Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis City Soccer Club fan wear denim for 'Gene Party'
Mpls City Soccer Club denim inspired jerseys
The Minneapolis City Soccer Club had denim inspired jerseys for a good cause Friday night. FOX 9’s Maury Glover has the story.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – On a hot summer night, the Minneapolis City Soccer Club takes on the Thunder Bay Chill. But the night isn’t about the players getting their kicks, it’s all about the jeans.
“We’re super excited. This is something that we have been talking about obviously for the last five years since Evan was born,” said Scott Menk.
Scott’s son Evan was just four days old when he was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), which means he is missing a gene that tells his body to create proteins to send to his muscles.
If left untreated, children born with SMA gradually lose the ability to crawl, walk, stand, eat and even breathe.
But Evan was able to receive gene therapy at M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital right across the street from the soccer field.
“So he has no signs of SMA, no signs of muscle loss or degeneration, and he’s keeping up with his peers and climbing on playgrounds and doing everything that a 5-year-old should do,” said Evan’s mom, Julie Menk.
Now Evan’s family is throwing a “Gene Party” at Friday night’s game to raise money for the hospital where he was treated.
Not only are the players wearing special jean-inspired uniforms, the fans were also asked to wear denim so they could take part in an attempt to set a new world record for the most people wearing denim in a single selfie.
“It’s even better that we’re playing a team from Canada while we’re wearing Canadian tuxedos. So we’re hoping to get a good result today,” said Scott.
But Evan’s family says giving hope to other families in similar situations is the ultimate goal.
“We’re here to party. We’re here to set a record. We’re here to see a win. We’re here to do it in the shadow of Masonic Children’s Hospital, so we’re really excited about all this,” said Scott.
Part of the proceeds from ticket and jersey sales will go to Masonic Children’s Hospital for genetic research.
MINNEAPOLIS (WJON News) — A popular Broadway show will be hitting a Minnesota stage this fall. Mamma Mia! will jump-start the Broadway on Hennepin series at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis from September 15th to the 20th.
Mamma Mia! has been seen in 50 productions in 16 different languages.
The 25th Anniversary production of Mamma Mia! made its return to Broadway last year for a limited run at the Winter Garden Theatre, where it got its start. The show also had a record-setting 14-year run on Broadway and toured from 2000 to 2017 with four different touring companies.
Mamma Mia! has grossed over $7 billion at the box office.
It inspired the blockbuster smash starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, and Amanda Seyfried as well. The 2018 follow-up, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is the most successful live musical movie sequel of all time.
Mamma Mia! is written by Catherine Johnson and directed by Phyllida Lloyd with choreography by Anthony Van Laast. Tickets for the show go on sale at 10:00 a.m. on Friday.
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A child was seriously injured after a car hit them in an alley in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.
Minneapolis police say a child was playing in an alley near 29th Avenue North and Lyndale Avenue North around 11:30 a.m. when a car hit them. The child was brought to the hospital with potentially-life-threatening injuries, police added.
The child’s age was not released by law enforcement.
The driver of the car stayed at the scene and is cooperating with law enforcement, Minneapolis police said.
There have been no arrests at this time.
A Minneapolis man is behind bars after stabbing a woman early Saturday morning.
According to the Minneapolis Police Department, officers responded to a stabbing around 12:30 a.m. near the intersection of W 24th St. and Pillsbury Avenue. Officers found an adult woman with a non-life-threatening injury consistent with an edged blade.
Authorities said a man known to the woman stabbed her after a verbal argument escalated.
Police arrested a 49-year-old man and is currently at the Hennepin County Jail, pending a second-degree domestic assault charge.
Police said no one else was hurt. The case remains under investigation.
If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse, several resources are available to offer help. For immediate help, contact:
More than 12 million people just in the U.S. are affected by domestic violence every year, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
The organizations listed above can help connect victims to resources like safe shelter, advocacy, legal help and support groups.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline also offers tips for identifying abuse and supporting victims of abuse. CLICK HERE to see those.
Other organizations that can help include:
Minnesota also has a list of many other resources for victims of crimes that can be found HERE.
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