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St. Paul
July 17, 2019
Kids from the St. Paul City School join in a cheer before marching to the Capitol against gun violence.

Students from Freedom Schools march in St. Paul to protest gun violence

Schoolchildren and their supporters say stricter gun laws will keep people safe.
St. Paul
July 17, 2019
Neighbors and friends Gretchen Thompson, left, with her golden retriever Beatrice and Cindy Walsh walk in Indian Mounds Park, a Native American burial

Plan to move paths away from St. Paul burial mounds welcomed by some, criticized by others

The $2.5 million trail reconstruction project is the subject of a public meeting Monday.
Minneapolis
July 17, 2019
Heidi Fellner of Minneapolis, right, waved to passing cars as she stood with fellow protesters outside the theater last month organized by survivors o

Protest planned outside one of the Children's Theatre Company's insurers canceled

It's being consolidated with what's become a weekly protest on Saturday since June outside the Minneapolis theater.
St. Paul
July 17, 2019
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter smiled after signing the $15 minimum wage ordinance.

St. Paul prepares for $15 minimum wage enforcement

The city's human rights department would be responsible for the bulk of the enforcement and education work.
St. Paul
July 15, 2019
Twin Cities German Immersion School students played in the former Catholic church turned gymnasium Tuesday. ] AARON LAVINSKY • aaron.lavinsky@s

Demolition of former Como Park church on hold, but there's a catch

Minneapolis
July 15, 2019
The temperature climbed into the mid-90s on Sunday, but Minnesotans found ways to stay cool. Above: A boy does a backflip off a bridge over Lake of th

Hot and muggy hour after hour today, even after sunset, for Twin Cities

Heat advisory covers until at least 10 p.m., prompts cautionary message from National Weather Service.
St. Paul
July 15, 2019
Allianz Field was photographed Tuesday, March 26, 2019 in St. Paul, Minn.

Allianz Field neighbors in St. Paul have mixed feelings about stadium

Halfway into the inaugural season, neighbors embrace — or endure — a new normal
St. Paul
July 13, 2019

Fire ravages beloved Coffee Cup restaurant in St. Paul

A minor injury was reported. Owners vowed to repair and reopen.
Stage & Arts
July 12, 2019
Attorney Jeff Anderson held up a cast photo of Laura Stearns, at left, when she was 13, a year before her sexual abuse started at the Children's Theat

Plaintiffs in sex abuse cases against the Children's Theatre to protest insurance company

Laura Stearns contends that jurors had no idea that insurance companies were on the hook, not CTC, for paying any damages in her case.
St. Paul
July 12, 2019
St. Paul College has been put on a two-year probation by an accreditation agency.

Amid turmoil, St. Paul College put on probation

Accrediting board cited concerns about high staff turnover, underqualified instructors and a failure to assess learning.
East Metro
July 11, 2019
Principal Jocelyn Sims shows what will be an outdoor classroom for the School Forest Program. ] NICOLE NERI • nicole.neri@startribune.com BACKG

Losing students, St. Paul aims for a middle school revival

Investments include a new school in Woodbury.
East Metro
July 10, 2019
Lou Han Ming worked from scaffolding on the second story of the Chinese pavilion. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.souffle@startribune.com Workers c

$7M Chinese garden to open Saturday in St. Paul

St. Paul
July 9, 2019
] Built in 1917, St. Paul's old Arlington Hills Library once brought literature and knowledge to an East Side community of Swedish and Italian immigra

St. Paul East Side library gets $75,000 grant

Officials say they will use the money to hire more staff and expand operations.
Minneapolis
July 9, 2019
St. Paul firefighter Mohamed Daoud made his way out of a false alarm in an apartment complex along with Captain Tomo Klepp, cq, of Station 23 during h

St. Paul hires its first Somali-American firefighters

For Mohamed Daoud and Abdi Warsame, the job is more than joining the St. Paul Fire Department — it is also being at community gathering places to talk about their jobs.
St. Paul
July 6, 2019
St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell announced the firing of five police officers for failing to intervene in an assault last year.

Online survey reveals dozens of allegations of St. Paul police misconduct

But because survey responses aren't considered formal complaints, they don't trigger investigations by police. Nor are they shared with the civilian oversight panel .
St. Paul
July 5, 2019
Harding High School student Brendan Thor, 17, and other students played basketball at the Eastview Recreation Center in St. Paul.

St. Paul rec centers to lend a hand as school hours change

A free after-school program for students in grades 1 through 5 is being expanded.
St. Paul
July 5, 2019

St. Paul man charged in back-to-back suspected hate-motivated crimes

The 59-year-old is accused of stealing from a local Walgreens while yelling profanities, referencing the manager's Mexican heritage, then violently attacking a minority worker at Metro State.
St. Paul
July 5, 2019
A conductor announced the departure of an Amtrak at the Union Depot, Thursday, May 8, 2014 in St. Paul, MN. It is the first passenger train in more th

Boosters of second Twin Cities-Chicago train undeterred despite budget snub

They're hopeful money to fund the project will come next year.
St. Paul
July 3, 2019
Ford Smart Mobility, LLC acquires Spin, a San Francisco-based electric scooter-sharing company that provides customers an alternative for first- and l

Whodunit? Dozens of electric scooters vandalized in St. Paul

Nearly 50 of the Spin rental scooters were intentionally damaged last week, police said.
East Metro
July 3, 2019
Monica Peterson threw a tennis ball for her three labs to retrieve during a visit to Battle Creek Regional Park Wednesday afternoon. She said she brin

Ramsey County thinks big as it reimagines Battle Creek

Ramsey County's largest park could transform into a regional destination.
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