St. Paul
April 18, 2017

Teacher contract season begins in St. Paul

District seeks to get union's buy-in on Q Comp plan, shift away from hard class-size limits.
East Metro
April 18, 2017
East Metro
April 17, 2017

Attorneys for officer in Philando Castile shooting ask higher court to intervene and move trial

Request to move trial was rejected last month by Ramsey County judge.
East Metro
April 17, 2017
St. Paul Central High teacher John Eklbad, center, speaks to media members Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, at his attorneys' Bloomington MN, office, recountin

Battered St. Paul teacher fights move to dismiss lawsuit over assault

He blames St. Paul schools for lax discipline, but district says courts aren't right venue.
East Metro
April 17, 2017

St. Paul woman sentenced in gun discharge incident at elementary school

Aunt of a 7-year-old pleaded guilty to negligent handling.
St. Paul
April 15, 2017
St. Paul police investigate a homicide on the 200 block of Aurora Avenue on Saturday, April 15, 2017. Early reports indicate that one man has been sho

Man found shot to death in St. Paul alley near State Capitol

St. Paul police, who are investigating, said they do not believe the shooting was a random incident.
St. Paul
April 15, 2017
A row of stumps lined Montana Avenue west of Grotto Street after the trees were cut down in attempt to manage Emerald Ash Borer by the city of St. Pau

St. Paul's fight against emerald ash borer leaves a trail of stumps

No money in city budget to remove ugly remnants of ash borer infestation.
St. Paul
April 15, 2017
A couple of hundred people gathered at the State Capitol for Saturday's Tax Rally Minnesota.

Rally demanding that Trump release tax info draws crowd to State Capitol

The rally, one of many nationwide, also called for more accountability in political financing.
St. Paul
April 15, 2017

Enrollment slide to continue in St. Paul, consultant says

Hazel Reinhardt, former state demographer, offered update to school board members two years after she projected an upswing.
St. Paul
April 14, 2017

Former St. Paul officer convicted of assaulting troubled boy in group home

Clemmie H. Tucker Sr., 66, was convicted of one count each of malicious punishment of a child, a gross misdemeanor, and fifth-degree assault, a misdemeanor.
St. Paul
April 14, 2017
Pro-life supporters stood in front of cross as they protested outside Planned Parenthood on good Friday in St. Paul, Minn., on April 14, 2017. In the

Good Friday abortion vigil matched with counterprotest

Abortions opponents marched in a vigil outside Planned Parenthood in St. Paul while supporters chanted for the organization's future and imperiled federal funding.
East Metro
April 14, 2017
Kimberly Handy Jones told St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell, foreground left, about her son, Cordale, who was killed by police last month. She asked h

Mother of man killed by St. Paul police files suit, confronts chief

St. Paul police have a pattern of using excessive force against black men, an attorney for Cordale Handy's family said.
TV & Media
April 14, 2017
MPR to name its headquarters after founder Bill Kling

MPR to name its headquarters after founder Bill Kling

The Kling Public Media Center will be dedicated on April 19
St. Paul
April 13, 2017

St. Paul reopens Eastview Recreation Center after nearly decade-long closure

Youth tennis, help with homework are offered.
Minneapolis
April 13, 2017
(Left to right) Robbie Soskin, Rebecca Gagnon and Samantha Gagnon during Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak's "Unauguration Party" at First Avenue, Wednesda

Mpls. school board closes meeting and meets in secret, citing 'leadership building'

The move comes after state administration commissioner issued that St. Paul Public Schools could do the same.
St. Paul
April 13, 2017
People gathered together to remember the victims. Wade Gordon McIntosh, 47, and his two daughters Olivia Felis McIntosh, 17, and Maria Alana McIntosh,

Suspect in killing of St. Paul family called mother before his suicide

The shooter's brother told police he heard the gunshots and then fled the scene on foot.
St. Paul
April 13, 2017
Ecolab has taken an even greater presence on the St. Paul Skyline in the building that formerly had the name Travellers.

Ecolab selling downtown St. Paul tower that once housed its HQ

PAK Properties plans to renovate the downtown St. Paul tower into "modern office space."
St. Paul
April 12, 2017

Citizens League panel to help St. Paul study options to pay for city services

City officials want St. Paul's many tax-exempt property owners to help pay for services.
St. Paul
April 12, 2017
An overhead view of the University of St. Thomas campus in St. Paul.

Police: St. Thomas student who discharged weapon, injuring student, didn't know gun was loaded

East Metro
April 12, 2017
At the MSOP in Moose Lake, Michael Meyer has been fighting for his release. Sex offenders in the MSOP have been described as the "worst of the worst''

Lawsuit alleges state violated Minnesota sex offender's privacy

Moose Lake detainee is alleging that his private medical records were wrongfully released to another detainee.

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