The Spoon: Meet the newest Viking

🏈 The Vikings surprised analysts and fans by picking Florida defensive tackle Caleb Banks in last night's NFL Draft. (ESPN)

🎤 Basilica Block Party organizers say the music festival, last held in 2024, will not return. (Star Tribune)

🏗️ Minnesota United FC owner Bill McGuire is moving to buy the site of the recently-demolished Midway CVS to develop "market-rate apartments and new retail services," St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her announced.

• McGuire leads a group that's also building a hotel, offices and restaurants around Allianz Field, just across University Avenue.

The state Senate sent Gov. Tim Walz a bill raising the legal age for purchasing Kratom from 18 to 21. (Background via Axios)

• The widely available substance, which can have opioid-like effects, has surged in popularity.