East Metro
July 11, 2018
Debris covers Wabasha St. after breaking off from the bluff above. ] JEFF WHEELER ï jeff.wheeler@startribune.com A portion of the bluff broke off

State disaster dollars to help Ramsey County clean up St. Paul landslide

The money will help Ramsey County pay for $1.1 million of damages caused by an April landslide that knocked out parts of Wabasha Street.
St. Paul
July 11, 2018
St. Paul in standoff with company over electric scooters

St. Paul in standoff with company over electric scooters

Bird Rides Inc. dropped the scooters into the Twin Cities without official permission this week, and Minneapolis and St. Paul scrambled to react. St. Paul wants them gone until they can figure out how to regulate them.
St. Paul
July 11, 2018
David Martinez

St. Paul City Council candidate banned from Target Field for a year

David Martinez, 38, was detained at the stadium after swearing and lunging at a security guard.
Eat & Drink
July 11, 2018
Reborn version of St. Paul's first brewery opening in former Strip Club restaurant

Reborn version of St. Paul's first brewery opening in former Strip Club restaurant

When it debuts in mid-September, Yoerg Brewing Co. will feature house-brewed beers and a "fun, everyday" menu.
Minneapolis
July 11, 2018
Sophie Konewko, left, and Megan Albers decided to take two Bird scooters for a ride through downtown Minneapolis after lunch Tuesday.

Rental scooters suddenly show up, and Twin Cities officials push back

A planned Minneapolis ordinance would mostly deal with how to regulate the public right of way. In St. Paul, officials told Bird to remove its scooters from the city's public right of way.
St. Paul
July 11, 2018
iStockphoto.com Teenage hands holding cigarette outdoor.

St. Paul condos voted to go smoke-free; then smokers got on the board

The aftermath of the scuttled smoking ban has pitted neighbor against neighbor at Gallery Tower.
St. Paul
July 10, 2018
St. Paul City Council Member Dai Thao, right, walked with a group of men into the Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center for his hearing Tuesday. ] ANTH

Case against St. Paul Council Member Dai Thao should proceed, prosecutor says

Thao broke the law when, as a mayoral candidate, he helped a woman vote, authorities say.
Minneapolis
July 10, 2018
Pillsbury United Communities operates a radio station, KRSM, out of the Wait House in the Phillips Community Center, Here, Briana Santoscoy, left, hos

Twin Cities nonprofits receive grants to address racial bias in media coverage

The $250,000 in grants will be used to design training programs and tools to help journalists.
St. Paul
July 10, 2018

St. Paul offers $500,000 in loans to businesses in poor neighborhoods

The goal is to create jobs.
St. Paul
July 10, 2018
Cindy Boo of Ramsey: Inside the St. Paul Public Library overlooking Rice Park and The Landmark Center.

St. Paul City Council candidate banned from libraries for a month after arrest

David Martinez was arrested and cited for disorderly conduct at George Latimer Central Library.
East Metro
July 10, 2018
St. Paul dramatically limits use of K-9s after attack on bystander

St. Paul dramatically limits use of K-9s after attack on bystander

After bystander attacked by loose police dog, chief and mayor order changes.
East Metro
July 10, 2018
Barbara Carlson, 87, has a riches-to-rags cautionary story she wants to share. The former politician and radio talk show host has gone from living in

Barbara Carlson, talk radio host, politician and bon vivant, dies

In the end, the return of lung cancer she thought she'd beaten four years ago finally did what political opponents and the people she skewered on her radio show never could: Silence "Babs."
East Metro
July 8, 2018
Riders disembark the A-Line bus at the 46th Street Blue Line LRT station.

Study finds transit access to jobs rises, thanks to A-Line

East Metro
July 7, 2018
The 2nd Annual Commemoration of King Philando Castile BBQ was held Saturday, July 7, 2018, in Falcon Heights, MN. Here, Valerie Castile, Philando's mo

A day after solemn vigil, Philando Castile is remembered at more upbeat event

East Metro
July 7, 2018

A day after solemn vigil, Philando Castile is remembered at more upbeat event

St. Paul
July 6, 2018
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said he has "concerns" about a proposal to add 50 new officers to the St. Paul Police Department.

St. Paul mayor asks for residents' ideas for 2019 budget

Seven events at coffeeshops, restaurants and brewpubs this month will give residents a chance to learn about and offer ideas.
East Metro
July 6, 2018
Philando Castile

Philando Castile's family, friends to hold candlelight vigil on anniversary of his death

Friday will mark two years since the shooting death of Philando Castile in Falcon Heights.
East Metro
July 5, 2018

Woodbury resident Helen Miller, pioneering soldier, dies at 96

South Metro
July 4, 2018
War re-enactors, Daryl Jorgenson, Tom Lalim and Michael Campbell wait under an overhang with the American flag for the drum roll to signal the raising

For some Minnesotans, July 4th was a washout

Wet weather flooded basements, downed trees, jeopardized crops and closed roads.
East Metro
July 3, 2018
Benson Porter a client at Listening House, a drop-in center located in the basement of First Lutheran Church talked on the phone Monday Feb 26, 2018 i

Federal judge blocks St. Paul from imposing conditions on church-based homeless shelter

Neighbors' complaints led St. Paul to restrict church-based Listening House.

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