Woman arrested in St. Paul after child finds loaded gun, shoots 4-year-old

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Woman arrested in St. Paul after child finds loaded gun, shoots 4-year-old: A 21-year-old woman was arrested in St. Paul Tuesday night after a child apparently found a gun in her purse and [shot a 4-year-old girl in the leg.]( - Minneapolis police will have to turn on bodycams for all calls: Minneapolis police officers [must turn on their body cameras when responding to any call](, traffic stop or self-initiated activity, Acting Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced Wednesday, in a key change to the city policy in the wake of Justine Damond's shooting death. Under previous policy, officers were allowed more discretion on when to turn the cameras during the eight months the equipment has been in use. [Here's a quick overview of the policy change.]( - Police reform debate surges to forefront of Minneapolis mayoral race: Candidates for mayor, a job directly responsible for the police department, are scrambling to explain to voters [how they will change the Minneapolis Police Department]( and prevent civilian deaths at the hands of cops. - Trump bars transgender troops from armed forces: President Donald Trump is [barring transgender people from serving in the military]( "in any capacity," citing "tremendous medical costs and disruption." Trump's announcement Wednesday morning on Twitter did not say what would happen to transgender people already in the military. [The Pentagon appears to have been caught unaware]( by Trump's announcement, referring all questions about the policy change to the White House. For context, the military [spends about 10 times as much money on erectile dysfunction medications]( than the Rand Corporation estimated medical care for transgender service members would cost. [An administration official said the move was intended]( to force "Democrats in Rust Belt states like Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin, to take complete ownership of this issue. How will the blue collar voters in these states respond when senators up for re-election in 2018 like Debbie Stabenow are forced to make their opposition to this a key plank of their campaigns?" - Trump to announce Foxconn electronics plant in Wisconsin: President Donald Trump plans to announce Wednesday that electronics giant Foxconn will build a liquid crystal display panel plant in Wisconsin, according to [an invitation to the event obtained by The Associated Press](. - Storm downs trees, power lines and floods roads in metro: [A storm with heavy rain and high winds]( that moved across the Twin Cities metro area early Wednesday took down trees and power lines in the southeastern suburbs and flooded a freeway in St. Paul. - Senate rejects McConnell's health care bill: By a vote of 57-43 — including nine GOP defectors — [the Senate blocked a wide-ranging proposal]( by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to erase and replace much of President Obama's signature health care bill. - St. Joe's hospital will stop delivering babies: Facing changing demographics and a steep dropoff in demand, the state’s oldest hospital [will discontinue maternity care this year](. HealthEast Care System’s St. Joseph’s Hospital made the move because fewer women are choosing the St. Paul facility for their baby deliveries. - Arson suspected after Coon Rapids playground torched: Playground equipment in a Coon Rapids park was reduced to ashes Friday in [an apparent act of arson.]( - New plaza planned in place of Tin Fish on Lake Calhoun/Bde Maka Ska: [A new plaza is in the works for the northeast edge]( of Lake Calhoun, replacing a fish restaurant and offering people the opportunity to buy pavers with customized messages for the plaza surface. - Minneapolis shop owner's mother fearless in standing up to armed robber: It happened at the ColorWheel Gallery, a combination hair salon and gallery in south Minneapolis where local artists sell their wares and neighbors often gather for folk music, [Jon Tevlin writes.](  Watch this Super excited dog cannonballs his owner doing laps in the pool: Looks like the pup [landed right on his unsuspecting human's head.](  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - Betting on a "dark horse" car can save buyers money, Edmunds says: Certain vehicles consistently top the sales charts, such as Honda's Accord sedan or its Odyssey minivan. Such vehicles are winners for a reason, either because they're best in their class or because of excellent reliability. But many other cars also can get the job done effectively - [and for much less money.]( - Restaurant-starved St. Paul neighborhood gets buzzy new pizza joint: The latest project from the team behind Bar Brigade and Republic, Delicata, [debuted on Wednesday in St. Paul’s Como Park area](, offering a casual menu of pizza, appetizers and gelato in the former Java Train/ Como Park Grill location. - Summer Serial fans, mark your calendars! Join us at 6 p.m., next Wednesday, Aug. 2, at Hennepin County Library for a conversation with author Jane Frederickson, who will read excerpts from her gripping story "Redemption's Run" – a tale that confronts old ghosts, long-buried secrets and the wrath of Lake Superior. [Click here for more details and to RSVP.](  Sports roundup - Pennsylvania sportswriter figures out "cartoon character" Fleck: Stability is a perfectly fine word and quest for Gophers football. It doesn't work for our the new University of Minnesota football coach, though, [writes Patrick Reusse.]( - Vikings' Everson Griffen gets 4-year contract extension: The Pro Bowl defensive end [will sign a lucrative contract extension with the Vikings]( on Wednesday, according to a source. - Ex-Viking Matt Birk skeptical of NFL brain injury study: “What about the 15,000 or so deceased former NFL players who lived full lives and didn’t have CTE?” [the former Vikings center asked on Twitter.](  Quote of the day “What good is a camera if it is not being used when it may be needed the most?” -- [Acting Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo](, announcing changes to the department's body camera policy.  Worth a click How a stroke of the pen changed the army forever: Today is the 69th anniversary of President Harry Truman's signing of Executive Order 9981 to desegregate the military. Writing in the Washington Post, historian Cornelius L. Bynum traces how activist A. Philip Randolph convinced a skeptical president to [enact one of the civil rights movement's biggest achievements.](  From the archives July 26, 1994: North Star Community School staged an anti-violence rally that included children from grades K-5. Here, kindergartner Jeremy Brenigan sits among signs near flowers that had been planted to remember a deceased young man. (Photo: Stormi Greener/Star Tribune) Connect with Star Tribune [facebook]( [twitter]( [google+]( [pinterest]( [instagram]( [tumblr]( [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 © 2017 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](