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At St. Paul vigil, a community gathers and calls for peace
The head of the Catholic Church in the Twin Cities asked those attending a Thursday night prayer vigil at a historic St. Paul church to be like the parish’s patron saint, Peter Claver. Archbishop...
View ArticlePublic meeting to focus on possible merger for Boys Totem Town
The public is invited to attend a community meeting this week on Ramsey and Hennepin counties’ potential plans to build a shared residential treatment center for delinquent teens. The meeting will be...
View ArticleDrug overdoses drive need for expanded Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office
With drug overdoses steadily driving up the number of autopsies performed by the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office, more space to do the work is in order, county officials say. The Ramsey County...
View ArticleFish, canoe, climb for free at St. Paul’s Hidden Falls Park on Saturday
Paddle a canoe, shoot an arrow or scurry up a climbing wall at Hidden Falls Park on the Mississippi River in St. Paul this weekend. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and St. Paul Parks and...
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Man found living in home with two dead bodies for over a year released from jail
A man arrested after officers discovered him living for more than a year inside a White Bear Lake home with two dead bodies has been released from custody. Robert Kuefler, 59, was released from the...
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Ramsey County sets stage for another property tax increase in 2017
For the second year in a row, Ramsey County is poised to raise property taxes. Ramsey County commissioners set the maximum levy for 2017 at about $293 million at a board meeting Tuesday, according to...
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Person of interest in Vadnais Heights woman's disappearance arrested
St. Paul police on Tuesday arrested a man named a person of interest in the disappearance of a Vadnais Heights woman last seen in late August. Timothy James Barr, 51, of St. Paul was booked into the...
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Vadnais Heights woman still missing, but man charged with killing her
On the morning Michelle Lee Newell went missing Aug. 29, a friend and neighbor of the Vadnais Heights woman found something slipped inside her tennis shoes. “Stocking stuffers,” Carolyn Bain said...
View ArticleAt-a-glance, the Riverview Corridor
WHAT IS IT? A 12-mile stretch being studied for public transit improvements between downtown St. Paul, the airport and the Mall of America. NUMBER OF TRANSIT STUDIES CONDUCTED ON THE CORRIDOR: 5 TOTAL...
View ArticleStretch of Cedar Street in downtown St. Paul to close this week
A section of Cedar Street in downtown St. Paul will close temporarily this week to allow crews time to repair a sewer manhole. The street will close between East Sixth Street and East Seventh Street...
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St. Paul man arrested for pointing gun at police officer, complaint says
A St. Paul man was arrested this week after allegedly pointing a gun at a police officer who told him to put his hands behind his back after reportedly witnessing the man illegally selling cigarettes...
View ArticleRoseville names new community development director
Kari Collins has been named community development director for Roseville. The 32-year-old Maplewood native was appointed to the position last week. Collins has served on an interim basis in the role...
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Who wants to meet owls at Maplewood Nature Center?
Have you ever wanted to meet an owl? An eastern screech owl, at the UMN Raptor Center. (Pioneer Press archives: John Doman) Now’s your chance. The St. Paul Raptor center will host its Outstanding Owl...
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Roseville talks race and police, in wake of Philando Castile shooting
Roseville is hosting a conversation next week on the intersection of race, policing and the community. The forum will take place at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Roseville Skating Center, at 2661 Civic...
View ArticleWhite Bear Lake home where bodies languished called uninhabitable for now
The home where a White Bear Lake man lived with two bodies for over a year has been deemed temporarily uninhabitable. The house on the 4700 block of Sandra Lane was placarded by the city’s inspection...
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Light rail down St. Paul’s West 7th: Could it happen soon?
Politicians have been trying to find a better way to link downtown St. Paul to the airport via mass transit for the better part of the past two decades. The first study of the 12-mile Riverview...
View ArticleAt-a-glance: Riverview Corridor. What previous studies have found.
WHAT IS THE RIVERVIEW CORRIDOR? A 12-mile stretch being studied for public transit improvements between downtown St. Paul, the airport and the Mall of America. NUMBER OF TRANSIT STUDIES CONDUCTED ON...
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Helicopter broke apart as it fell, killing two
A helicopter that likely broke apart as it fell to the ground in a fiery blaze in Lino Lakes on Thursday left two people dead, officials say. A 47-year-old Blaine woman and a 48-year-old Minneapolis...
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Rosedale renovation aims for ‘Minnesota, up-north’ feel
If you did most of your Christmas shopping from your couch last year, Rosedale Center is looking at you. Work began this week on a large-scale expansion and renovation project at the suburban mall that...
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Election 2016: Ramsey County candidates
For candidate profiles in other east metro races, go to www.twincities.com/elections. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, DISTRICT 2, TWO SEATS Sue Jeffers Age: 59 Sue Jeffers What qualifies you to hold this...
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