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Jacob Frey wants O’Hara to steer the community into a new chapter of law enforcement, and stem the violent crime plaguing neighborhoods and downtown.

MINNEAPOLIS — The mayor of Minneapolis has selected the person he wants to lead the city’s police department into its next chapter. 

After a nationwide search process that stretched on for more than six months, multiple sources tell KARE 11’s Lou Raguse that Mayor Jacob Frey is nominating Brian O’Hara as the next Minneapolis police chief.… Read more

MPR News Staff

September 29, 2022 10:44 AM

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is expected to unveil his choice to be the next Minneapolis police chief during an 11:30 a.m. press conference.\

City leaders had narrowed the field of potential police chiefs to three — all of them from out of state.

They include Elvin Carren, a former Detroit cop and chief of police in Southfield, Mich.; Charlottesville, Va., police chief RaShall Brackney; and Brian O’Hara, a deputy mayor in Newark, N.J.,… Read more

By Jeff Wald

PublishedSeptember 28, 2022 4:10PM

Updated 8:56PM

Sports

FOX 9

MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Vikings are taking their third trip to London in franchise history this week as part of the NFL’s international series, and their plan is to make the trip as short as humanly possible.

The Vikings face the New Orleans Saints at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur in London. Locally, it’s an 8:30 a.m. kick on NFL Network. Tyler Williams, the Vikings’ executive director of player health and performance, spoke with reporters Wednesday morning to talk about the team’s travel plans and the thought process behind their strategies.… Read more

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The North High School football team is so far undefeated this season, with the team pulling motivation from their former quarterback.

Deshaun Hill was killed on February 9, after prosecutors say he brushed shoulders with Cody Fohrekam on a Minneapolis sidewalk. Fohrekam is charged with second-degree murder in Hill’s death, with his trial set to begin November 7.

Hill’s teammates say their friend wouldn’t want them to get too confident with a 4-0 record, so they’re taking the season as it comes.… Read more

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Hurricane Ian left a path of destruction in southwest Florida, knocking out power to 2.5 million people and causing at least one confirmed death — although authorities feared the toll could be far higher. 

A 72-year-old man was found dead early Thursday in water in a canal behind his home in Deltona near Daytona Beach, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. It said he appeared to be using a hose to drain his pool into the wide canal and fell down an incline that was “extremely soft and slippery due to the heavy rain.”… Read more

City of Minneapolis seeking community input to help shape New Nicollet Redevelopment Project

The City of Minneapolis wants to hear from community members about their visions for the future of the former Kmart site. The City is reconnecting Nicollet Avenue between Lake Street and the Midtown Greenway as part of the New Nicollet Redevelopment Project.

The project represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to help reshape the future of the site and contribute to an increased quality of life for people living and working in the immediate area.… Read more

Kurtis Blow released his self-titled debut album September 29, 19

According to their report — as well as his longtime manager, Jarez — he suffered a cardiac arrest inside a bathroom at his friend’s home. An official cause of death has not been determined.Coolio transcended Hip-Hop culture and became something of a pop culture phenomenon with 1995’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” which featured prominently on the Dangerous Minds soundtrack, and he subsequently won the Grammy for Best Rap Performance in 1996 (beating out the likes of The Notorious B.I.G.,… Read more