St. Paul
August 22, 2019
Minnesota Supreme Court tells St. Paul: Put trash collection to a vote in November

Minnesota Supreme Court tells St. Paul: Put trash collection to a vote in November

The loss in the high court was the latest setback in a bumpy debut for city-run trash collection.
South Metro
August 22, 2019
Riley Taylor Credit: Facebook

Year in jail is max for Apple Valley man for death of son left in SUV

The father's sentence could be as short as six months, according to the plea agreement.
St. Paul
August 22, 2019
St. Paul Superintendent Joe Gothard left spoke about the St. Paul Federation of Teachers reaching an tentative agreement early Monday, averting a stri

St. Paul teachers propose mediation in health-insurer dispute

School district has threatened to sue union.
East Metro
August 21, 2019
Licensed clinical social worker Kara Haroldson, center, stood with officers Justin Tiffany and Lori Goulet as they checked the well being of a man sle

St. Paul police join with Ramsey County to expand mental health team

The number of calls involving mental illness have more than doubled to 12,000 a year in a decade's time.
St. Paul
August 20, 2019
Saint Paul Public Schools Superintendent Joe Gothard and City of Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter held a a joint news conference to address the problems

St. Paul's Gothard wins school board's support

The board announced it plans to begin negotiating renewal of the three-year contract that Joe Gothard signed in 2017.
St. Paul
August 20, 2019
Waste Management worker Daniel Westerhaus collected trash from the alleys of the Snelling Hamline neighborhood of St Paul's yellow zone on the first d

Supreme Court to rule on St. Paul trash plan this week

At issue is whether the city's contract with haulers blocks a public vote on organized trash collection.
St. Paul
August 20, 2019
Opponents of St. Paul's organized trash collection collected more than 6,000 signatures requiring a referendum, but the City Council refused, saying t

St. Paul trash lawsuit reaches state's highest court

Justices to decide if public must vote on contentious organized pickup system in place since last October.
Minneapolis
August 20, 2019
A fatal shooting brought police to an address Monday morning in St. Paul. Credit: St. Paul Police Department

Woman jailed in shooting death of St. Paul man

A motive has not yet been addressed in the shooting.
St. Paul
August 20, 2019
A bomb threat had University of St. Thomas building John R. Roach Center For The Liberal Arts, left, evacuated Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, in St. Paul, MN

All clear after bomb threat at University of St. Thomas prompts building's evacuation

The building remained closed for the day with classes held elsewhere.
St. Paul
August 19, 2019

Events to commemorate Slovak National Uprising to be held in Twin Cities

Twin Cities gathering includes a film, historical analysis and storytelling.
Minneapolis
August 19, 2019
A Minneapolis police report found the Green Line trains form a homeless camp of at least 180 to 275 people every night.

'Transit is not a shelter': Green Line curtails all-night service

Move, which begins Monday, will displace homeless riders.
St. Paul
August 17, 2019
St. Paul Superintendent Joe Gothard left, and SPFT President Nick Faber talked outside of Hamline Elementary School Thursday June 21, 2018 in St. Paul

St. Paul School District threatens to sue unions over health-care dispute

The unions representing teachers, teaching assistants voted to leave HealthPartners mid-contract, which would trigger $4 million penalty.
Minneapolis
August 17, 2019

Rap battle turned stabbing leads to murder conviction

Quinten Osgood Jr. told jurors he acted in self-defense; they convicted him Friday.
St. Paul
August 16, 2019
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter fistbumped his wife Sakeena after giving his 2020 budget address at Frogtown Community Center on Thursday.

St. Paul proposes daily fee for after-school parks program

Popular St. Paul programs have always been free.
St. Paul
August 16, 2019

BCA identifies two St. Paul police officers involved in shooting incident

One was slightly injured when he was hit by a stolen car. The other fired shots at the car, which fled.
St. Paul
August 15, 2019
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter gave his 2020 budget address at Frogtown Community Center Thursday August 15, 2019 in St. Paul, MN.

St. Paul mayor proposes $20 million to fix St. Paul's crumbling streets

Mayor Melvin Carter says amount in proposed 2020 budget is still not enough.
East Metro
August 14, 2019
A ceremony was held on August 14, 2019 to commemorate the shuttering of Boys Totem Town, a Ramsey County School For Boys, which opened in 1908.

Ramsey County's century-old Boys Totem Town closes for good

County commissioners, St. Paul's mayor, staffers and men who'd spent time there as youths gathered at the 72-acre campus to eulogize the place.
St. Paul
August 14, 2019
Erich Mische, left, plans to walk 70 miles in honor of Norm Coleman's 70th birthday and as a fundraiser for the nonprofit Spare Key.

Fundraising walk at Xcel Energy Center to honor Norm Coleman on his 70th birthday

The event is a fundraiser for nonprofit Spare Key.
St. Paul
August 14, 2019

St. Paul City Council creates agency to enforce labor rules

With a 6-0 vote, council members established a Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and Education.

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