Minneapolis, MN
‘Keeping his name alive’: George Floyd’s family honors him, calls for change four years after Minneapolis murder
HOUSTON – Saturday marks four years since George Floyd was killed, kicking off protests as tensions over racism and police violence boiled over across the country.
His family and the community remembered him in Houston on Saturday near the basketball courts at his childhood home in the Third Ward.
“Racism’s still here and we’re all fighting for equality,” his brother Rodney Floyd said. “One thing he stood for is unity.”
In May 2020, former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, which was captured on video that’s been seen by millions.
A jury later convicted him of murder.
“It’s more painful every year because it’s another year that I’m without him,” Floyd’s sister Latoyna said.
Attempts to make meaningful change in his name haven’t made it far.
Earlier this year, President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which is a bill his family would like to see enacted because “it’s about the generations behind us.”
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee reintroduced the bill earlier this week. It would hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency, and reform police training and policies.
Floyd’s family won’t give up.
“We’re keeping his name alive and we’re going to do this forever, until we’re gone,” Latonya Floyd said.
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Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis closes three beaches ahead of 4th of July weekend due to high e. coli levels
A stretch of Interstate 94 in Minneapolis has reopened after a fatal crash closed it for hours Wednesday morning.
The Minnesota State Patrol said the crash occurred on westbound I-94 near Interstate 35W around 2:30 a.m. The patrol said the crash was fatal, but did not say how many people or vehicles were involved.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation said the road was cleared just before 6:15 a.m., and a WCCO crew at the scene saw traffic moving through.
This story will be updated.
Minneapolis, MN
North Minneapolis Heritage Park tenants swelter as $500K grant sits locked for furnaces
Apartment complex A/C problem
Scorching heat is making life miserable for some at Heritage Park apartments in north Minneapolis. FOX 9’s Mike Manzoni explains the situation.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Tenants at a north Minneapolis apartment complex are struggling to stay cool as broken air conditioning and other problems remain unresolved during another day of high temperatures.
Tenants at Heritage Park turn to fans as heat rises
What we know:
Several tenants at Heritage Park are relying on fans to keep cool, but temperatures inside the apartments are still reaching the 80s.
“How I’m trying to keep cool is with this fan. I have another fan in that room,” Eddie Robinson, a tenant, told FOX 9 on Monday. “It’s an oven.”
Beyond the lack of air conditioning, tenants are facing other challenges inside and outside the building.
Some apartments have mold and dirty floors, while the exterior shows broken staircases and boarded-up windows.
Repairs and funding struggles at Heritage Park
The backstory:
The court-appointed receiver, Minnetonka-based Certus Financial, said it is waiting for a $5.1 million grant to help with repairs. There is $500,000 in city grant money available, but it can only be used for furnaces, which does not help tenants during the summer heat.
The property receives $85,000 each month from the federal government to help maintain the 200 public housing apartments.
Despite this, the complex is still losing $250,000 every month, according to the firm’s manager, Will Haase.
The property has 440 units, with nearly half set aside for public housing. More than half of the units are vacant, worsening the property’s financial situation.
Haase said his firm is working on patching 30 roofs to address leaks and has already replaced 168 furnaces. While there are still a couple of hundred open work orders, that number is down from more than 2,000 when the receivership began six months ago.
When asked if razing the complex could be an option, he said that is “never not in play.”
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