Members of the U.S. Olympic hockey team mob goaltender Willard Ikola (center) after the team upset Canada during the 1956 Winter Games. Photo: Bettmann via Getty Images
🏒 Willard Ikola, the former Edina boy's hockey coach and U.S. Olympian, has died at age 92. (Fox 9)
🗳️ St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter yesterday signaled he would likely run for a third term this November. (Pioneer Press)
🏈 The Vikings agreed to a contract extension with head coach Kevin O'Connell. (ESPN)
🫏 Minnesota DFL Party chair Ken Martin says he's closing in on securing enough votes to win his race to lead the Democratic National Committee. (New York Times)
One of his main rivals for the job accused him of "seeking to create a false sense of momentum."
🚔 A Minneapolis City Council committee will vote today on whether to allow the city to charge fees for off-duty police work. (Background via Axios)
📎 Minnesota's last Staples store, located in Minnetonka, is closing. In unrelated news, TIL there is no "staple" emoji. (Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal)
