Minneapolis, MN
NFC North standings: With Lions loss, can Vikings take first place?
Jalen Nailor #83 of the Minnesota Vikings catches a pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 20, 2024 in Minneapolis, MN. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)
(FOX 9) – The Detroit Lions suffered their second loss of the season on Sunday, losing in a shootout to the Buffalo Bills.
NFC North division standings
What we know: The Lions still sit atop the NFC North with a 12-2 record. The Minnesota Vikings are in second place at 11-2 but can move to 12-2 if they win on Monday Night Football versus the Bears.
Context: But even if the Vikings win Monday night, the Lions will still retain control of the NFC North because of their head-to-head record. The Lions beat the Vikings in Week 7 in Minneapolis, with Detroit eeking past Minnesota, 31-29.
What’s next?: Control of the division could come down to the final Week 18 matchup between the Lions and Vikings in Detroit.
NFC conference standings
Big picture: The Lions are also still the top seed in the NFC, despite the loss and the Philadelphia Eagles win on Sunday.
Both teams are 12-2, but the Lions hold the tiebreaker with the Eagles due to their conference record.
The top team in each conference earns a bye in the Wildcard Round of the playoffs.
What’s next?: The Vikings could clinch a playoff spot on Sunday, if the Packers defeat the Seahawks on Sunday night football.
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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Minneapolis, MN
City officials report less speeding at corners with traffic cameras in Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis man sentenced to nearly 30 years for murder of Deshaun Hill
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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