St. Paul
February 20, 2018

Parks advocate Shirley Erstad announces City Council run in St. Paul's Fourth Ward

Erstad is executive director of the nonprofit Friends of the Parks and Trails of St. Paul and Ramsey County.
St. Paul
February 20, 2018

St. Paul man pleads guilty to killing intruder, leaving decomposing body in garage

John Erickson left the body in the garage to decompose before it was found a month later.
St. Paul
February 20, 2018

Man hit by Green Line train near Fairview Station

The man was conscious and walking following the incident, which occurred about 10:30 a.m., a Metro Transit spokesman said.
St. Paul
February 20, 2018
Minnesota United unveils first seating plans for Allianz Field stadium

Minnesota United unveils first seating plans for Allianz Field stadium

Minnesota United has released a video unveiling its first batch of seating sections for the team's new $200 million soccer stadium in St. Paul.
St. Paul
February 19, 2018
The St. Paul City Council voted to shut down El Alamo. "I don't know what to do," said owner Harry Erkenbrack.

After 322 police visits, parking lot gun battle, El Alamo bar is shut down by St. Paul council

License revoked; shootings sealed fate of El Alamo.
St. Paul
February 16, 2018
Rep. John Lesch, DFL-St. Paul pushed back on the Zerwas bill that would increase jail time for protesters who block transportation. Pointing out that

New St. Paul city attorney sues DFL legislator for defamation, 'innuendos'

Lyndsey Olson alleged in a court document that state Rep. John Lesch smeared her professional reputation in a letter to the mayor.
St. Paul
February 16, 2018
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Minnesota Historical Society broadens how it tells the state's history

The group is part of efforts to tell a fuller, if sometimes painful, story about Minnesota's past.
St. Paul
February 16, 2018
Instructor Diane Bloomfield leads a Torah Yoga class at Mount Zion Temple in St. Paul.

Torah Yoga: A new path to Jewish teachings

It is among a variety of faith-based yoga practices now being embraced by Minnesotans.
TV & Media
February 16, 2018
Dan Rowles joined Prairie Home Companion in 1985 as a stage hand and soon worked himself into a spot on the cast, where the budding comic performed in

Source of Garrison Keillor allegations shocks those close to radio host

Longtime "Prairie Home" employee Dan Rowles alerted MPR after being dismissed from the show, seven show staffers say.
St. Paul
February 15, 2018
St. Paul Superintendent Joe Gothard left spoke about the St. Paul Federation of Teachers reaching an tentative agreement early Monday, averting a stri

Details of St. Paul teachers' contract are disclosed

The two sides averted a strike with a day to spare this week, but until Thursday kept much of the details under wraps.
Politics
February 15, 2018
At the memorial service for Sen. Paul Wellstone in 2002, Mark Wellstone chants "we will win" as he ends his speech.

Wellstone brothers devastated by removal from Wellstone Action board

Late senator's sons want name off Wellstone Action.
St. Paul
February 15, 2018
Macalester College is building a new theater and classroom building on the site of its previous theater.

Macalester is building a theater that answers another need: classroom space

Enrollment has risen and many of its classrooms are out of date.
St. Paul
February 15, 2018
Scott Spoo

Victim's attorney decries lack of charges against driver in fatal St. Paul crash

Lawyer for driver, who has been found to have brain cancer, has sharp response.
Eat & Drink
February 15, 2018
Wild Onion exterior

St. Paul's Wild Onion closing; space to become a Red Rabbit restaurant

The timing was right as Italian-themed restaurant sought a second location.
St. Paul
February 15, 2018
FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2012, file photo, David Wellstone, son of the late U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone, speaks at the Macalester College campus in St. Pa

Wellstone Action internal dispute divides DFL figures at key time

The removal of David and Mark Wellstone and the split come heading into an election year that many in the party view as the most consequential in years.
St. Paul
February 15, 2018
Scott Spoo

No felony charge: Prominent lawyer not on phone when he fatally hit St. Paul runner

The driver was not on his phone nor impaired at the time of impact; he explained earlier that his brain cancer played a role in his erratic driving.
St. Paul
February 15, 2018
Rendition of the planned new soccer-specific stadium to be built in St. Paul for Minnesota United.

Some neighbors of St. Paul soccer stadium brace for noise

St. Paul City Council set to vote Wednesday on exempting United games, other events from noise limitations.
St. Paul
February 14, 2018

Little Sisters of the Poor celebrate Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday is an official Christian religious holiday that takes place on the day before Lent, a period of fasting and penance. It has been 70 years since Ash Wednesday and Valentines Day were celebrated together.
St. Paul
February 14, 2018
Rendition of the planned new soccer-specific stadium to be built in St. Paul for Minnesota United.

St. Paul City Council votes to exempt soccer stadium from noise limits

The vote was unanimous, but public opinion was not.
St. Paul
February 14, 2018

Ice palace coming down

The 2018 St. Paul Winter Carnival Ice Palace is coming down, one 500 pound block at a time. Construction crews began de-constructing the Ice Palace on Monday with the help of lifts and cranes to drop blocks from the 70 foot tower.

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