East Metro
June 14, 2015
Ramsey County Attorney John Choi in his office Tuesday September 9 , 2014 in St. Paul, MN ] Jerry Holt Jerry.holt@startribune.com ORG XMIT: MIN1409091

Ramsey attorney persistent in pursuing charges against archdiocese

Ramsey County attorney took a lot of heat in his archdiocese investigation
St. Paul
June 13, 2015

Gallery: Tribute to Minnesota military families

Members of the military forces, veterans, their families and supporters filled the Capitol Mall in St. Paul on Saturday for a tribute to Minnesota military families and the role they have played in defending American's freedom.
St. Paul
June 13, 2015
CHS Field in St. Paul has been a hit with fans for its great views and low ticket prices for St. Paul Saints games.

Late start, strong finish make for perfect St. Paul tour

What's your perfect Saturday? If you're looking for cool ideas, check out this "perfect day" plan for exploring St. Paul.
St. Paul
June 12, 2015
Lisa Bonko and her daughter Sammie, of St. Paul, walked through Como Zoo's Edible Garden, which opened Friday. ] Aaron Lavinsky • aaron.lavinsk

Small sprouts take in the Edible Garden at Como Park Zoo

The Como Conservatory's Edible Garden reaps healthy produce for zoo inhabitants and neighbors
East Metro
June 12, 2015

St. Paul man admits to trafficking women and girls

He claims he arranged prostitution for 100 sex workers in 14 states.
St. Paul
June 11, 2015
Vacant lot at the corner of Victoria and Selby Av. ] Plans looking at developing empty lots along Selby Av in St. Paul. - see rendering showing propos

In St. Paul's Rondo, a push to redevelop but not let values rise too much

St. Paul's Rondo neighborhood along Selby Avenue is trying to promote new development at the right price.
South Metro
June 10, 2015

Eagan man who let 8-year-old drive is charged with child endangerment in St. Paul crash

Blake D. Folson allowed his 8-year-old cousin to operate the pedals of his SUV while he steered it from the front passenger seat.
East Metro
June 10, 2015
The former West Publishing building, long tan building on left, and former Ramsey County jail building, squat reddish-brown building on right, are see

Ramsey County Board aims wrecking ball at St. Paul riverfront buildings

Board approves $15 million project in downtown St. Paul.
St. Paul
June 9, 2015

Obituary: St. Paul poet Richard Solly lived a life of hard knocks and line breaks

Politics
June 8, 2015

Minnesota researchers race to decode secrets of deadly bird flu

The worst avian flu outbreak in the nation's history has spawned a series of investigations by Minnesota disease researchers to figure out why this new and exceptionally deadly virus is behaving in such bizarre ways.
St. Paul
June 7, 2015
June 7: Minnesota pipeline protest draws large crowd to St. Paul

June 7: Minnesota pipeline protest draws large crowd to St. Paul

Activists who led the battle against the giant Keystone pipeline say they hope to turn Minnesota's pipeline into the next national organizing symbol against tar sands and climate change.
Politics
June 6, 2015
Karen Oberhauser, a University of Minnesota monarch scientist with a male monarch butterfly.

Federal plan calls for billion plants to help save monarch butterflies

An ambitious federal plan calls for a billion milkweed plants along a Duluth-to-Texas corridor traveled by butterflies.
Minneapolis
June 6, 2015
An eastbound Green Line train passed through St. Paul at the 10th Street Station on Friday night.

A year into Green Line, University Av. hopes for speedy development

St. Paul
June 6, 2015
Curtis Wehmeyer, now defrocked, was a pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church in St. Paul.

Charges: Archdiocese 'failed to protect' clergy sex abuse victims

Ramsey County Attorney John Choi said church officials failed to enforce their own restrictions on a priest who abused two boys while he was pastor of a St. Paul church.
St. Paul
June 6, 2015
An Enbridge Energy facility at the Clearbrook oil pipeline transfer station in Clearbrook, Minn.

Enbridge pipeline approved in Minnesota; route is unsettled

The 5-0 vote by the state Public Utilities Commission grants pipeline developer Enbridge Energy a certificate of need to construct the $2.6 billion Sandpiper pipeline from the Bakken to Superior, Wis.
St. Paul
June 4, 2015

Obituary: Dr. Rosalind 'Babsie' Chesler fled apartheid, healed many

South Metro
June 4, 2015

Former Visitation coach gets six years in prison for repeatedly contacting victim

A Ramsey County district judge sentenced Wilson, 28, to six years in prison for violating probation.

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