Chronicling the life of an 11-year-old boy born on a Barbados sugar plantation, “Washington Black” follows him from slavery to freedom to personal victory.

Tents, trash and personal belongings have taken over a bench and sidewalk in the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood — a sign of what residents say is a growing crisis.

Up to 18 inches of rain fell between over the course of just a few days in August 2007, triggering flash floods that killed seven people and causing $179 million in damages, mostly in Winona, Fillmore ...