Minneapolis, MN
Suspect in Minneapolis bar shooting facing weapon charge
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The person arrested after a lethal capturing over the weekend at a Minneapolis bar is now dealing with a weapons cost.
Patrick Mincey was charged Monday with felony possession of a firearm after a conviction for a violent crime. At this level, nevertheless, Mincey just isn’t dealing with costs for the loss of life of Kenneth Rodriguez within the capturing.
Minneapolis police responded late Saturday night time to the lethal capturing on the Spring Road Tavern on Monroe Road Northeast. Based on the grievance in opposition to Mincey, police discovered Rodriguez on the bottom, with bystanders making an attempt to assist him.
Reviewing surveillance video, officers say Rodriguez was noticed on video Mincey and listening to Mincey speak with one other man. Police say Rodriguez ultimately pulled a knife and approached Mincey. Rodriguez and Mincey began arguing, with Rodriguez chest-bumping Mincey.
Police say it isn’t clear what the 2 had been speaking about. However, finally Mincey pulled a gun from a sock and fired one shot at Rodriguez.
Investigators say Mincey has a number of felony convictions for costs courting again to a 1997 kidnapping case. Police say as a result of convictions, he was not imagined to be carrying a gun.
Nevertheless, police say the investigation into the bar capturing is ongoing. It is unclear if he would possibly face costs associated to Rodriguez’s killing.
Mincey is ready to look in courtroom on Tuesday for the case. He’s at present being held on $750,000.
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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