Fights prompt leaders to call off classes Friday at St. Louis Park High School

Plus: The 5 best things our food writers ate this week ͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Fights prompt leaders to call off classes Friday at St. Louis Park High School: Classes and on-campus activities have been called off Friday at St. Louis Park High School after two separate fights involving students and adults at the school on Thursday. [Read more.]( - Minnesota State Fair benches popular recognition program: The Minnesota State Fair Foundation will sunset its popular bench and table recognition program, with 2024 the last year anybody can buy one of the fixtures that feature personalized messages and plaques. [Read more.]( - Dispute between Blaine councilmember, Muslim affairs group escalates with new defamation suit: The Council on American-Islamic Relations and Blaine's first Muslim city councilmember are locked in an ongoing, bitter legal dispute that has seen accusations lobbed ranging from defamation to cyberstalking and Islamophobic extremism. [Read more.]( - Recycling is real, metro counties tell residents in new ad campaign: Six metro area counties have launched a whimsical campaign starring a dragon, a mermaid and a unicorn to bust myths about recycling ending up in a landfill. [Read more.]( - Everything you need to know to cast your ballot in Minnesota's presidential primary: Early voting starts Friday in the March 5 presidential primary, but some rules are different from other state elections. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS Flames seen shooting out of cargo plane engine above Miami: A Boeing 747 cargo plane bound for Puerto Rico made an emergency landing in Miami after one of its engines caught fire shortly after takeoff Thursday, the AP reports. [See the video.]( *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING The 5 best things our food writers ate this week: A brunch for the ages, seeking solace in ramen, pizza and cheesesteaks expand to the west metro, fall-apart brisket and baklava ice cream from a new Middle Eastern shop. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK How long would Bud Grant last in today's NFL? The coaching carousel is spinning into a blur as NFL franchises pivot and pivot again. Yesterday's coaching legends had luxuries of time and patience that are extinct in modern pro football, writes Jim Souhan. [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK You might be a lobbyist now: New rules mean people influencing local governments must register with state regulators, Madison McVan reports for the Minnesota Reformer. [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. Email 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 35-year-old St. Paul restaurant known for its walleye announced earlier this week that it will close this spring? Good luck! FROM THE ARCHIVES Jan. 19, 1978: Karl Wallenda, left, founder of the Flying Wallendas daredevil troupe, supervised his grandchildren, Rietta, 17, and Mario, 21, and another performer, as they walked a wire 40 feet above the ground at the St. Paul Auditorium. Wallenda, who turned 73 the following weekend, died two months later from an accidental fall in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Photo: Tom Sweeney/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 © 2024 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](