East Metro
March 15, 2018
Jenny Vance, far left, and her mother Ann Jahnke(blue/gray) demanded answers for the death of her son Darren and for his body to be released.]A woman

No charges against Ramsey County deputy who fatally shot man last year

The use of force was justified, said a statement from the Ramsey County Attorney's Office.
East Metro
March 15, 2018

Caregiver sexually assaulted resident at Little Canada group home, charges say

Female staffer became suspicious of colleague.
St. Paul
March 14, 2018
A homeless person slept under a blanket in single digit temperatures along Rice Street Friday. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.souffle@startribune.

St. Paul City Council sets out to tackle homelessness

With an emergency shelter set to close, the City Council is working with Ramsey County and other partners on longer-term solutions.
St. Paul
March 14, 2018

Ballet in St. Paul

The St. Paul Ballet performs excerpts from the company repertoire each year, free to the public, on the second Tuesday of the month at noon from October through May at the Landmark Center.
St. Paul
March 14, 2018

Janet Troutman Simmons was a community leader until her death at 90

West Metro
March 14, 2018
Ria Patel was a junior at the University of St. Thomas at the time of her death.

'Passionate kiss' distraction defense fails: Mpls. hit-and-run driver guilty of killing girlfriend

Friends described the defendant of being "super drunk" in the time leading up to the crash.
St. Paul
March 14, 2018
A University of Minnesota design team shared renderings of possible "land bridges" over Interstate 94 in the Rondo neighborhood of St. Paul. This rend

Planning group to weigh in on Rondo Land Bridge

St. Paul
March 13, 2018

Air quality at St. Paul industrial site needs work, study finds

Study finds elevated levels of dust, lead and arsenic around St. Paul's Southport Industrial District.
St. Paul
March 13, 2018

St. Paul-based program helps forge leaders with deep community roots

Graduates gain skills that help them make impact.
St. Paul
March 12, 2018
St. Paul City Council meeting in 2016

St. Paul council upholds limit on landlord's right to rent to students

Kyle Coglitore lost that right after city inspectors found nine people living in a house that was supposed to have only four student residents.
St. Paul
March 10, 2018
A woman was shot and killed Friday evening on St. Paul's East Side, and her partner was arrested, police said, and was seen Saturday, March10, St. Pau

Man arrested after woman killed on St. Paul's East Side

Several potential witnesses went to police HQ for interviews, officials said.
St. Paul
March 10, 2018

St. Paul publisher and philanthropist John Nasseff dies at 93

Nasseff died Feb. 21, the day he turned 94, at his St. Paul home.
St. Paul
March 9, 2018
Regions Hospital, St. Paul, Minn.

Mother of stillborn baby thrown out with the laundry settles lawsuit with Regions

The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
St. Paul
March 9, 2018
Rep. John Lesch

Rep. Lesch seeks dismissal of St. Paul city attorney's defamation lawsuit

An attorney for Rep. John Lesch said he was acting in his capacity as a legislator when he questioned Lyndsey Olson's hiring.
St. Paul
March 9, 2018

St. Paul man charged with assaulting one officer, spitting on others

The suspect allegedly spat on five officers and struck one in the head with a key.
East Metro
March 8, 2018

State Patrol trooper, St. Paul police officer assaulted in unrelated cases

Days later, a man allegedly "brutally" struck a St. Paul officer eight times in the head with a car key.
St. Paul
March 8, 2018

Gladys Westin, leader among St. Paul teachers, dies at 80

The 80-year-old's legacy as a teacher lives on in a college scholarship in her name.
St. Paul
March 7, 2018
Hundreds of students walk out, protest gun violence at Capitol

Hundreds of students walk out, protest gun violence at Capitol

Schools around St. Paul joined forces and spread the word on social media about the march.
St. Paul
March 7, 2018
FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2012, file photo, David Wellstone, son of the late U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone, speaks at the Macalester College campus in St. Pa

Wellstone Action conflict deepens as senator's sons contact donors

David and Mark Wellstone ask the top givers to press for financial details and removal of their name from the group.
St. Paul
March 7, 2018

State trooper injured after crash, fight with motorist in St. Paul

A citizen stepped in on the I-35E shoulder and helped restrain the woman, the patrol said.

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