Minneapolis business owners wanting to protect windows after riots face legal obstacles

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Minneapolis business owners wanting to protect windows after riots face legal obstacles: Unlike the City of St. Paul, which allows external shutters as long as owners request a permit, Minneapolis [limits security shutters to the inside of a property](, leaving windows vulnerable to attack. In a report justifying the rule change, Minneapolis officials argued that external shutters “cause visual blight” and create the impression that an area is “unsafe” and “troublesome.” - Two Twin Cities hospitals hit with penalties over COVID-19: North Memorial and United Hospital were each hit with $2,100 citations after workers complained to the state about [an array of allegedly unsafe practices]( related to breathing devices and other personal protective equipment. - Protests erupt after police shoot unarmed Black man in Kenosha, Wis.: Protesters set cars on fire, smashed windows and clashed with officers in riot gear after [Kenosha police shot and wounded a Black man](, apparently in the back, while responding to a call about a domestic dispute. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers promptly condemned the shooting Sunday of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, who was hospitalized in serious condition after he was gunned down in front of his three children as he leaned over into his SUV. - U student leaders oppose reopening campus without more safety protocols: Student association leaders from the Twin Cities, Duluth and Rochester campuses wrote a joint letter to the U’s Board of Regents Friday calling for increased testing and safety procedures this fall. [The regents will vote Monday on President Joan Gabel’s proposal]( to delay the opening of campus dormitories and the start of in-person undergraduate classes at the three campuses by at least two weeks to give administrators more time to evaluate public health conditions. [More than 70,000 Minnesotans have tested positive]( for COVID-19 after 717 new cases were announced Monday by state health officials. - Federal grand jury investigating civil rights charges in Floyd killing: Less than three months after the Justice Department opened its own investigation into the four officers involved in Floyd’s killing, [a charging decision is likely to be handed up soon]( by a federal grand jury in Minnesota, according to sources with knowledge of the case. - Republicans nominate Trump to face Biden in the fall: : The Republican Party [formally nominated President Donald Trump]( for a second term in the White House Monday, one of the first acts of a GOP convention that has been dramatically scaled down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Minnesota’s importance as a pivotal battleground in the November presidential election [might not be readily noticed]( through the state GOP delegation taking part in the Republican National Convention. - Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19: President Donald Trump announced emergency authorization to [treat COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma]( — a move he called “a breakthrough,” one of his top health officials called “promising” and other health experts said needs more study before it’s celebrated. - More than 500,000 mail-in ballots rejected during primaries: More than 540,000 mail ballots were rejected during primaries across 23 states this year — nearly a quarter in key battlegrounds for the fall — illustrating how missed delivery deadlines, inadvertent mistakes and uneven enforcement of the rules could disenfranchise voters and [affect the outcome of the presidential election.]( - Defiant postal chief says he won't restore mail-sorting machines: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy [refused requests by Democrats]( on Monday to restore mail-sorting machines or mailboxes removed from service as part of sweeping operational changes at the Postal Service, despite complaints that the changes are causing lasting damage and widespread delays. - For Minnesota women, voting rights fight not over 100 years later: One hundred years later, the legacy of the 19th Amendment is everywhere. Out of Minnesota’s suffragists came a generation of activists who helped pave the way for policies that benefited women and propelled them into successes in business and politics. [But it’s a complicated legacy](, one that enfranchised all white women on that day in 1920 but meant years of struggles for many women of color to earn and fully exercise the right to vote. And it’s a legacy in progress, as women still struggle with sexual harassment and wage gaps in the workplace and have yet to shatter the highest glass ceiling in Minnesota and national politics.  Watch this Golden retriever pups mesmerized by talking toy dragon: Dalton the Dragon hosted storytime for [this rapt audience of four-week-old puppies](.  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - Jack Brass Band reinvents horn traditions at fair food parade: Always eager to bring New Orleans’ second-line music heritage to the opposite end of the Mississippi River, Jack Brass Band has suddenly [flipped those rich traditions on end]( this month in the name of the Minnesota State Fair. - Minnesota State Fair's longtime butter sculptor gets ready to pass the knife: Next year, Linda Christensen plans to celebrate 50 years of edible carving by sculpting one last Princess Kay of the Milky Way (the candidate selected as the state’s dairy ambassador). Then [she’ll hand her butter knife to her apprentice](, Gerry Kulzer, who will take over the storied role. - HGTV stars are selling their own Edina home: Brad and Heather Fox, the telegenic Twin Cities couple who star on the network’s “Stay or Sell,” The Foxes, partners in Fox Homes, bought the rundown 1952 rambler, gutted it and [turned it into a two-story home in 2016.](  Sports roundup - Vikings' 12 said to be among NFL's 77 false COVID-19 positives: The lab used by the NFL for COVID-19 tests said Monday that an isolated contamination caused 77 “most likely false positive results.” In a statement, BioReference Laboratories said the test results on Saturday were contaminated during preparation at its lab in New Jersey. Eleven clubs were affected, and the tests were reexamined and [found to be false positives.]( - Randy Dobnak, Rookie of the Year? One oddsmaker currently has Dobnak as the third choice for the award, [another chapter is his unlikely rise]( from obscure independent league pitcher to the Twins' rotation. - Former MLB ump, St. Paul native Tim Tschida goes from behind the plate to behind the bar: Tschida left baseball in 2012. He's been back in St. Paul since, [tending bar in his hometown.](  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Worth a click A brief history of movie costars hating each other: "Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze didn’t get along nearly as well as their on-screen chemistry in ‘Dirty Dancing’ would suggest. But they’re far from the only actors to seethe at each other while the cameras weren’t rolling," [reports Miles Surrey for the Ringer.](  Talkers trivia Congratulations to Isaac Johnson! Isaac was randomly selected from among the many readers who correctly answered that a North Shore chef saved a resort guest from an attacking bald eagle. He wins a $15 gift card. Be sure to read Talkers on Friday for another trivia question!  From the archives Aug. 24, 1973: A great blue heron glided across Pig's Eye Lake in St. Paul. (Photo: Mike Zerby/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 © 2020 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](