St. Paul
St. Paul librarian opened eyes with 1930s community theater
Donald Singerman made his community theater group, the Grotto Players, into a force.
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Ramsey County jail inmate died of apparent natural causes
Nurses and correctional officers tried lifesaving measures, but paramedics pronounced the 38-year-old dead.
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University of St. Thomas student assaulted by a group in St. Paul
The victim tried to help a person he thought was on drugs, authorities say.
St. Paul
St. Thomas discussing what to do about campus building named after slave-owning bishop
Nineteenth-century Iowa Bishop Mathias Loras oversaw the area that later became Minnesota.
East Metro
Charges: St. Paul man poisoned ex-wife at Roseville park
The victim nearly died of organophosphate poisoning, doctors said.
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With oil painting, Max the Cat to be enshrined in Macalester College library
A California artist and fan will create the artwork.
St. Paul
St. Paul will cut down thousands of ash trees next year but can't afford replanting
Budget cuts will mean delaying planting new trees until 2022.
St. Paul
St. Paul protest includes brief march onto Interstate 94
About 400 people were marching to protest the lack of more serious charges against officers involved in Breonna Taylor's death.
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Former University of St. Thomas student pleads guilty to making bomb threat
Three bomb threats alleged, all in 2019.
Local
U testing dorm sewage for COVID-19 at Twin Cities, Duluth campuses
The University of Arizona and Utah State University recently quarantined and tested hundreds of students after dorm wastewater samples led to the discovery of undetected COVID-19 cases.
East Metro
Ramsey County sheriff goes live online, but not everyone's a fan
The sheriff's Facebook livestream has rankled members of the Ramsey County Board and city leaders, who say they expect more.
St. Paul
Chief: Budget cuts mean St. Paul police force will be smaller, less diverse
Chief Todd Axtell said 2021 budget cuts will mean canceling the police academy.
St. Paul
St. Paul will use CARES Act money for guaranteed income experiment
The City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to allocate more than $290,000.
East Metro
Ramsey County looks to reform cash bail system
Some low-risk suspects will be released without posting fee under plan.
St. Paul
Police ethics training takes on added resonance after death of George Floyd
In St. Paul, more than 600 officers will complete training this fall about doing what's right even if — and especially when — it's difficult.
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Top White House drug policy official visits Minnesota as meth and fentanyl surge in pandemic
Jim Carroll came to St. Paul to hear from law enforcement and other front-line workers on how COVID-19 is exacerbating the drug wave.
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Ramsey County Manager Ryan O'Connor has COVID, says his family struggled to get tested
O'Connor said he worries about those with fewer resources, less access.
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