Frey rolls out new government reforms

a student at the University of Minnesota Rochester; Sabiriin Ali, 17, a recent graduate from Edina High School; Sagal Hersi, 19, a student at Minneapolis College; Siham Odhowa, 19, a student at the University of Minnesota; and Salma Abdikadir, 20, a student at Normandale Community College.

After leaving Karmel Mall in South Minneapolis, where they had just finished getting their henna done in preparation for a friend’s wedding, they were struck by Derrick John Thompson, who was speeding in an SUV rental, around 10 p.m. on Fri day night. Thompson ran a red light, colliding with their Honda Civic and pinning the vehicle to the wall of a bridge at the intersection of Lake St. and 2nd Avenue.

According to law enforcement officials, Thompson had just rented the SUV less than a half hour before the crash and was driving erratically on 35W, when a state trooper wit nessed his maneuvering on the road and decided to follow him. Thompson was allegedly driving at 95 miles

By Charles Hallman Staff Contributor

acob Frey is the first elected Minneapolis mayor to preside under the new “strong mayor” model of city government. It took effect last December, about a month after voters approved a change in the previous governing structure, in which much of the policymaking and executive authority was shared between the city council and the mayor. The exception to that power-sharing is the mayor’s singular authority over the police department. Mayor Frey recently talked with