8+ hour, 39+ min ago   (1037+ words) With the St. Paul Police Department about 50 officers below its budgeted strength, the department says it has continued to have to backfill with overtime. The department’s authorized strength is 616 officers this year, but for at least five years it has…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (528+ words) Washington County and the Minnesota Land Trust were awarded more than $2.8 million by the state to preserve natural habitats in Washington County, according to the county. “Washington County is home to some of the highest-quality natural land in the Twin…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (733+ words) The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office said Friday that two St. Paul police officers were legally justified when they shot and wounded a suspected car thief who pointed a handgun at them on an Interstate 94 on-ramp in downtown St. Paul. Elliot…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1162+ words) Dylan James Severson was killed in December 2024 by a drunk driver who crashed head on into his car in St. Paul. A few weeks before, the 18-year-old graduate of Cochrane-Fountain City High School in western Wisconsin was accepted into nearby…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (171+ words) Veterans will be able to receive free haircuts through the newly started Cuts 4 Vets program at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday. Haircuts will be given by incarcerated barbers in the Street Cuts barbershop inside the facility....

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (274+ words) After putting a key decision on hold last month regarding a possible partial merger with the Minneapolis Area Chamber of Commerce, the board of the St. Paul Area Chamber voted Tuesday to further develop its strategy, with the goal of…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (788+ words) LITTLE FALLS, Minn. — The new Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum is gearing up for its grand opening weekend Sept. 11 to 13. The Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum, 21702 Haven Road, Little Falls, is along Highway 371 at the Randall exit, near Camp Ripley....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1437+ words) Growing up as the daughter of a single mother hard-pressed to make ends meet in Green Bay, Wis., Liza Sterletske suffered schoolyard bullying over her lisp and hand-me-down clothes, but found refuge burrowing her head in books at her local…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (708+ words) I am writing to call attention to a serious matter regarding recent vandalism along Shepard Road. Last week, several newly installed street and safety lights were found vandalized along the river pathway near Randolph Avenue. This level of vandalism is…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1695+ words) Despite best efforts in the four weeks leading up to the closure of the Pig’s Eye site on Aug. 5, that’s exactly what happened. The size of the Randolph encampment tripled to more than 140 residents, giving the mayor’s office pause. So…...