FBI investigating death of man after video shows Minneapolis police officer kneeling on his neck

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - FBI investigating death of man after video shows Minneapolis police officer kneeling on his neck: Federal authorities are investigating a white Minneapolis police officer for possible civil rights violations, after a video surfaced Monday that showed him [kneeling on an African American man's neck]( and ignoring the man's protests that he couldn't breathe. The man, identified by an attorney for his family as George Floyd, later died. - State officials watch for COVID changes after stay-home order ends: A pivotal week in Minnesota's response to the COVID-19 pandemic started on Tuesday with the reporting of 652 more lab-confirmed cases and 18 deaths. Health officials [will be watching this week for any change in trends]( that could be traced back to the end on May 19 of Minnesota's stay-home order, and any increase in disease transmission due to more person-to-person contact. As Minnesotans observed Memorial Day, the official start of summer, the number of COVID-19 patients needing intensive care beds [climbed to a record high of 248](, increasing by the largest number in a single day. State Health Department officials who released the numbers Monday said they confirm earlier warnings that the numbers would inch up. We are [tracking the spread of the virus in Minnesota here](. - New Minnesota Poll finds majority support for stay-home measures, voting by mail: In case you missed it over the long weekend, the latest Star Tribune/MPR News/KARE 11 Minnesota Poll looked at [the stay-at-home order and the impact of COVID-19](, [the 2020 presidential race in Minnesota](, [Gov. Tim Walz's job performance]( and [voting by mail.]( - WHO warns that first wave of pandemic not over: As Brazil and India struggle with surging coronavirus cases, a top health expert is warning that the world is [still in the very middle of the outbreak](, dampening hopes for a speedy global economic rebound and renewed international travel. - Minneapolis mask rules take effect tonight: Starting Tuesday night, people will need to wear face masks or similar coverings when they enter Minneapolis businesses, schools and other indoor gathering places. The new requirement, ordered by Mayor Jacob Frey on Thursday, comes as the state prepares to relax some social distancing measures. Who needs to wear a mask, and which types of face coverings meet the definition? [Here's what you need to know.]( - Dangerous blood clots pose a perplexing coronavirus threat: Blood clots that can cause strokes, heart attacks and dangerous blockages in the legs and lungs [are increasingly being found in COVID-19 patients](, including some children. Even tiny clots that can damage tissue throughout the body have been seen in hospitalized patients and in autopsies, confounding doctors’ understanding of what was once considered mainly a respiratory infection. - Minnesota casinos begin to reopen with new safeguards: [Lady luck isn’t the only thing guests will need]( to enter Mystic Lake Casino when it reopens Tuesday. They will have their temperature taken and need to wear a face mask. And the numbers allowed inside Mystic Lake, one of the three largest casinos in the state, will be kept to about half the normal capacity. COVID-19 has already cost Minnesota’s travel economy $2 billion, according to data from Tourism Economics, an international research company. Now, as the virus continues to spread and the burgeoning summer vacation season kicks off, [many businesses dependent on tourist dollars are on edge.]( - Widower asks Twitter to delete Trump tweets suggesting wife was murdered: The husband of a woman who died accidentally in an office of then-GOP Rep. Joe Scarborough two decades ago is demanding that [Twitter remove President Donald Trump's tweets]( suggesting Scarborough, now a fierce Trump critic, murdered her. - Sweden steadfast in strategy as virus toll keeps climbing: Sweden's government [defended its relatively soft approach to the COVID-19 global pandemic]( on Tuesday despite the Scandinavian country now reporting one of the highest mortality rates in the world with 4,125 fatalities, or about 40 deaths per 100,000 people.  Watch this Australia man spends lockdown terrorizing neighbors with enormous laughing bird: "So my Dad made good use of his time in lockdown and built a huge laughing Kookaburra," [says Twitter use @RafaanDaliri.](  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - With new "Nightcast," KSTP takes a deeper approach to 10 p.m. news: The local ABC affiliate has adopted a new format for its 10 p.m. newscast. Instead of hitting viewers with a barrage of headlines as it once did — as many as two dozen in 35 minutes — the show now focuses on five or six topics, [giving reporters and photographers more time to tell their stories.]( - Discover fresh art and inspiration from these 5 Minnesota Instagram accounts: Art galleries and museums are shuttered. In-person exhibitions are postponed, sometimes replaced by virtual ones. [Instagram has become a go-to source for new artwork and creative inspiration.]( - They graduated and got jobs, but pandemic is driving some millennials and Gen Zers back home: These reluctant Minnesota prodigals were launched. They were finding their footing and building careers in an expanding employment market that boasted more positions than candidates. But almost overnight, the economy went from red hot to ice cold. [Their jobs evaporated and their prospects dimmed]( and, as Robert Frost wrote, they looked to home — “the place where when you go there, they have to take you in.”  Sports roundup - NHL expected to announce return to play format: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is set to make a televised address at 3:30 p.m. about [what hockey would look like if the NHL can resume the season]( this summer. That means a 24-team straight-to-playoffs format with the league’s other seven teams having their seasons ended. - Prep sports eligibility rules draw fresh heat from government, parents: Spurred by a state legislator’s demands, the Minnesota State High School League is [exploring revisions of two contentious league bylaws]( that help determine student-athlete eligibility. - Twins' minor league team renting its stadium on Airbnb for $1,500 a night: [A bedroom next to the clubhouse can sleep 10 people](, and guests “are welcome to hit from home plate, play catch in the outfield, run the bases, enjoy a picnic in the outfield, or find other creative uses for the field!"  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Worth a click Ship's wheel stolen from Bde Maka Ska naval memorial in 1975 surfaces at Minnetonka High School: [Great reporting from the Southwest Journal unfurls a wild story]( about how the Minneapolis Park Board recovered a ship's wheel and a 600-pound bell that were stolen from Bde Maka Ska by an American Legionnaire.  From the archives May 26, 1981: By a conservative estimate, 86-year-old baker Niels Nielsen had personally baked more than 10 million loaves of bread and more than 30 million dinner rolls, in addition to countless sweet rolls and other goodies. A part-time baker at Gustavus Adophus College, Nielson ended his career when a new rule prohibited anyone over 70 years old from working at the college. 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