Marielle Mohs is thrilled to be telling stories in her home state of Minnesota. She grew up in Eden Prairie and South Minneapolis.
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A sports bar institution in Minneapolis is serving customers for the last time on Sunday. The Corner Bar is closing after 22 years of operation in the West Bank of downtown.
“Twenty two years and I was here almost every day,” said William Murray, the owner. “Yeah, it’s sad.”
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A bittersweet Sunday for Murray, seeing the place bustling with customers one last time has him holding back tears.
“I kind of have to wrap my head around not being at The Corner Bar anymore,” said Murray.
The Corner Bar was well known for the Vikings tailgates.
“I do very, very well during the Vikings season, so to not make through the Vikings season is kind of heart breaking,” said Murray.
Beyond football, this spot held the tradition of the annual Minneapolis Fire Department holiday party for the last 18 years. Colm Black treasured the way Murray and his staff treated his crew.
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“He always gave us discounts and looked out for the people who served the community and made that a priority,” said Black, a Minneapolis firefighter.
When the 35W bridge collapsed in 2007, Murray served the construction crew daily.
“It became ‘The Bridge Bar’ and I had 60 to 100 bridge workers here for a year,” said Murray.
This place, located near parts of the University of Minnesota campus and Augsburg University, drew in a consistent college crowd as well.
“Once I moved to Minneapolis, one of my buddies was going to Carlson School of Management and he had happy hours here 10 years ago, and we’ve been coming ever since,” said John Gidon, a local customer.
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Godin and his wife, Tara, came to closing day to have The Corner Bar’s famous Joey Wings one last time.
“I have to tell [my wife] a lot that I need wings, and I’m going to The Corner Bar, so that’s kind of the marriage dynamic I guess,” said Gidon.
“A little piece of me is gone now,” said Black.
Earlier this year, a Muslim nonprofit called Human Development Fund, bought the building The Corner Bar is in. The new owners did not renew Murray’s lease and have plans to turn the bar into a Muslim community center.
Murray says he hopes to open a new restaurant in the future, so stay tuned on The Corner Bar’s social media pages.
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Marielle Mohs
Marielle Mohs is thrilled to be telling stories in her home state of Minnesota. She grew up in Eden Prairie and South Minneapolis.
CHICAGO (WLS) — A United Airlines flight that left Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Friday was diverted due to an unruly passenger, officials said.
United flight 2005 from Chicago was headed to Minneapolis but landed in Madison, Wisconsin.
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“United flight 2005 from Chicago to Minneapolis landed safely in Madison, Wisconsin to address a security concern with an unruly passenger,” the airline said in a statement. “The flight is expected to continue to Minneapolis later on Friday.”
An ICE agent facing several assault charges in connection with a January shooting involving two Venezuelan people in Minnesota has been arrested in Texas, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said.
Christian Castro was charged earlier this month with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime.
CNN is working to determine whether Castro has an attorney and has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment.
Castro faces those charges in connection with the shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan man shot in the leg through the front door of a Minneapolis home. The incident took place during the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement blitz in the Twin Cities.
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Originally, Sosa-Celis and his cousin Alfredo A. Aljorna were facing federal charges after DHS said they had attacked an agent, prompting him to fire a defensive shot.
But the Justice Department dropped the charges in February, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement said two of its agents, who made false statements about the incident under oath, were placed on administrative leave.
FOX 9’s Erika Mrazik has your Thursday evening and extended forecast. Our temperatures continue to feel more like July than May, and we’ll continue to see plenty of sun.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for the Twin Cities starting Friday.
Air quality alert in Twin Cities
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What we know:
MPCA says that ground-level ozone will be at unhealthy levels in the Twin Cities on Friday. An air quality will be in place from noon to 9 p.m.
An air quality alert in the Twin Cities. Graphic courtesy of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. (Supplied)
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Sunny skies, low humidity and warm temperatures make for favorable conditions pollutants to react with sunlight to make ground-level ozone. MPCA says the ozone will subside as the sun sets.
Who is most affected by poor air quality?
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People with asthma or other breathing conditions like COPD, chronic bronchitis and emphysema will be affected by poor quality. They can experience symptoms like difficulty deep breathing, shortness of breath, throat soreness, wheezing, coughing and unusual fatigue.
Additionally, children, teenagers and people of all ages who are doing heavy physical activity outside.
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What you can do:
MPCA recommends taking it easy while outside and limiting physical activity.
To help reduce pollution, use public transit or carpool when possible, fill up your car’s tank at dawn or dusk and avoid backyard fires.
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The Source: A press release from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
