I'm not getting any work done today, I'm consumed by all the Swifties arguing over whether #TheTorturedPoetsDepartment is mostly about Matty Healy or Joe Alwyn.

Good morning to everyone but my kid, who poured insect repellent into the lotion, which I rubbed it all over my hands this morning.

WCCO on the #BillyJoel early cutaway: We didn't start the fire. startribune.com/cbs-turns-the-…

Sunday is the last day to cross Minneapolis' Stone Arch Bridge for a while. Here's what to know + some history startribune.com/sunday-is-the-…

Remember, DON'T PANIC THE SIRENS ARE JUST A TEST startribune.com/tornado-siren-…

.zoë jackson shopped at eight Twin Cities area grocery stores. Here's how they ranked on affordability. startribune.com/twin-cities-gr…

If you hear tornado sirens today at 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. CALM DOWN startribune.com/tornado-siren-…

Happy anniversary to this burn.

BREAKING: Minneapolis City Council members may postpone start of Uber, Lyft minimum wage ordinance by two months startribune.com/minneapolis-ci…

My youngest wants to play with her friend from preschool so I said I would email her mom (I don't have her number). I explained that an email is a letter that I write on the computer. Then she asked: And then the wind will pick it up and blow it to (friend's) house?

The Minnesota Pet Foster Coalition is looking for more volunteers to take in pets of domestic violence survivors. startribune.com/pets-of-domest…

Clouds blanketed Minnesota as the total solar eclipse crossed North America today. But Star Tribune photojournalist Anthony Souffle and video/audio director Jenni Pinkley caught the moment while in Farmington, Mo., and Indianapolis. #Eclipse2024

.@gannett is trying to hire temporary workers to fill the jobs of striking Austin American-Statesman employees. Please stand in solidarity with Austin Statesman journalists and don’t take these jobs.
You can support us by not clicking on Austin Statesman sites or donating to our strike

Final reminder: Turn in SRCCON 2024 session ideas or apply for travel support tonight! The pitches have been streaming in. We can tell this will be a good one.

Help us help you get there! Tell us your big ideas! Friday can wait. Your destiny cannot.* 2024.srccon.org

At least a dozen Minneapolis police officers were sanctioned for misconduct related to the department's riot response in the wake of George Floyd's murder and subsequent crowd control efforts in 2020, according to newly released disciplinary files. startribune.com/minneapolis-po…

The Best Lede Award today goes to Greta Kaul: The Edina Senior Center is hosting an event this month where participants can take home bling without any ka-ching.
startribune.com/edina-promotes…

Love it!

My local Pizza Hut hated me because they always had to make a personal pan pizza for me, they never just had them in stock. After they kept turning me away, my mom spoke to the manager and they made me one. But then I never did Book It again. mprnews.org/story/2024/04/…

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO startribune.com/odds-high-that…