Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis encouraging residents to test homes for radon
Minneapolis encouraging residents to test homes for radon
The Minneapolis Department of Health is encouraging neighbors to test their homes for radon, a gas that can cause serious health issues.
Gregory Wheeler, a father of four, had no idea his home had elevated levels of radon until a neighbor suggested he test for it last year. When he read the results, he said he was terrified.
“Very alarming, scared,” he said. “I wanted to move out of the house.”
The naturally occurring odorless and colorless gas comes from the soil.
“It’s going to enter usually through cracks in the basement slab or walls,” explained Jonathan Rossall, a healthy homes inspector for the Minneapolis Health Department. He said levels are typically higher in lower floors of homes.
More than 40% of homes in Minnesota have dangerously high levels of radon, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. The average radon level in Minnesota is three times higher than in other parts of the United States. MDH attributes the unusually high levels to the state’s geology and cold climate.
“It’s actually the second leading cause of lung cancer,” Rossall said. “Radon is radioactive, so it’s damaging to the body.”
The City of Minneapolis is offering 400 free radon tests during January, which is Radon Action Month.
“If you spend a lot of time in lower levels with a finished basement, with bedrooms especially, then that’s a situation where we would say it’s a higher priority to test and mitigate,” Rossall said.
When Wheeler reached out to the city about his elevated levels, they brought in a contractor to install a mitigation system.
“My two girls live in the basement and now the levels are low. I feel much safer, at ease,” Wheeler said. “Go get your home tested today. Radon is a very serious and dangerous issue that we all must be concerned about.”
The City of Minneapolis has grant funding available to offset the cost of mitigation.
Minneapolis, MN
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Minneapolis, MN
Man fatally shot in Minneapolis, 17-year-old arrested
The scene of the shooting on Thomas Avenue North. (FOX 9)
A man was fatally shot after an argument early Tuesday morning in Minneapolis.
Fatal shooting on Thomas Avenue North
What we know:
According to Minneapolis police, around 2:30 a.m., officers responded to the 1600 block of Thomas Avenue North on reports of a shooting inside a home.
At the scene, officers found a man with several gunshot wounds. The man was taken to the hospital, where he later died, police said.
Authorities say that an argument led to gunfire, and the suspect fled the scene before police arrived.
A 17-year-old was arrested in connection to the shooting, and police say they are investigating “connections” between the teen arrested and other violent crimes in Minneapolis this year.
What they’re saying:
“Another family has forever been impacted by senseless violence,” said Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara. “Settling disputes with a firearm is completely unacceptable, and we will continue to work tirelessly to ensure justice in this case. Every available tool in the juvenile justice system must be used to protect young people who pose a danger to themselves as well as the community.”
What we don’t know:
Police did not specify the gender of the 17-year-old. And the other crimes the teen could be connected to were not specified.
The man who was fatally shot has not been identified.
The Source: A press release from the Minneapolis Police Department.
Minneapolis, MN
41-year-old convicted in triple homicide at Minneapolis encampment
A 41-year-old was found guilty in the murders of Christopher Martell Washington, Louis Mitchell Lemons, Jr., and Samantha Jo Moss at a homeless encampment in Minneapolis, according to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.
According to a criminal complaint, Earl Bennett rode an e-bike to a tent in the encampment in October 2024, asked to see one of the victims inside and began shooting shortly after being allowed inside. Surveillance video showed him leaving the tent and riding away on his e-bike.
Washington and Lemons were declared dead at the scene, and Moss died at the hospital a week later.
Woman dies nearly a week after triple shooting at Minneapolis encampment; suspect charged
Bennett is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 16 in this case, the attorney’s office said.
Other cases
Bennett is also a defendant in two other cases.
He was shot by law enforcement after pointing a gun at officers in St. Paul days after the murders.
Officers later learned Bennett had shot and critically injured a man earlier in the evening at a sober living home on the 3500 block of Columbus Avenue South.
The gun Bennett pointed at officers in St. Paul matched the casings found at both the encampment and sober living home shootings.
SPPD releases bodycam of officers shooting and injuring man charged in encampment triple homicide | Man seriously injured in Minneapolis shooting, suspect not in custody
These cases both remain open.
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