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Stories from May 26, 2019

Tired of being 'dope sick,' a drug user gets help from police to get sober

Tired of being 'dope sick,' a drug user gets help from police to get sober

"Just continually putting people in jail, that's not doing anything for them," says an Everett, Wash., police officer who connected with one drug user, Shannon McCarty, and helped her get off drugs.
by Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

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Odorizzi, two more homers lead Twins to sweep of White Sox

Odorizzi, two more homers lead Twins to sweep of White Sox

The Twins now have a 10-game lead in the AL Central and have won 11 of their past 12 games. Minnesota swept a series for the seventh time this season; they swept eight series all of last season.
by Associated Press

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In 'We Get By,' Mavis Staples keeps singing 'songs of change'

In 'We Get By,' Mavis Staples keeps singing 'songs of change'

Nearing 80, the solo artist has a new album out. Decades after she brought a gospel score to the civil rights movement with The Staple Singers, she remains hopeful in her enduring mission for change.
by Michel Martin and Dana Cronin

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The right and the Greens gain ground in European elections

The right and the Greens gain ground in European elections

The hardest-fought European Parliament election in decades drew toward a close Sunday with the anti-immigrant far right and the pro-environment Greens both projected to gain ground at the expense of the continent's longtime political center.
by Associated Press

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Wisconsin's Democratic governor, GOP not getting along

Wisconsin's Democratic governor, GOP not getting along

Wisconsin's new Democratic governor and the Republicans who control the Legislature are having such a hard time getting along that even the signing of a seemingly innocuous, unanimously approved bill morphed into a partisan fight.
by Associated Press

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Hawaii woman rescued from forest told herself not to give up

Hawaii woman rescued from forest told herself not to give up

"I heard this voice that said, 'If you want to live, keep going.' And as soon as I would doubt my intuition and try to go another way than where it was telling me, something would stop me," said Amanda Eller.
by Associated Press

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Periods of rain and thunder on Memorial Day; rivers are rising

Periods of rain and thunder on Memorial Day; rivers are rising

Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin enjoyed sunshine and pleasant temperatures on Sunday.  Memorial Day will be cloudy and rainy in many areas. On to the details. Temperature trends  Our Sunday high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 73 degrees. That was one degree above average for May 26, and it was quite an…
by Ron Trenda

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Bart Starr, QB who led Packers to greatness, dies at 85

Bart Starr, QB who led Packers to greatness, dies at 85

Bart Starr, the Green Bay Packers quarterback and catalyst of Vince Lombardi's powerhouse teams of the 1960s, has died. He was 85.
by Associated Press

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Tornado kills at least 2 people, injures 29 others in Oklahoma

Tornado kills at least 2 people, injures 29 others in Oklahoma

A tornado leveled a motel and tore through a mobile home park near Oklahoma City overnight, killing two people and injuring at least 29 others, authorities said Sunday.
by Associated Press

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Trump's trophy day of sumo, golf and cheeseburgers in Japan

Trump's trophy day of sumo, golf and cheeseburgers in Japan

At the sumo match's end, Trump stepped into the ring and presented the eagle-topped "President's Cup" to the champion. Trump, the first American president to participate in such a ceremony, said later it was an "incredible evening."
by Associated Press

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'He knew his time of war, and now a time of peace'

'He knew his time of war, and now a time of peace'

Nearly eight decades after Minnesota native Dante Tini died in the attack on Pearl Harbor, his remains were laid to rest with full military honors Saturday, next to the graves of his parents on the Iron Range.

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A bright and pleasant Sunday, followed by a rainy Memorial Day

A bright and pleasant Sunday, followed by a rainy Memorial Day

You’ll like our Sunday weather, and I’m really glad that it’s happening on a weekend. Rain is in the forecast for much of Minnesota on Memorial Day. On to the details. Temperature trends Sunday afternoon highs will reach the 70s across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. There will be some 60s in far northern…
by Ron Trenda

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NewsCut Flashback: I found an old friend today, only to learn he’s dying

Perhaps this is a condition of the aged, but I suspect people of a certain age tend to struggle trying to mute an inner voice when reading column's like Patrick Reusse's tribute to a sportswriter in Sunday's Star Tribune. The voice that asks, "when I'm gone, will anyone remember that I was here?"
by Bob Collins

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'Summer of Ellen' builds lyrical, sunny suspense

'Summer of Ellen' builds lyrical, sunny suspense

Agnete Friis' new novel takes place in flashbacks, jumping between the present and a rural Danish farm during the summer of 1978 -- a seemingly idyllic time, until two people go missing.
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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