Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis homeless encampment near school leaves residents worried
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Minneapolis neighbors cry foul over encampment
Residents are saying a neighborhood that once felt like home has morphed into an open drug market and a haven for drug dealers among dozens of people experiencing homelessness – all near a school bus route.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – This school year families living at the Mino-Bimaadiziwin Apartments are worried about their children’s safety, with residents saying a neighborhood that once felt like home has morphed into an open drug market and a haven for drug dealers among dozens of people experiencing homelessness.
Encampment problems
“Our kids can’t even go outside,” father Devon Smith told FOX 9 on Tuesday. “You don’t want your children to be exposed to that, and see these different things, to see these people in this form. I can look to the left and see them in tents with guns, sticking needles in their arms and necks.”
Smith says he’s been calling the city government, police, and politicians, but hasn’t received responses.
“They haven’t addressed us, they haven’t told us anything, and we’re living among this,” Smith says. “School just started today, school buses have to drive past [this].”
At their school bus stop alongside the tents, on Tuesday, Endonnis Lookingelk says she was approached by a man trying to sell her fentanyl, as she held her baby in her arms.
“It’s scary to come outside. We see these people shooting in their arms and legs using in plain sight,” she said. “I don’t come outside. I’m never outside. I don’t let my children come outside.”
City response
Council member Jamal Osman says his office is aware of the burden on residents, and has also received calls from the school system. Now he’s asking Mayor Jacob Frey to take action.
But Osman admits change has been slow to come as the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), Hennepin County, and the city of Minneapolis work together on a plan.
“This is not acceptable, and we continue to deal with it,” Osman said. “But it’s a process, where we have to make sure the dignity and respect of unhoused folks, or even people with addiction, are met.”
“This issue of homelessness and addiction in our neighborhood is not going to go away. We’re all in this together, including the residents,” Osman finished.
The city of Minneapolis sent FOX 9 this statement:
“Encampments do not provide safe or dignified housing. They create health risks for people living in them, as well as in surrounding neighborhoods. The City’s homeless response team is coordinating with a number of government partners and service providers regarding this encampment, which is not on City property.”
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Minneapolis, MN
New concessions planned for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport’s Terminal 2
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A major overhaul is planned for restaurants and shops at Terminal 2 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
A request for proposals has been released by the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) for eight new venues at the smaller of MSP’s two terminals. The new venues will replace existing businesses or open within new space created through a $263 million terminal expansion that began this summer.
The MAC’s desired concepts include a local full-service restaurant, two national quick-service restaurants (such as burgers and fresh salads/sandwiches), one bar, three coffee shops (one located outside security) and a news and convenience store.
Brian Ryks, MAC’s chief executive officer, said in a news release Tuesday this is the first opportunity in a decade for local and national restaurateurs and retailers to pitch “new concepts, flavors and brands” at Terminal 2.
“We are focused on refreshing our concessions lineup to ensure we continue to provide quality food and retail offerings of varying price points, and innovative spaces and technology that meet growing passenger demands,” Ryks said.
Home to Minneapolis-based Sun Country Airlines and six other domestic and international airlines, Terminal 2 had its busiest month ever last March, serving more than 711,000 passengers and supporting 4,588 airline operations, MAC said.
The request-for-proposals for eight units will cover 14,000 square feet throughout the terminal. Two are new concession spaces within the Terminal 2 expansion project, which will add two airline gates and other facilities on the north end of the terminal by early 2027.
MAC officials are looking for a balance of local and national concepts for food and retail, as well as concession operators with experience operating in a high-traffic environment, said interim Vice President of Revenue Development Isabella Rhawie.
Minneapolis, MN
Charges: 2 sisters on the run after one of them driving SUV hit, killed man on scooter in Minneapolis
Data recovered from the SUV revealed that Victoria Yorahee was traveling 78 to 83 miles per hour at the time of impact.
A text conversation found in the cellphone from the day of the crash revealed that Tianna Yorahee told her sister that she wanted to smoke marijuana.
About two weeks later, Steward’s daughter told police that the sisters fled to Las Vegas. The daughter added that Victoria Yorahee was harassing her by phone and social media, bragging that she’ll never get caught and “that she would get pregnant to avoid going to prison,” the charges read.
The daughter gave police contact information for a witness in Las Vegas who had spoken to both sisters. The witness told police last week that he was introduced to the Yorahees because the sisters “wanted help with their situation,” the charges continued.
During a meeting, Victoria Yorahee told the witness that she was driving drunk and hit a man on what she described as a motorcycle. She admitted that she and her sister fled the scene and flew to Las Vegas. The witness said he told Victoria Yorahee to call police, but she refused. That’s when the witness reached out to Steward’s family on social media and told them that he had met with the sisters.
In an online fundraising campaign, Steward’s family wrote, “Our dad was a loving and caring person who touched the lives of many. He always put others first and was a pillar of strength for our family. We want to give him the memorial he deserves, to honor his memory and say our last goodbyes.”
Minneapolis, MN
Driver arrested after fatal hit and run in Minneapolis
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MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Police say a driver ran from a crash scene after fatally hitting a man on a minibike in Minneapolis on Monday.
What do we know?
Officers responded around 5:30 p.m. to the crash along Washington Avenue North near 24th Avenue North. At the scene, they found a man with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle while riding a motorized minibike. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
What happened?
Police say preliminary information suggests the victim was traveling west on 24th Avenue and attempted to turn onto Washington. Witnesses reported that a vehicle heading north on Washington at high speed struck the minibike. The driver of the vehicle ran away from the crash scene on foot but was found a short time later.
Investigators are working to determine the circumstances of the crash, including whether drugs or alcohol played a factor in the wreck.
What’s next?
The driver is being held at Hennepin County Jail on suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide. The identity of the victim has not yet been released.
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