Minneapolis, MN
North Minneapolis Halloween party to feature food, music, costumes and voter registration
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – For the second 12 months in a row, the Capri Theater in north Minneapolis will host an out of doors Halloween bash. However this occasion is about greater than sweet and costumes — it is also a voter registration occasion.
The occasion is free and can happen from 2-5 p.m. at 2027 West Broadway throughout the road from the Capri Theatre. The nonprofit “Souls to the Polls” shall be there to register votes and assist them discover their polling locations on election day.
There may also be a DJ, dwell music, free meals, curler skating and video games with prizes. Costumes are inspired.
KB Brown, the occasion organizer, grew up on the north facet and moved his customized printing enterprise to the neighborhood in 2016.
“It’s a really vigilant group right here, and it’s very tight-knit,” stated Brown.
Final 12 months, Brown organized the primary northside Halloween occasion on the identical location.
“Final 12 months there have been loads of dad and mom who have been involved with the violence locally, and so they have been saying that they have been going to take their youngsters to the suburbs to trick-or-treat. We simply felt like why? You’ll be able to trick or deal with proper right here,” he stated .
The occasion was well-received by the group.
” I can’t describe the sensation, it’s joyful. To listen to youngsters screaming, having enjoyable with no worries. It’s relieving for me, as an alternative of children being scared,” Brown stated.
Standing exterior the Capri Theater on west Broadway, Brown burdened the significance of voting and illustration. “One in all my elders stated, ‘Should you don’t vote, shut up,” stated Brown.
Politics apart, Brown stated that this Halloween occasion is all in regards to the youngsters.
“I hope the children have enjoyable. I hope I run out of meals and sweet once more,” he stated.
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis bridge getting $34 million in federal funding for improvements, repairs
MINNEAPOLIS — A project to improve the Nicollet Avenue Bridge is getting $34.2 million in federal funding.
The funding is part of a $635 million grant for 22 small and medium-sized bridge projects around the U.S., according to the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration.
The bridge, which stands over Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis’ Tangletown neighborhood, was built in 1923 and underwent repairs in 1973, according to the city.
Federal officials say over 10,000 vehicles cross the bridge every day.
The city is planning to replace the bridge’s sidewalks, drainage and lighting systems and create protected bike lanes.
The money for the grant is part of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which was signed into law in 2021.
During construction, the bridge will be closed to all cars, bikes and pedestrians. Timing on construction is undecided, according to the city.
Minneapolis, MN
3 people shot in Dinkytown early Friday morning
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Authorities are investigating a Dinkytown shooting that left three people injured early Friday morning.
What we know
A SAFE-U Emergency Alert states that three people were shot at the intersection of 4th Street Southeast and 13th Avenue Southeast around 2:15 a.m.
This area is in the heart of Dinkytown, just over half a mile west of Mariucci Arena and Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
The shooting happened off of the University of Minnesota campus.
What we don’t know
Police have not released information on whether any U of M students were involved.
No suspect information is currently available.
Minneapolis, MN
Xcel faces challenges with old utility poles
More than two thirds of the utility poles throughout Minnesota are at least a half-century old and records show their failure rate dramatically increases with age, a problem exacerbated by climate change, experts said.
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