St. Paul
November 25, 2016

Hmong New Year

Hmong New Year at the St. Paul RiverCentre
St. Paul
November 25, 2016
St. Paul Council Member Amy Brendmoen was the first public official to reveal the incident at Crossroads Elementary School.

St. Paul aims to streamline fence construction rules

Residents say the process for putting up a new fence is unnecessarily difficult.
St. Paul
November 23, 2016
Arlene Leyden and Paul Sederstom, volunteers at Dorothy Day Center in downtown St. Paul, help carve 18 turkeys for the final Thanksgiving meal at the

Dorothy Day Center holds last Thanksgiving dinner in old, cramped space

The mood is upbeat as staff prepares a move to the more spacious Higher Ground.
East Metro
November 22, 2016

St. Paul man killed childhood friend after a night of drinking, charges say

The victim, Thomas J. Rivard, had gone over to comfort the suspect about the recent death of his brother.
St. Paul
November 22, 2016
A loaded handgun brought to Crossroads Elementary School by a seven-year-old first grade student discharged one round but no one was hurt Thursday, No

St. Paul aunt charged after nephew, 7, brings gun that goes off at school

The woman left the gun where her nephew easily found it, charges say.
St. Paul
November 22, 2016
The iconic red "1st" sign in downtown St. Paul, which has been dark for 10 months, was re-lit on Tuesday, November 22, 2016, in St. Paul, Minn.

Illuminated '1st' sign returns to St. Paul skyline

The landmark sign now brightens the night with an energy-efficient update.
St. Paul
November 22, 2016
Site of the former Ford Assembly Plant in St. Paul.

Ford site gets transportation plans moving

Transportation study looks at reopening dead-end streets, encouraging mass transit.
East Metro
November 21, 2016

Lone suspect in custody after Hamline-Midway homicide

East Metro
November 21, 2016
Ramsey County Attorney John Choi, center, surrounded by other law enforcement officials, announces Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, that Minnesota police off

'Dream team vs. dream team' in Philando Castile shooting trial

High-power teams will argue case of Jeronimo Yanez.
St. Paul
November 19, 2016

On night cold as ice, St. Paul Winter Carnival buttons are unveiled

Designed by John Kocon of Ham Lake, they depict Rice Park, the Kings of the Winter Carnival, the state of Minnesota, and many a Minnesotan's first protection against winter's wrath — a knit cap.
St. Paul
November 19, 2016
Left to right---Mary Vanderwert, Steve Marchese, Zuki Ellis, and Jon Schumacher, candidates who ran under a Caucus for Change banner critical of distr

State gives St. Paul school board blessing for secret meetings

East Metro
November 19, 2016
Defense attorney Earl Gray left and Tom Kelly representing Jeronimo Yanez left the Ramsey County district court after officer Yanez made his first cou

Officer Yanez's attorney blasts Choi's comments about Castile shooting

Thomas Kelly, a lawyer for officer Jeronimo Yanez, called John Choi's remarks to the media "unnecessary and prejudicial."
St. Paul
November 18, 2016
A loaded handgun brought to Crossroads Elementary School by a 7-year-old first-grade student discharged one round but no one was hurt Thursday in St.

Police: Other students handled 7-year-old's gun that was fired in St. Paul class

At least 2 Crossroads classmates handled it before it went off.
East Metro
November 18, 2016

Passenger dies in fall from motorcycle on I-35 in Forest Lake

East Metro
November 18, 2016

Dad who beat daughter to death in Cottage Grove gets 36 years

Sentence came after outburst in courtroom in Stillwater.
St. Paul
November 18, 2016

With season's first winter storm moving in, Ramsey County says "Get a Kit."

A car survival kit is recommended for winter driving in Minnesota.
St. Paul
November 18, 2016

Iowa firm earns nod to assist St. Paul superintendent search

Contract still to be finalized with Ray and Associates, which specializes in finding urban leaders, firm's president says.
Minneapolis
November 17, 2016
A man on a bench gets a view of the Mississippi River at Indian Mounds Park.

Scathing review blasts states, EPA for failing to protect Mississippi River

Cry for help from 13 environmental groups says decades of voluntary measures and light touch by feds don't work.
East Metro
November 17, 2016
St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez is charged in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile.

Officer charged in Philando Castile death turns himself in to jail

Jeronimo Yanez had agreed to turn himself in after being charged via summons Wednesday.
St. Paul
November 17, 2016
A loaded handgun brought to Crossroads Elementary School by a 7-year-old first-grade student discharged one round but no one was hurt Thursday in St.

Gun brought by child goes off in St. Paul class 'full of students'

Police spokesman Sgt. Mike Ernster said his department was alerted at 8:40 a.m. that "a 7-year-old student brought a handgun to Crossroads Elementary School. The gun discharged while in the school."

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