Minneapolis, MN
Historic Stevens House in Minneapolis catches fire for third time since August
Historic Steven’s Home in Minneapolis catches fireplace for third time since August
For the third time for the reason that finish of August, Minneapolis firefighters needed to extinguish a hearth on the historic John H. Stevens Home in Minnehaha Park early Saturday morning.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – For the third time for the reason that finish of August, Minneapolis firefighters needed to extinguish a hearth on the historic John H. Stevens Home in Minnehaha Park early Saturday morning.
When Minneapolis firefighters responded to the newest fireplace at 3:42 a.m., the two-story residential constructing, dubbed the “birthplace of Minneapolis,” was nonetheless beneath building from the earlier two fires, which occurred on Sept. 20 and Aug. 30, in response to a press launch from the Minneapolis Hearth Division.
Firefighters arrived to search out heavy flames coming from the rear nook of the constructing, with the fireplace extending from the primary flooring to the roof close to the chimney, the discharge says.
Crews lower by means of a fence and boards to realize entry and used a ladder to get to the roof earlier than extinguishing the fireplace, in response to the discharge. Nobody was injured.
Stevens’ Home was in-built 1849-1850 above St. Anthony Falls, and moved to Minnehaha Park in 1896 after which to its present location in 1982, in response to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.
RAW: Historic Steven’s Home in Minneapolis catches fireplace for third time since August
For the third time for the reason that finish of August, Minneapolis firefighters needed to extinguish a hearth on the historic John H. Stevens Home in Minnehaha Park early Saturday morning. Nobody was injured.
Stevens was an early settler and the home the place Minneapolis and Hennepin Nation had been first shaped.
“3 times is past suspicious, thrice is deliberate,” mentioned Minneapolis historian Karen E. Cooper. “It is deliberate, it is a deliberate crime.”
Cooper has little question that, after three fires, somebody is concentrating on the historic dwelling. A brief six-foot steel fence was put up across the dwelling following the primary fireplace. The Minneapolis Park Board tells FOX 9 they’re working to place up a better fence that isn’t in a position to be climbed, as quickly as attainable.
“It is all the time taking place from behind [the house],” mentioned Cooper. “You all the time need to be behind the home to see what’s occurred.”
The reason for the fireplace continues to be beneath investigation.
Minneapolis, MN
Court filings from Minneapolis man accused of shooting neighbor show pattern of harassment
MINNEAPOLIS — Newly uncovered court documents accuse John Sawchak of a long history of violence.
The documents accuse Sawchak of striking a neighbor with a wooden stick, slashing the tires of a police car and threatening to kill other neighbors.
Last week, Davis Moturi said he was doing yard work outside his south Minneapolis home when Sawchak shot him.
Sawchak is charged with attempted murder for the shooting Moturi. His bail is set at $1 million.
Court documents show Sawchak’s issues with neighbors spans nearly a decade.
A request for a restraining order in 2015 is from a mother of three, who lived in the same home where Moturi lives now.
According to one of the documents, the mother wrote “Kids are afraid of sleeping in their rooms or using the restroom by themselves” and “I’m really afraid that something terrible might happen before something is done.”
In the same restraining order, she said, “police told us to keep calling” but “whenever they do come, John is already in his house and they can’t get him.”
In 2016, Carole Megarry filed for a restraining order after she said Sawchak would yell at her and record her.
The now-77-year-old writing at the time, “she was thinking [of] leaving the neighborhood and moving someplace where I do not have to worry about this man.”
“It was definitely intimidating, certainly state of vigilance always looking and listening,” Megarry said.
Instead of leaving, she adapted.
In 2022, things took a violent turn when she let her dog out.
“He came after me with a piece of lumbar about 4 inches long. He was yelling at me and chasing,” Megarry recalled. “I was afraid I could have been killed.”
Since that time, Megarry said she’s avoided Sawchak, going as far as not even walking in the alley of her home.
Neighbors said they are upset with how police handled the situation and how they let this situation with Sawchak go unnoticed.
Megarry said many neighbors knew not to engage with him and just ignore him.
While Sawchak’s home remains boarded up, neighbors like Megarry say they feel safer knowing he’s in custody, but at the same time, uneasy.
On Friday, the Minneapolis NAACP said dereliction of duty led to the shooting and wants a sincere apology from Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara and Mayor Jacob Frey. Minneapolis public information officers say O’Hara already did that during a press conference this week.
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.
Dinkytown shooting injures 3 people
Authorities are investigating a Dinkytown shooting that left three people injured. FOX 9 reporter Se Kwon has the latest details.
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.
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