Will terminally ill patients in Minnesota be allowed to choose when life ends?

Plus: Minnesotans can fly direct to these warm-weather destinations this winter ͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Will terminally ill patients in Minnesota be allowed to choose when life ends? DFL legislators plan to introduce legislation next session that would allow physicians to dispense a life-ending medication to terminally ill patients with less than six months to live; the patients would need to ingest it themselves. [Read more.]( - Families sue Plymouth prep school over "false rumor" of sons' involvement in assault: Four families are suing a private Catholic prep school in Plymouth for expelling their sons and allegedly perpetuating a "false rumor" of their involvement in a sexual assault, according to lawsuits filed this week in Hennepin County District Court. [Read more.]( - Cannabis legalization giving Minnesota manufacturers anxiety, survey shows: Many of Minnesota's manufacturing firms are nervous about the potential impact of marijuana legalization and changes to drug-testing laws, according to a key annual survey of industry leaders. Even more manufacturers are worried about providing mandatory paid leave benefits and the cost of a new payroll tax. [Read more](. - Judge declines to push back Trump's classified documents trial but postpones other deadlines: A federal judge in Florida on Friday declined to delay Donald Trump's classified documents trial, calling a request by the former president's defense lawyers to postpone the date ''premature.'' But she postponed other deadlines in the case and signaled that she would revisit the trial date later. [Read more](. - After 37 years serving Minnesota mariners, Hooper's Yachts founder puts boatyard up for sale: If you've ever dreamed of owning a sailboat — or had nightmares about selling the one you already own — chances are good you've ended up talking to Bill Hooper, the face behind Hooper's Yachts in Afton. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS Pilot shocked to find stowaway cat on ultralight wing in mid-air: The cat, which managed to hang on until the aircraft landed safely at the Kourou airport in French Guiana, is now a flight school mascot. [See the video.]( *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING Minnesotans can fly direct to these warm-weather destinations this winter: Here are eight of our favorite nonstops from Minneapolis-St. Paul where the temperature should hit 80-plus in January. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK Can the Vikings and Joshua Dobbs take each other higher than anyone expected? Dobbs was a fourth-round pick in 2017, which tends to relegate a quarterback to backup or journeyman status. But maybe the Vikings and Dobbs have a higher ceiling? [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK Small animals sent to Tucson for rescue were fed to reptiles, investigation finds: "Nearly 250 rodents transferred to the Humane Society of Southern Arizona that were intended for adoption were instead fed to snakes and reptiles, according to an initial finding in a probe by the agency and the San Diego Humane Society," Eddie Celaya reports for the Arizona Daily Star. [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. 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: A city council member in which Minnesota city became the nation's first Somali American elected mayor this week? Good luck! FROM THE ARCHIVES Nov. 10, 2019: Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs caught long pass over Cowboys cornerback Chidobe Awuzie in the second quarter at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Photo: Jerry Holt/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.](