Large FIRE at New Vikings Stadium!!

The construction firm working on project confirmed there had been fire, which workers extinguished immediately.

The workers were welding metal decks and sparks fell onto nearby insulation material, said a representative from Mortenson.

The representative said no one was injured in the incident and work continued immediately afterward.

The image of the fire (linked in story) looks bad, but is just the result of insulation burning.

http://www.dailynorseman.com/2015/7/10/8930583/the-new-vikings-stadium-is-hot-like-fire
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/07/10/fire-reported-at-vikings-stadium-construction-site/
http://www.foxsports.com/north/story/where-there-s-smoke-there-s-fire-at-minnesota-vikings-stadium-construction-site-071015
http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2015-07-10/vikings-new-stadium-fire-smoke-burning-construction-update-minnesota-us-bank-site
http://vikingsterritory.com/2015/stadium/fire-reported-at-new-vikings-stadium-not-a-big-deal

Minneapolis Mud Slide Closes W. River Parkway

After tons of rain, there's been a mudslide on W. River Parkwy/4th St. S, resulting in 12-14 ft of mud on the roadway. Traffic being diverted.
 7:33p UPDATE: Bike path, walking path and roadway being barricaded and they're calling for front end loaders to remove the mud.

KMSP-TV  FOX reports hospital engineers told the fire department the foundation beneath Fairview’s oxygen tanks was undermined in the slide. Safety officials estimated 15 to 17 stories of mud and trees came crashing down. FOX says officials believe no cars were buried or swept away but were working to verify that.

KMSP-TV

Yet ANOTHER Water Main Break in Minneapolis!!

 Location of the newest Minneapolis Water Main Break.

This time the underground residents of the SEXTON building were flooded out, as another pipe burst and gushed. It's tragic because there were artists with work in the sub level of the Sexton.



KMSP-TV SLIDE SHOW AT KARE11 http://www.kare11.com/news/article/1043289/391/Mpls-water-main-break-floods-streets-apartment

More VIDEO at http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/23738308/apparent-water-main-break-in-minneapolis

 http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/228553981.html

Partial Building Collapse In Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities are on the scene of a partial building collapse in Minneapolis.

The Minneapolis Police Department reports that part of the building at 616 5th St. N. collapsed around 10:49 a.m. Thursday. Police are assisting but the Minneapolis Fire Department is taking the lead on the incident. 

All employees are accounted for and no one was injured. The building is a two-story business called Weather-Rite LLC and according to its website, “is best known for high quality, industrial grade, premium featured commercial and industrial HVAC systems, including make up air (MUA), custom air handlers, large air volume heating and cooling air turnover units.”

 Multiple agencies are on the scene.

I'm not placing blame or exposing a cause, but just saying that location is RIPE for development. The building currently there, is supper shitty. Now they can demolish it and build something with a little more height and start working the whole strip of land to the North West. Logically, you'd think they'd want it full of new condos, like the area directly across the freeway.

You call it a mysterious building collapse, with causes under investigation. I'll call it a shady ground breaking on the new development district, just blocks from the Light-Rail Transit and the Twins Ballpark.

UPDATE: Oh, as I see from further reading, the lot next door was being demolished and excavated when this "Accident" happened. So it's more of a case of whoopsy daisy! Two birds with one backhoe! But I was right on the money, that this area is being "developed". PEACE.

http://kstp.com/news/stories/s3194364.shtml

http://www.kare11.com/news/article/1042961/391/Partial-building-collapse-halts-demolition-in-Mpls

http://www.startribune.com/local/228207181.html

Editorial comments follow.

"The collapse was reported around 10:51 a.m. Thursday at the Weather Rite building.
Fire officials tell KSTP.com there was construction nearby, but it’s unclear if that is directly related to the collapse.  **EDITORS NOTE: Why would that be "unclear". I can see from the photos that it was related**
A portion of the eastern wall that is about 30-40 feet in length collapsed. The building was occupied at the time, but no injuries have been reported, fire officials say. A city engineer is on the scene checking the structural integrity of the building. The incident is under investigation"

"Assistant Chief Cherie Penn says firefighters responded to the call shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday.
 Penn says no construction workers and no firefighters were hurt, and the fire department has already cleared the scene and turned it over to officials with the city's regulatory services department. She says construction work has been halted for the day. She says the cause of the partial collapse was not immediately known, and she didn't have details about the extent of the damage or about the construction project."  Editors note: Oh yeah, we don't know what caused this or what's going on with this construction project, but all clear.. Here ya go City Regs, we'll toss this one back to you... Funny.

Lyn-Lake House Explodes killing 2 pets. :(

A south Minneapolis house has reportedly experienced an explosion, caught fire, and partially collapsed this afternoon.

Lot's of twitter photos from City Pages and KARE 11 here:
http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2013/09/lyn-lake-area_house_reportedly_explodes_partially_collapses.php

Car falls into Mississippi River at Mill Ruins Park!

BREAKING STORY A car is reported to have gone into the Mississippi River near Minneapolis Mill Ruins Park! It's a very strange location for a car to fall into the river, but I suppose I see how it could happen.. News reporters are en route to the scene. More media as becomes available.

UPDATE:  KARE 11 is reporting that multiple dive teams are searching the river.



I can not, for the life of me, figure out where the reporter above is standing! If she's "right next to the lock and dam" there is quite a lot of lower structure the driver would have had to get through before plunging into the river.  Is this a real incident?

UPDATE: A man is dead after a car went into the Mississippi River near downtown Minneapolis Monday night. Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek said Minneapolis police received a call of an erratic driver on West River Parkway around 9:20 p.m. The car veered off road and Minneapolis Park Police Agents saw it go down an embankment into the river, according to Sheriff Stanek. The car went through a fence before it ended up in the water near Mill Ruins Park, just before the lock and dam. Read the full story: http://kstp.mn/6loc4

Ahha! I finally figured out the exact location where the car entered the river.

Horrible Crash on I-94 in North Minneapolis. 3 Dead.

A horrible accident on interstate 94 on North Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Water Main BREAK! FLOODS DOWNTOWN BLOCKS!!!

 Many blocks of downtown Minneapolis are flooded, after a 36 inch water main was broken around 2pm this afternoon. The water service is OUT in a large area of Downtown. There are cars submerged in an underground parking ramp. Businesses are closing for the night because the area is now inaccessible due to police road closures. **Dynamic Updates in progress, Please reload page for more**
 The private contractors, who ruptured the line, released this statement: "At approximately 2:30 PM, while our subcontractor, United Sewer and Water, was doing work near a City of Minneapolis water line, the line ruptured. We are currently investigating the cause of the accident. The incident occurred on the site of our 222 Hennepin apartment project, located on the corner of Hennepin and Washington Avenues. We are relieved to report that no one was injured as a result of the accident and the site has been evacuated. We are actively working with Minneapolis City officials to shut off the line so that repairs can be made. Further questions should be directed to the City of Minneapolis Public Works department."

 LIVE VIDEO from KSTP: http://kstp.com/livevideo/videoWindow.shtml?aID=735
 POLICE SCANNERS: http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?ctid=1336 (look for the feed with the most listeners) 
Web Photo Gallery at: http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/01/03/water-main-break-in-mpls-leaves-hennepin-avenue-underwater/
 Social feeds (TwitPic, etc.): http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2013/01/downtown_mpls_water_main_break_no_poop_in_the_north_loop.php
REAL TIME COVERAGE AT GOOGLE NEWS: https://news.google.com/news/rtc?ncl=dgk3jiCDQZiMntMiiMlOWZtI7XqQM

  RAW VIDEO:
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Amy Sensers new home, Shakopee Prison. Virtual Tour.

Amy Senser has been sentanced to 41 months in prison for the Hit-And-Run death of Restaurant Mavrick, Anousone Phanthavong.

She was found guilty of 2 felonies earlier this sumer. Husband, former Minnesota Viking Joe Senser, did not attend the sentencing hearing. The Phanthavong family said justice was done today, and they forgive her. FULL COVERAGE NEWS

This is the facility in Shakopee where she will be spending the next 3 and a half years.
 
 You can take a virtual tour at the following link! http://www.doc.state.mn.us/aboutdoc/tour/flash/shk/Tours.html#
It looks much nicer, and less prison like, then any public school I've ever been to! It's in a residential neighborhood, so there are no fences that neighbors might find oppressive. There's sports, work, and the courtyards are full of flowers. 

 Anyway, See ya in the spring of 2016..

Teenage Train Hopping Ends in Death

A northeast Minneapolis teenager has died in an accident hopping trains with 2 friends. The body of 15 year old Chris Hanson was found along the railroad tracks near 14th Avenue Northeast and Filmore Street in Minneapolis Thursday night.

Growing up in Northeast, I used to hop trains to school along that very same rail.. All respects and prayers go out to his family. Hundreds of people gathered in a vigil last night to honor his memory.

Train Jumping Death Memorial in N. Mpls: MyFoxTWINCITIES.com

FULL COVERAGE at GOOGLE NEWS