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Minnesota Wild and Timberwolves heading to Prime Video
The distributing partner for the Minnesota teams agreed on a deal with the Amazon streamer.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Wild, Timberwolves and Lynx will have a new streaming home.
Diamond Sports Group, which operates FanDuel Sports Network (formerly known as Bally Sports Network), and Prime Video reached a deal that will allow the streamer to air live games on its app.
FanDuel Sports owns the broadcasting rights to live games for the Minnesota Wild, Timberwolves, and Lynx.
Those team’s games will become available through Prime Video as an add-on subscription, said a release from the companies.
“Partnering with Prime Video, one of the largest streaming destinations in the U.S., and making FanDuel Sports Network available as part of their add on subscriptions, creates a tremendous opportunity for us to expand our reach and better connect with viewers,” said CEO of Diamond Sports David Preschlack, in a statement.
Beyond the Minnesota teams, FanDuel Sports operates 15 other regional sports networks that function in 30 other states.
The two companies did not provide details on exactly when fans will be able to start streaming their favorite team’s games.
The trees were planted by local high school students over MEA break.
ST PAUL, Minn. — St. Paul officials are working to determine who is responsible for the damage and destruction of dozens of trees in the city.
According to St. Paul Parks and Recreation, 60 trees were harmed, including several that were thrown into the Mississippi River.
The trees were planted by local high school students in partnership with the nonprofit Tree Trust over MEA break, said the city organization.
St. Paul Parks and Rec believes the damage occurred overnight and caused nearly $40,000 of damage.
“While we are disappointed in this act and the negative impact it has on the neighboring community and our urban forest, we are working closely with Tree Trust to determine next steps for replacing the damaged trees,” said the statement.
This year’s 5k at U.S. Bank Stadium is set for Sunday, Nov. 24.
MINNEAPOLIS — Did you know nearly 300,000 kids and teens live with arthritis in the U.S.?
An annual event in the Twin Cities raises awareness and money for children with arthritis.
This year’s 5k Jingle Bell Run at U.S. Bank Stadium is set for Sunday, Nov. 24.
Arthritis Foundation honorees, Calvin Gerber and Rod Van Hoof joined KARE 11 News at 4 to discuss the upcoming event.
The owners argue that the city’s failure to address deterioration and crime in the neighborhood has ruined their businesses. They are asking for $30M in damages.
MINNEAPOLIS — Several business owners at the struggling corner where George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020 are suing the city to demand it take over their properties and compensate them.
The owners of the Cup Foods convenience store and other businesses operating near 38th Street and Chicago Avenue argue that the city’s failure to address deterioration and crime in the neighborhood has ruined their businesses and constitutes an unlawful taking of their property without just compensation, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported Thursday. They’re seeking $30 million in damages.
The area, now known as George Floyd Square, has become a place of pilgrimage for social justice supporters from across the country, and the store has renamed itself Unity Foods. But business owners say they haven’t benefitted, while activists and officials remain divided over how to transform the intersection while keeping it as a permanent memorial.
Floyd died after a white officer pinned his neck to the pavement outside Cup Foods for 9 1/2 minutes despite the Black man’s pleas of “I can’t breathe.” The ensuing protests, which turned violent at times, tested the leadership of Gov. Tim Walz at one of the state’s most consequential moments, and sparking a nationwide reckoning over racism and police misconduct. The officer, Derek Chauvin, was convicted of murder.
The legal action, filed last week in Hennepin County District Court, argues that the businesses have lost revenue, real estate value, reputation, and tenant and rental income. It argues that the city’s decisions led to higher crime and created a “no go zone” for police in the area. It replaces an earlier lawsuit by the businesses that was dismissed two months ago.
Michael Healey, the lawyer representing the businesses, told the Star Tribune there are two possible outcomes. The businesses “could conceivably keep the property if a settlement is reached with the city on the diminished value,” he said. The other possibility is that the city could begin the process of taking the properties and compensating the owners.
A city spokesperson said in a statement that while it can’t comment on pending litigation, the city “understands the challenges that residents and businesses have confronted in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.“
