St. Paul
May 20, 2020

Minnesota Nurses Association holds informational picket

After picketing out front of United Hospital in St. Paul, they marched to the State Capitol to hear speakers.
St. Paul
May 19, 2020
A person peers out a window on the 11th floor where an overnight fire in the a high-rise Wilder Park Condominiums in St. Paul sent one person to the h

High-rise fire in St. Paul leaves one person injured, 8 units condemned

Residents from many units needed assistance from the Red Cross.
Local
May 19, 2020
Chaska Super 8 general manager Sana Cheema (right) collected donated food from Chick-fil-A and Little Caesars from Martha Brannon of His House Foundat

Metro counties have spent roughly $5 million to rent hotel rooms as emergency shelters

Contracts and invoices obtained through public records requests show a county-by-county patchwork of efforts to find and pay for lodging, transportation, food and other services for hundreds of unsheltered people in the seven-county metro, all within a matter of weeks.
Variety
May 18, 2020
Seneca Krueger sat for a portrait with her dog Zelda Friday, May 15, 2020 outside her home in St. Paul.

St. Paul rescue dog leaves new home, goes on her own 'Incredible Journey'

She had no map, no GPS, not the vaguest sense of the metro area's geography. But somehow a rescue dog named Zelda found her way home.
Local
May 17, 2020
Wabasha Street Caves.

St. Paul's Wabasha Street Caves venue will close in November

With revenue vanishing during the shutdown, the event center can't stay afloat, its owner said.
St. Paul
May 16, 2020
Ramona Kitto Stately embraced Rita Davern, whose Irish great-grandfather William Davern owned part of an island sacred to Stately’s Dakota ancestors

New film explores St. Paul family's complex roots

The documentary debuts Sunday as part of the virtual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival.
St. Paul
May 16, 2020

Man dies in late-night shooting in St. Paul

Two suspects were seen fleeing outside a multifamily housing complex.
Local
May 16, 2020
The Rev. Michael Joncas has written hundreds of compositions over the past four decades.

Minn. priest, composer of 'On Eagle's Wings,' pens viral hymn for COVID-19

The Rev. Michael Joncas hopes his new song will bring comfort.
St. Paul
May 15, 2020
The African American Leadership Council (AALC) and Saint Paul Black Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance (Alliance) held a news conference at St.

St. Paul ministers disappointed by lack of black high school principals

St. Paul ministers say superintendent has failed.
East Metro
May 15, 2020
Ramsey County District Attorney Jon Choi stood with Archbishop Bernard Hebda during a press conference after submitting their final progress report on

St. Paul Archdiocese has strong protection policies, review finds

Archdiocese has policies among best in nation but they have room for improvement, according to findings released by the Ramsey County Attorney's Office.
Local
May 15, 2020
Tents were set up on cement stairs between the History Center and Catholic Charities and in the shadow of the state capitol building in St. Paul on Th

Ramsey County officials ask state to set up homeless shelter

More shelter beds would allow local leaders to take down homeless camps, officials said.
Local
May 14, 2020
A maintenance worker dusted in an otherwise deserted skyway over S. 3rd Avenue in Minneapolis on Tuesday afternoon.

When Twin Cities downtowns reopen, so will their skyways

When the stay-home order is lifted — now set for Monday — and business as usual is allowed, the skyways also are likely to go back to their usual operation. Owners say safety will be stressed in the corridors that carry hundreds of thousands.
St. Paul
May 13, 2020

Charges: Man held Lyft driver at knife point, stole his vehicle and crashed

The Lyft driver was not hurt in the March 25 incident in St. Paul.
Local
May 13, 2020

Marion Klein, a leader in Jewish women's groups, dies of COVID-19 at 87

St. Paul
May 12, 2020
St. Paul Public Schools Superintendent Joe Gothard

St. Paul school renovation wins final approval

The action involved awarding a series of contracts — 23 altogether — reflecting closer board scrutiny of a districtwide facilities improvement plan.
Local
May 12, 2020
Bethesda healthcare workers donn protective PPE before rotating a COVID-19 patient on the fifth floor ICU at Bethesda Hospital Thursday, May 7, 2020,

Minnesota hospitals readying for 'the beast' of COVID-19

At Bethesda in St. Paul and beyond, care providers share joy, grief, anxiety. But even as they manage, Minnesota hospitals are wary of COVID-19's second act
West Metro
May 8, 2020
Anthony J. Trifiletti

Bail lowered to $500,000 for man charged with murder after roadside argument in St. Paul

The family of Douglas Lewis attended Anthony Trifiletti's first appearance.
Local
May 8, 2020
Marny Xiong

St. Paul school board chairwoman critically ill from COVID-19

Marny Xiong, 31, joined the board in 2018 and is a graduate of St. Paul Public Schools.
St. Paul
May 8, 2020
Metro Transit is investigating an incident at a Green Line station where a woman was kicked in the head by a youth who appeared to be encouraged by a

Suspects apprehended in Green Line LRT kicking assault in St. Paul

Three teens allegedly assaulted a woman.

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