Report’s author points to ‘good news’ about Twin Cities heroin, meth use
In a report laden with accounts of how heroin and other opiates continue to ensnare drug users across Minnesota, Carol Falkowski pointed to some good news. The number of opiate-related overdose deaths...
View ArticleWith a dozen projects on tap, St. Paul’s W. 7th Street braces for change
Some residents along West Seventh Street used to feel a need to defend their neighborhood. Dotted with small coffee shops, one-room art galleries and eclectic housing that sometimes shows its age, it...
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St. Paul Port Authority to partner with new Macy’s developer
After more than six months of attempting to work out a plan for redeveloping the former Macy’s building in downtown St. Paul with Oppidan Investment Co., the St. Paul Port Authority is going in a...
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Cray Inc. said to be leaving downtown St. Paul for Mall of America
Cray Inc., a supercomputer company, is poised to relocate its downtown St. Paul offices to a new building at the Mall of America, according to a source familiar with the deal. Officials with...
View ArticlePublic meeting Tuesday on St. Paul-to-Forest Lake Rush Line
Residents and businesses on White Bear Avenue and Maryland Avenue are invited to attend a neighborhood meeting Tuesday to discuss the Rush Line. Related ArticlesMajor road work up ahead: I-694, I-94,...
View ArticleSt. Paul Port Authority now has a partner in Macy’s site redevelopment
The St. Paul Port Authority will partner with Hempel Cos. on the $60 million redevelopment of the former Macy’s site in downtown St. Paul. The board of commissioners for the agency’s nonprofit...
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Much of former downtown St. Paul Macy’s will become … parking
After more than two years of anticipation and attempts at deal-making with various developers, the home of the last major retailer in downtown St. Paul is poised to become a whole lot of parking....
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Limo rides, cranberry juice and hugs: Remembering Prince
People place flowers under Prince's star on the side of First Avenue nightclub in Minneapolis on Thursday. Prince helped put the legendary club on the map when he filmed his 1984 movie "Purple Rain"...
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Prince’s death investigation: No signs of suicide or foul play, sheriff says
Questions about the cause of Prince’s death may take a while to be answered. A medical examiner based in Anoka County conducted an autopsy on the body of the legendary music artist Friday. It was...
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St. Paul will share plans for downtown river bluff promenade
St. Paul is hosting a community meeting Thursday to update the public on the latest plans for the proposed river balcony project in the city’s downtown. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman Mayor Chris Coleman...
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Downtown St. Paul employer Cray moving 350 jobs to MOA
Cray Inc. on Tuesday made it official: The growing employer in downtown St. Paul is relocating to the suburbs. The company issued a statement Tuesday afternoon confirming its plans to become the anchor...
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Developers compete to overhaul former TCAAP site in Arden Hills
Years after Ryan Companies abandoned its previous plans to overhaul the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant in Arden Hills, the company is asking for a second chance. Now that the Superfund site’s...
View ArticleThanks to new train zone, northern suburbs about to get a lot quieter
What some city officials have described as the loudest issue of their careers in government is expected to soon fade out. Trains that began to pass through the northern suburbs in increasing numbers in...
View ArticleWhat’s next for this prime spot on St. Paul’s Grand Avenue?
An Apple Store? A Mexican restaurant? A mix of businesses and apartments? Those are some of the rumors and wishes floating around about a prime piece of real estate along Grand Avenue near Macalester...
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See the world through this White Bear Lake dog’s-eye view
Tula, left, wears a GoPro camera as she plays with a new friend, Lexi, at the off-leash dog area at Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes Regional Park in White Bear Township on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. (Pioneer...
View ArticleMinneapolis police investigating fatal shooting in North Minneapolis
A man died Saturday after sustaining a gunshot wound in Minneapolis’ 4th Precinct. Police found the man lying on 27th Avenue North between Knox and James avenues about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, according to...
View ArticleMinnesota air quality has improved ‘dramatically’; advisory over
An air-quality advisory warning Minnesotans to limit outdoor activities as wildfires continue to rage in Canada has ended, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Air quality has improved...
View ArticlePilot killed when small plane crashes at Rush City Airport
A man is dead after an ultra-light airplane crashed at Rush City Airport in Rush City on Sunday morning. The plane crashed shortly after take-off about 10:30 a.m., according to the Chisago County...
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Lowertown shooting suspect is decorated Marine rifleman
The man suspected of fatally shooting a woman in St. Paul’s Lowertown this weekend and wounding another man served as a rifleman in the United States Marine Corps for four years. Scott Alan Klund, 29,...
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Lowertown homicide suspect winked at cop during arrest, charges say
When police first arrived at the apartment in St. Paul’s Lowertown early Saturday morning, officers smelled fresh gunpowder and heard a man screaming, “I’m dying, I’m dying.” Scott Alan Klund, 29, was...
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