Local
January 15, 2021
Judge Donovan Frank, right, gave a private citizenship ceremony to Aung Myat, left, and Bway Paw, center, with help from their son Way Htoo, at their

Karen couple become U.S. citizens in special private naturalization ceremony at St. Paul home

The couple took the oath of allegiance at home due to the husband's ailing health.
Local
January 15, 2021

Karen couple become U.S. citizens in special private ceremony at St. Paul home

The couple took the oath of allegiance at home due to the husband's ailing health.
Curious Minnesota
January 15, 2021
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Did Ford make millions of windows from sand mined beneath its plant?

Henry Ford chose the St. Paul site carefully. Minnesota was a central location, and the plant was sitting on a mine — not of gold, but of pure, white silica sand.
Local
January 14, 2021
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Minnesota public safety officials suggest avoiding Capitol this weekend

Amid warnings of possible violence, officials ask those without "planned activity or business" at Capitol to stay away.
Local
January 14, 2021
A shooting death in September had St. Paul police investigators on the East Side of St. Paul.

Amid pandemic, St. Paul reports 25% increase in violent crime

Record gun violence, May riots helped drive double-digit increases in all major crime categories last year except for rape and residential burglary.
Local
January 14, 2021
The Minnesota State Patrol and Capitol Security forces were keeping a watchful eye around the State Capitol Tuesday afternoon.

'Church Service' led by 'Storm the Capitol' organizer approved for State Capitol

Law enforcement has been on alert after credible threats of violence tied to Sunday events around country.
Local
January 13, 2021
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St. Paul to form reparations commission for descendants of enslaved people

The city also apologized for its role in institutional racism.
Local
January 13, 2021
FILE - The DoorDash app is shown on a smartphone on Feb. 27, 2020, in New York.

St. Paul caps delivery app fees

Minneapolis and Edina have already acted.
Local
January 13, 2021
Local
January 12, 2021
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Minnesota National Guard, security forces prepare amid threats of violence

Walz is deploying the Minnesota National Guard ahead of potentially violent protests.
Local
January 12, 2021
Dred Scott and his family were freed by Taylor Blow, wife to Henry in 1857. The St. Paul City Council has apologized for a series of historic scars, i

St. Paul City Council considers reparations for slavery

Commission would be created to look at options.
Local
January 12, 2021
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FBI warns of plans of violence by extremists at State Capitol this weekend

The anti-government Boogaloo movement has been scouting the grounds, the report said, with one follower expressing "his willingness to die."
East Metro
January 12, 2021
This rendering of the planned Gold Line shows what a bus-rapid transit vehicle and station could look like.

Gold Line BRT cost going up by $70 million for more park-and-ride spots

A park-and-ride facility and Washington County service center will be added at a Woodbury station.
Local
January 12, 2021

Rear-end crash on I-94 in downtown St. Paul leaves one dead

Speed appeared to be a factor in the crash according to a State Patrol report.
Local
January 12, 2021
Minnesota restaurants and bars resume indoor service, with restrictions

Minnesota restaurants and bars resume indoor service, with restrictions

Monday was the first day for Gov. Tim Walz's dial-back of his holiday shutdown to stem the COVID surge.
Local
January 11, 2021

Driver killed in collision with stolen car in St. Paul is ID'd; suspects remain at large

The driver who died was a mother of three, grandmother of four.
January 11, 2021

Minnesota restaurants and bars resume indoor service, with restrictions

Local
January 11, 2021

With new law degree in hand at 65, onetime NBA exec proves it's 'never too late'

Bob Whitsitt was the oldest of all who received a degree in a virtual ceremony for St. Paul's Mitchell Hamline School of Law.
Local
January 10, 2021
Police were investigating after a 3-year-old child was killed early Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, in the 1000 block of E. 3rd Street in St. Paul’s Dayton�

3-year-old killed in St. Paul; parents arrested

The death occurred early Sunday in the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood.

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