Minneapolis, MN
Wild Greg’s Saloon is returning to downtown Minneapolis
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Lower than two months after Wild Greg’s Saloon closed, an utility has been permitted with town for a brand new license for the downtown Minneapolis bar and nightclub.
An working license for the enterprise at 315 1st Ave. N was permitted by the metropolis’s Enterprise, Inspections, Housing and Zoning Committee on Tuesday.
When proprietor Greg City shut down the institution in August, he blamed COVID-19 lockdowns, the riots of 2020 and rising crime, giving an interview with FOX Information decrying the scenario for companies within the metropolis.
The enterprise license working situations filed with town this month lists Luis Londono, of City Leisure LLC, as proprietor of the enterprise.
However Minnesota Secretary of State firm data nevertheless present that Greg City stays listed because the proprietor of City Leisure LLC, with no current filings suggesting a change in possession.
There’s a Luis Londono listed as a St. Paul-based lawyer – along with his Persevering with Authorized Schooling standing presently voluntary restricted – on the Minnesota Judicial Department database. A LinkedIn web page for a lawyer of the identical title, which seems to haven’t been up to date for a few years, states he makes a speciality of leisure legislation.
It is unclear whether or not or to what extent City continues to be affiliated with the venue. He didn’t reply to a request for remark from Carry Me The Information.
He does nevertheless personal three different Wild Greg’s Saloons: in Austin, Texas, and Pensacola and Lakeland, Florida.
Wild Greg’s was among the many companies that sued for the overturning of Minneapolis’ vaccine requirement for bar and eating entry, and in addition “banned” Gov. Tim Walz from its premises.
“We made the powerful determination that the highway to a affluent Minneapolis was longer than we had hoped and that closing this location was in our greatest curiosity,” City wrote in a Fb submit saying the closure.
An Aug. 22 Fox Information headline known as Wild Greg’s Saloon “the most recent sufferer of hospitality in deep-blue cities”, with City calling Minneapolis a “ghost city” in an interview with the community.
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Minneapolis, MN
Gallery: The Revolution at First Avenue
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The Revolution, originally formed in Minneapolis in 1979 by Prince, played at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Friday night June 21, 2024.
Minneapolis, MN
Motorcyclist dies a week after crashing into State Patrol squad car while fleeing capture in Minneapolis
A motorcyclist who was speeding from law enforcement a week ago in Minneapolis and crashed into a police squad car has died, officials said Friday.
The motorcyclist, identified earlier by HCMC as 24-year-old Dante Anthony Bjorklund, of Richfield, hit a stationary State Patrol vehicle late in the afternoon on June 14, the Minneapolis Police Department said.
While police disclosed that Bjorklund succumbed to his injuries, they did not say when he died.
Meggan Bjorklund said her son has donated organs to benefit four people, according to an online fundraising effort.
Police spokesman Brian Feintech said the motorcyclist was being pursued on Minneapolis highways, but the chase was called off once he entered residential streets in south Minneapolis.
Police did not say why the patrol began chasing the motorcycle, but emergency dispatch audio following the crash indicated the motorcycle was traveling at speeds over 100 miles per hour.
A patrol helicopter tracked the motorcycle until it crashed into the stationary patrol squad with its emergency lights activated at the intersection of S. Cedar Avenue and E. 51st Street, Feintech said.
Minneapolis police are leading the investigation into the crash, while the patrol is reviewing the circumstances of the pursuit.
Star Tribune staff writer Louis Krauss contributed to this story.
Minneapolis, MN
Video: Minneapolis police shout at man to ‘drop the gun’ before firing fatal shots
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Body camera videos recorded by three officers on the evening of June 12 show how a brief foot chase ended in a fatal shooting.
According to police, a caller reported being threatened by a man with a gun around 9:19 p.m. The man, later identified as Michael Warren Ristow, 39, was described by the 911 caller as carrying a 9 mm or .22-caliber pistol.
The videos start from when officers Enoch Langford, Abdirizaq Mumin and Chaz Wilson exit their police squad cars and chase after Ristow. At times, the officers yell after Ristow demanding that he stop running and “drop the gun.”
Langford is ahead of the other two officers during the chase. Ristow, who appears to be wearing a backpack, falls down next to a chain link fence.
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Langford calls out to him, “Don’t. Drop the gun! Drop it!”
Ristow’s back is to the officer and according to the transcription on the video says “Get away.” The police video includes a graphic indicating that they believe Ristow was “manipulating” the gun as his back is turned to Langford.
Langford again yells, “Drop the f—ing gun!”
The officer fires as Ristow rotates so his right side is visible and has what appears to be a gun in his right hand that is pointed at the ground. Gunfire from the other officers also rings out.
According to the video transcription, Ristow yells, “Ah, it hurts. Kill me.”
Langford radios in that shots have been fired. He continues to tell Ristow to drop the gun and then to not reach for it.
Minneapolis police posted body camera videos from its officers on the department’s YouTube channel. A warning: The videos are graphic.
Police Chief Brian O’Hara didn’t comment on the details of the shooting because it is still under investigation by the BCA. However, he said the gun officers took from Ristow was jammed. O’Hara wouldn’t speculate on whether Ristow tried to fire it.
Officers Langford, Wilson and Mumin all fired their guns during the incident and are on leave while the BCA continues its investigation.
Minneapolis police published body camera video from its officers on the Minneapolis YouTube channel. Warning: The video is graphic.
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