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Vacant CVS in St. Paul’s Midway set for demolition
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The event set for 2031 could leave behind a futuristic neighborhood in Dakota County.
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Mayor Kaohly Her pledges to ‘always show up’ for St. Paul in inaugural address
Friday’s inauguration launches the first term for Her, who makes history as the capital city’s first Asian American mayor.
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Video released of St. Paul police shooting and injuring gun-waving suspect
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He was ridiculed in the U.S. Now he’s a celebrity in China.
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