Minneapolis, MN
Religious leaders show support for Somali community
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The religious leaders say their faith teaches them to love their neighbors.
‘I am angry’
Local perspective:
For religious leaders from across the state, being good neighbors to the Somali community is an act of faith.
“An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us,” said Imam Yusef Abdulle from the Islamic Association Of North America.
“In Minnesota, we won’t fall for the rhetoric and division our President is trying to evoke,” said Khalid Omar of the Muslim Coalition of ISAIAH.
‘The fabric of our country and our state’
The backstory:
A coalition of imams, pastors, rabbis and other clergy members got together at a mosque in South Minneapolis to show their support for the Somali community after recent rhetoric from President Donald Trump.
Some say the President’s verbal attacks on Somali immigrants go against their Christian teachings that all people are created in God’s image.
“No human being is garbage. No human being in garbage Mr. President, and shame on you for saying so,” said Reverend Paul Graham of St. Ansgar’s Lutheran Church in Cannon Falls.
‘We won’t be divided’
What they’re saying:
Others want to add to the chorus of voices against sending federal ICE agents to the Twin Cities this week to target the Somali community, in response to several cases of fraud from social service programs, where a large number of those found guilty are of Somali descent.
“We know that when a few people commit crimes, it does not implicate an entire community and to say so is racist is xenophobic and just wrong,” said Rabbi Adam Stock Spilker of Mount Zion Temple in St Paul.
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
Big picture view:
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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