in size. [Read more.]( - Coon Rapids man admits to $1.29M romance fraud scheme that targeted elderly: Investigators and prosecutors in Minnesota are building a growing pile of cases against fraudsters behind so-called "romance scams" as more people — often seniors or vulnerable adults — than ever before are falling prey to schemes in which imposters drain them of their money. [Read more.]( - Former KSTP-TV reporter accuses station of sexism, unsafe practices: In her self-published book, "More to Tell," Crystal Bui focuses on 2019-21, the two years she spent at the local ABC affiliate. Among her many allegations are claims that her bosses didn't do enough to protect her while she was covering protests in the wake of George Floyd's death. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS Women's soccer match in Ireland interrupted when toddler runs off with corner flag: The All-Island Cup match between Cork City and DLR Waves came to a halt Saturday when a young boy stole one of the corner flags from the pitch. An adult soon managed to regain control of the flag and play resumed. [See the video.]( *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING 7 tips for Taylor Swift fans desperately seeking tickets to her Minneapolis shows: Prices for this weekend's The Eras Tour tickets in Minneapolis on resale sites such as Stubhub and Seatgeek immediately shot up to around $1,000. In the week leading up to Friday and Saturday's U.S. Bank Stadium dates, seats were still hovering in that price range. However, there are glimmers of hope. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK 10 questions after an awful weekend of Twins baseball: The Twins ended a bad weekend on a bad note with another loss to Detroit. Jim Souhan answers questions ranging from who's the blame to some quick fixes that need to be made. [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? 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