Minneapolis, MN
Man who tried to save friend from fiery Minneapolis crash hailed as a hero
MINNEAPOLIS — Those closest to Jon Seas admire his drive to help others on and off the field.
“Jon really showed no fear,” said Pete Heryla
It’s been a tough road to recovery for Seas after losing his friend, Cole Thompson, in a horrific crash in Minneapolis.
According to investigators, Thompson and Seas were drinking at a party and decided not to drink and drive. They instead got into 19-year-old Mackenzie Lene’s car.
What they thought was a safe ride home ended in a fiery wreck. The driver ran away, leaving the two young men to fend for themselves.
“He obviously had enough fight in him to try and save his friend and he has enough fight in him to get through this,” said Herod III, a family friend.
With more skin graft surgeries and therapy on the horizon, his family says he’s making great strides, such as being able to move from his hospital bed to a chair nearby.
“For the first time, he was able to stand and hug his father,” Herod III said.
Seas was also able to see Cole’s father, Kristopher Thomson.
“He’s a hero to me, tried to save our son,” said Kristopher.
Though the last month has been a nightmare, Kristopher is forever grateful for the bravery Seas showed.
“I told him he won’t be able to get rid of me now, he’s gained another father figure,” he said.
It will be a while before Seas is out of the hospital but family and friends say he’s committed to getting stronger every day.
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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