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Minnesota family featured in new Amazon docuseries covering end-of-life
BLAINE, Minn. — A Blaine woman and her family will be featured in Amazon Prime's new six-episode docuseries, "Take Me Out Feet First." The docuseries follows individuals advocating for end-of-life options.The series was created by New York City native, Serene Meshel-Dillman, who was inspired to make this docuseries after she witnessed both of her parents end their lives in the comfort of their home. Each episode will follow a different individual or family who has, advocated for, or is actively exploring end-of-life options. The docuseries is available to stream now on Amazon Prime. In 2018, Danna Nelson was diagnosed with stage 3 rhabdomyosarcoma...
4-year-old who was autistic and nonverbal found dead in creek after wandering from home
HOPKINS, Minn. (KARE) – A 4-year-old boy who was autistic and nonverbal was found dead in a Minnesota creek after he wandered away from his apartment. The boy was identified as Waeys Mohamed. At a press conference inside the Hopkins Fire Department with more than 100 community members listening,...
Alleged clergy abuse victims blast Catholic Archbishop Bernard Hebda
The allegations come after members of The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests claimed that the Archdiocese of Minneapolis and St. Paul have not acknowledged the names of Minnesota priests who they say committed sex crimes against minors.
Mapping the Twin Cities hottest neighborhoods starting end of July
MINNEAPOLIS — This summer you can get paid to be a "street scientist" if you can stand the heat. Hennepin and Ramsey counties have been chosen to take part in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2024 Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign. The study measures or maps the hottest...
With short-term budget fix in hand, Minneapolis school board turns to long game: school closures
Listen'This has just not been an easy situation': Minneapolis school board tries to fill financial holes with new budget. School is out for summer, but for Minneapolis Public Schools leaders the hard work is just beginning. MPS Board Chair Collin Beachy told MPR News Wednesday that they’ll take advantage of...
Swim Possible teaching water safety to kids living with autism
MINNEAPOLIS — Experts are hosting a water safety event on Tuesday geared towards children who are on the autism spectrum.It's a crucial session following the death of 4-year-old Waeys Mohamed, a nonverbal child with autism who went missing on Sunday. Hours of searching ended in tragedy on Monday when his body was found in Minnehaha Creek, just 500 yards from his Hopkins home.According to the American Red Cross, children with autism are 160 times more likely to experience non-fatal and fatal drowning than their peersDavid Greenwood's son Zachary was diagnosed at the age of 2. "As a parent, I can't imagine...
Juneteenth Celebrations in Brooklyn Park
The City of Brooklyn Park is hosting a big celebration this weekend to mark Juneteenth. The theme for the third annual event is black art, health and healing. Event organizer Dr. Marcellus Davis joined FOX 9 Good Day along with featured artist Ella to talk about what they have planned this year.
MPD 3rd Precinct: Community offers input on future site
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - During the civil unrest following the murder of George Floyd, protesters torched the Minneapolis Police Department's 3rd precinct. Now community members are weighing in on what the future of that building should look like. "It's just been sitting there like an eyesore, like a bleeding wound....
Fire at Maplewood Catholic church investigated as arson
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. — Authorities in Maplewood are conducting an arson investigation after they say someone broke into a church and set fire to part of the building.According to Maplewood police, they received a report around 12:40 a.m. on Sunday of a burglary at St. Jerome Catholic Church on the 380 block of Roselawn Avenue East. The fire alarm had also been triggered. When they arrived they found someone had forced their way into the building and smoke was coming from inside.An American flag in the building was lit on fire, along with a keyboard in the basement. No one was hurt,...
New details released in Hopkins attack on transgender student
MINNETONKA, Minn — At a school board meeting Tuesday night, Hopkins Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed acknowledged the harm an alleged assault last week against a transgender student has caused and admitted the district has work to do. “Our students have to feel safe,” said Mhiripiri-Reed said. “What...
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