Minneapolis, MN
Sports fans, F1 enthusiasts excited for busy weekend in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — The city of lakes will be a sea of jerseys with Minnesota’s top teams in town and in action.
On Saturday, the Minnesota Golden Gophers take on the Nevada Wolf Pack at Huntington Bank Stadium, the Twins are looking to knock it out the park against Cincinnati Reds and the Red Bull Showrun is turning downtown Minneapolis streets into a racetrack.
Legendary Driver David Coulthard will zoom through a predetermined route in the championship-winning RB7 car.
Street freestyle motorcyclist Aaron Colton and former F1 driver and rally car champion, Scott Speed, will also be there to entertain the crowd.
“It gives you an opportunity to get up close to an F1 car in a way you never get unless you went to the Singapore Grand Prix,” Coulthard said.
The event starts at noon and is free to attend.
All the excitement comes to a head on Sunday as the Vikings take on the 49ers.
Jesse Manriquez is a lifelong fan and flew in from California just for the game.
“I would like to tell you I fell in love with the color purple, but in those days it was black and white TV,” Manriquez said. “I just fell in love with the Vikings.”
He’s typically surrounded by 49ers fans like his son, who was in red and black outside US Bank Stadium on Friday.
No matter who you cheer for, Manriquez made one thing clear.
“The fans and ‘Minnesota nice’ can’t be beat,” he said.
The cheapest tickets to the game are about $100. If you can’t make it inside don’t worry, we’ve got you covered here on WCCO with kickoff at noon.
More than 200,000 people are expected to be in Minneapolis this weekend.
Minneapolis hotels have recorded more than recorded more than $42.1 million in total guest room revenue in August — the third straight month with revenue above $42 million.
Minneapolis leaders are divided over whether to keep paying for ShotSpotter as the city weighs a new contract for the gunfire detection system.
A public hearing at City Hall focused on the technology as Minneapolis negotiates a new contract with SoundThinking, the company that provides ShotSpotter. Deputy Chief of Investigations Travis Riddle told the council the system supports gun violence strategies and can alert police no later than 60 seconds after shots are fired.
Critics at the hearing said the technology is not proven enough and argued the money could be spent in other ways. The proposed deal would cost $3.7 million through 2029 and would expand ShotSpotter into new areas of Minneapolis.
“We have actually had a contract with SoundThinking for their ShotSpotter services since 2014, and even with this technology for over 12 years now, MPD’s solve rates for homicides and non-fatal shootings were some of the worst in the country,” Council member Robin Wonsley said.
Council members pushed back on the long-term proposal and said they want a one-year deal instead. Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw disagreed with concerns raised by her colleague during the debate.
“In my opinion, and in folks I’ve heard from the North Side who have shown up here time and time again to say that we want this technology, we believe that ShotSpotter is a tool that the police use to save lives,” LaTrisha Vetaw said
City Council is set to take up the issue again on June 17. Minneapolis police are expected to return with a one-year contract instead of the three-year contract brought forward at the hearing.
Premiere vocal ensemble, Cantus is bringing the songs of Dolly Parton to the stage with fresh interpretations. The show will cover her classics like “Jolene,” “9 to 5” and “I Will Always Love You.” Cantus Presents, COVERS: Dolly & Friends runs through June 7th at the Luminary Arts Center at 700 N 1st St. in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis police are investigating a hit-and-run that left a man seriously injured Tuesday afternoon.
The crash happened near Oliver Avenue North and Lowry Avenue North just before 2 p.m., according to the Minneapolis Police Department.
Investigators say an SUV struck another vehicle, which then collided with a motorcyclist. The driver of the SUV then fled the scene.
The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. Police say the driver of the other vehicle was not injured.
No arrests have been made as of Tuesday night.
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