Minneapolis, MN
New youth center to provide safe haven for LGBTQIA+ youth in Minneapolis
New LGBTQ+ youth center opens in Minneapolis
On Sunday, a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the grand opening of a new LGBTQIA+ youth center in Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – On Sunday, a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the grand opening of a new LGBTQIA+ youth center in Minneapolis.
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Executive director Nicki Hangsleben says Queer Space will be a safe haven where as many as 100 youth can feel safe and empowered.
The center will provide mentorship, gender-affirming care, mental health services, and other activities.
“We know that queer and trans youth are dealing with a lot of mental health struggles and don’t often feel safe at their schools or out in the community; so to have a space where they can come and feel safe, and show up, and be in a community surrounded by supportive adults, can really change lives,” Hangsleben said.
What are they saying?
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and State Rep Leigh Finke were on hand to get behind that vision.
“I’m beyond excited. I mean this has been a long time coming, and to get Queer Space open right here on Lyndale is something really special,” Mayor Frey told FOX 9. “It’s important that no matter who you are you have a place where you can go that you feel loved; where you can get the kind of healthcare that you need, and where you have mentors.”
“What Queer Space is doing here is a really big jump forward,” Rep. Finke added.
“The great thing is this place is really centrally located. We’re right on the corner of Franklin and Lyndale, so if you’re coming from the suburbs or more rural communities, you can just pop right off the freeway. There’s a bus lane and some bike lanes,” Hangsleben finished.
WOLF LAKE TOWNSHIP, Minn. – A man from Minneapolis is dead after an ATV crash in Becker County.
What we know
Authorities say the crash happened on Oct. 12 around 3 p.m. when a man riding an ATV went off the road while going around a corner on Wolf Lake Forest Road in Wolf Lake Township.
That man, Jeremy Paul Mickelson, 48, of Minneapolis, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Becker County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said the crash is still under investigation.
What we don’t know
Authorities have not released any information on possible contributing factors in the crash.
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Veterans come together to help clean and restore headstones at Minneapolis’ oldest cemetery
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MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery in the Phillips neighborhood is so old, it even pre-dates Minnesota’s statehood.
“We’re here because they were here, and I think that’s really important,” said Sue Hunter Weir, Chair for Friends of the Cemetery.
On the grounds are 22,000 unmarked graves. The few with headstones date back to the 1860s.
“Just over 200 veterans were laid to rest here,” Weir said. “Including roughly 180 Civil War soldiers and four from the War of 1812.”
Veteran headstones were the focus Saturday. Wounded Warrior Project invited veterans to help restore the headstones of those who served. The veterans went to work, using a chemical solution known as D/2 to help clear off the lichen that’s built-up over time.
“It’s a fun activity. It’s very contemplative and people tend to become very curious about who it is they’re cleaning up,” said Weir.
Among those lending a hand is Air Force veteran Kristie Keppel, who said activities like this give her a sense of purpose.
“I think nowadays, people need to know that they are needed and they can donate some of their time to a worthy cause like this,” said Keppel.
It’s all in an effort to restore history, while paying respect to Minnesota’s storied past.
“It feels like you’re respecting somebody who maybe who hasn’t gotten the care and attention that they’ve needed for awhile,” said Weir.
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