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Portion of Plymouth Avenue to be renamed to
MINNEAPOLIS — Spike Moss spent decades fighting for his community, much of that time along Plymouth Avenue.
The stretch between Newton and Lyndale avenues will soon be named “Spike Moss Way,” an honor usually only given posthumously.
“Most people have no clue what he has given, what he has given to Minneapolis, North Minneapolis, St. Paul, the Twin Cities, and actually to America,” said Tyrone Terrell, president of the African American Leadership Council.
Terrell has worked alongside Spike Moss for more than 40 years, and through those years, has witnessed Moss’ resilience and unwavering commitment.
“Brother Spike always gets results and he is willing to put himself on the line,” said Terrell.
Terrell calls Moss his big brother and smiles when he talks about this community champion.
“Whether it was bus jobs or police or fire or General Mills — you name it — he has been at that table,” he said.
Moss committed his life to fighting injustice in 1966. He was instrumental in diversifying Metro Transit. He pushed an initiative forcing them to hire Black bus drivers at a time that wasn’t allowed.
At a time when fire departments questioned the intelligence and physical prowess of Black people, Moss successfully advocated for desegregation, allowing African Americans to work as firefighters. He battled police brutality and advocated for the recruitment of Black officers.
Terrell says history books will never show the impact Moss has made on the culture, like his role as the youngest director of The Way Opportunities Unlimited, a nonprofit community center.
“All the things and programming that benefitted the community, Prince, everybody learned to play the guitar in the basement of the Way with famous brother Sony Thompson. The Way was where you played your sports, where you got academic help, and the name was so perfect. The Way, showing young Black kids the way, the way to success. And it was led by him,” said Terrell.
Shane Price met Moss when he was a 12-year-old student at Lincoln Junior High School.
“The Way was pivotal in kind of directing that traffic, directing the traffic of the young Negroes who had become African Americans, directing the traffic of individuals and organizations who wanted to be helpful but didn’t know how to plug in and The Way was that nucleus for both,” explained Price, the Director of Power of People Personal Development Leadership Institute.
Moss’s impact on his life led Price to a career working with young people, and spending time in Minnesota prisons, helping educate and rehabilitate.
“I believe that consistency is the only thing that grants true authentic authority. Spike has been absolutely positively consistent in his advocacy for a better way of life for the African American people,” said Price.
It’s a fight this octogenarian is still fighting to this day, and now it’ll be more visible for community members to see.
“A street that he put so much of his life into now will hold his name,” said Terrell.
The dedication is at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Plymouth and Newton avenues. It’ll be a community gathering at the University of Minnesota’s Urban Research and Outreach Engagement Center, featuring speeches from famous musicians and athletes Moss mentored.
The scene of the crash at 26th Avenue North and Emerson Avenue North in Minneapolis. (FOX 9)
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A Minneapolis woman was sentenced for her role in a deadly crash that killed two women and injured two other people in December 2024.
READ MORE: Minneapolis woman charged in fatal high-speed crash faces additional charges
Woman sentenced in fatal Minneapolis crash
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Prosecutors say Teniki Steward drove a Buick Enclave into a bus shelter and a Ford Explorer after speeding through a red light.
Both of the women in the Ford Explorer died in the crash. They were identified as 53-year-old Ester Jean Fulks and 57-year-old Rose Elaine Reece.
During the crash, the Ford Explorer went off the road, injuring a 17-year-old boy who was waiting for a school bus.
The passenger in Steward’s vehicle also suffered injuries.
Minneapolis police said that Steward was also injured in the crash.
Steward pleaded guilty to multiple murder charges.
What they’re saying:
During the sentencing, the daughter of one of the victims had a statement read on her behalf:
“There’s nothing that can truly prepare you for the moment your entire world is taken from you. Losing my mom has left a pain in my heart that words will never be able to explain.”
What’s next:
Minnesota law requires that Steward serves at least two-thirds of her sentence, a bit under eight-and-a-half years, in prison.
Fatal Emerson and 26th crash
The backstory:
According to the criminal complaint, through surveillance videos from the scene of the crash and witnesses, investigators learned that Steward, driving the Buick Enclave, had been driving at a high rate of speed northbound on Emerson Avenue North.
Before the fatal crash, Steward sped through the intersection of Emerson Avenue North and Broadway Avenue North, running a red light and nearly causing a crash, the charges said.
Steward then continued to speed northbound down Emerson Avenue North, and ran another red light at 26th Avenue North, hitting the Ford Explorer, which was traveling eastbound, according to the complaint.
The Ford Explorer had been at the intersection of Emerson and 26th on a green light.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty shared the following statement:
“This was an egregious act that took Rose and Esther’s lives and injured a child waiting to go to school at a bus stop. Ms. Steward was driving at extremely dangerous speeds on city streets and narrowly avoided multiple collisions before the incident occurred. Third-degree murder charges are appropriate to hold her accountable and protect our community.”
The Source: This story uses information gathered from an Olmsted County court appearance and previous FOX 9 reporting.
A motorcyclist is dead after an early morning crash in Minneapolis Friday morning.
The Minnesota State Patrol said that at 1:20 a.m., a Suzuki Motorcycle going north on I-35W at Johnson Street hit the left side of the median guard rail.
The motorcycle continued north for about another quarter mile before coming to a rest on the right-hand side.
State Patrol said the rider came to rest on the left shoulder. He was later identified as 21-year-old Andrew James Neuberger.
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – The Rochester Spartans boys volleyball team played its second game on consecutive nights. The Spartans beat Minneapolis Camden 3-0.
Rochester’s next game will be Tuesday, April 21, at St. Anthony Village at 7:00 p.m.
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