Minneapolis, MN
‘Boys in Blue’ focuses on North Minneapolis football relationships, MPD officer coaches
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Minneapolis North Excessive Faculty soccer coach Charles Adams says he is a boy in blue in additional methods than one.
“Not solely being a former police officer with the Minneapolis Police Division, I used to be a former Polar soccer participant as properly, so was my dad, so this documentary is us,” stated Adams.
So he says it is applicable the brand new docu-series on Showtime concerning the soccer staff he coaches is known as “Boys In Blue”.
The four-part sequence follows the challenges his gamers confronted within the 2021 season, starting from the aftermath of the loss of life of George Floyd to gun violence of their neighborhood.
“A number of the conditions they undergo is simply their on a regular basis life. I suppose it does highlight the issues they should undergo that youngsters in different communities do not should,” stated Adams.
Sophomore quarterback Deshaun Hill is a outstanding participant within the sequence and one of the heartbreaking moments of the present is when his mom talks about her biggest worry.
“The toughest half to me is him strolling to the bus cease, catching the bus for varsity as a result of I do not know if it is the final time I am going to see him,” stated Tuesday Sheppard within the first episode.
Months later, ‘D-Hill’ as he was referred to as was shot and killed whereas strolling to a bus cease.
“That was most likely one of many hardest elements to see him and his household simply being a child and also you figuring out the ending of the story,” stated Adams.
Adams says the present’s title is a nod to each the colour of the Polars uniforms and the previous and present Minneapolis Law enforcement officials who coach the staff, and he believes the relationships between the 2 proven within the sequence supply a distinct perspective on the position police can play of their neighborhood.
“I would like it to be a focal piece of those soccer gamers and them with the ability to profitable popping out of this neighborhood with the optimistic relationships being constructed with cops and the gamers that play,” stated Adams.
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis bridge getting $34 million in federal funding for improvements, repairs
MINNEAPOLIS — A project to improve the Nicollet Avenue Bridge is getting $34.2 million in federal funding.
The funding is part of a $635 million grant for 22 small and medium-sized bridge projects around the U.S., according to the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration.
The bridge, which stands over Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis’ Tangletown neighborhood, was built in 1923 and underwent repairs in 1973, according to the city.
Federal officials say over 10,000 vehicles cross the bridge every day.
The city is planning to replace the bridge’s sidewalks, drainage and lighting systems and create protected bike lanes.
The money for the grant is part of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which was signed into law in 2021.
During construction, the bridge will be closed to all cars, bikes and pedestrians. Timing on construction is undecided, according to the city.
Minneapolis, MN
3 people shot in Dinkytown early Friday morning
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Authorities are investigating a Dinkytown shooting that left three people injured early Friday morning.
What we know
A SAFE-U Emergency Alert states that three people were shot at the intersection of 4th Street Southeast and 13th Avenue Southeast around 2:15 a.m.
This area is in the heart of Dinkytown, just over half a mile west of Mariucci Arena and Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
The shooting happened off of the University of Minnesota campus.
What we don’t know
Police have not released information on whether any U of M students were involved.
No suspect information is currently available.
Minneapolis, MN
Xcel faces challenges with old utility poles
More than two thirds of the utility poles throughout Minnesota are at least a half-century old and records show their failure rate dramatically increases with age, a problem exacerbated by climate change, experts said.
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