Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis VA Medical Center shows some love to its patients on Valentine’s Day
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KEYC) — It’s time to show some extra love to hospitalized Minnesota Veterans on Valentine’s Day!
The Minneapolis VA Medical Center says it will be recognizing and honoring hospitalized Veterans during a National Salute to Veteran Patients program on Valentine’s Day, Wed. Feb. 14.
“As we honor the men and women who have answered our nation’s call, we are reminded of our sacred duty to serve those who have served us,” said Minneapolis VA Health Care System Director Pat Kelly. “That is why VA takes this time during the week of Valentine’s Day to express affection and respect for those who have faithfully served us. This week, out of appreciation and reverence, we salute men and women who have paid, and continue to pay the price of freedom.”
After a 2 p.m. program in the atrium of the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Veteran Service Organizations, community partners, along with VA staff, will visit and distribute Valentine’s gifts to inpatients.
VA has chosen the week of Valentine’s Day to provide a weeklong commemoration for Veterans since 1978. In 2023 alone, more than 25,000 volunteers gave over 3.5 million hours of service to Veterans, families, caregivers, and survivors.
Nationwide, communities have rallied in support of Veterans, providing over $81 million in donations.
For more volunteer opportunities at the Minneapolis VA, visit the organization online.
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Minneapolis, MN
Whitefish council creates proclamation in solidarity with city, citizens of Minneapolis
WHITEFISH, Mont. — The Whitefish City Council in February presented and signed a proclamation expressing solidarity with the city and citizens of Minneapolis.
The proclamation states that Whitefish mourns the loss of life that occurred in Minneapolis and stands in solidarity with its residents.
It reaffirms the city’s commitment to equal treatment under the law and emphasizes that peaceful protest is a fundamental American right.
The proclamation was supported by five of the six council members.
Mayor John Muhlfeld said the action was meant to reaffirm the city’s values.
“A mayoral proclamation that is supported by five of six City Council members supporting solidarity with the city and citizens of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and reaffirming our supportive, just, equal and welcoming community,” Muhlfeld said. “I think this is somewhat overdue. Our town’s been through a lot over the years, This is more importantly to reaffirm our values as a council with our community because we care deeply about you.”
Over the last year, Whitefish has faced criticism amid rising tensions surrounding the Department of Homeland Security.
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A Minneapolis man who pleaded guilty to murdering a high school student in 2022 was sentenced to nearly 30 years in prison on Monday.
It was the second time Cody Fohrenkam was sentenced for fatally shooting 15-year-old Deshaun Hill. He was convicted and sentenced to more than 38 years in prison in February 2023, but the Minnesota Court of Appeals later reversed the conviction and granted him a retrial based on illegally obtained incriminating statements.
Fohrenkam, 33, agreed to a plea deal as his second trial was set to start, pleading guilty to one count of second-degree intentional murder in exchange for Monday’s 340-month sentence. The judge presiding over the hearing gave him credit for 1,476 days already served.
Fohrenkam shot and killed Hill while Hill was walking to a bus stop just blocks from Minneapolis North High School, where Hill was a star quarterback and honor roll student.
One of Hill’s aunts said in a statement shortly before the judge sentenced Fohrenkam that her nephew was “full of life.”
“When he spoke, you listened. He had a soft spirit and a good heart,” she said. “Deshaun was an artist who, as you all know, he took his education seriously. He had dreams and goals. He worked hard to make his family proud.”
This story will be updated.
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