Four candidates vie for a win in St. Paul’s special City Council election
Options to replace Mitra Jalali in St. Paul’s Ward 4 include the daughter of a former mayor and a DSA-endorsed contender.
July 15, 2025
St. Paul rallied to make Minnesota Yacht Club music fest its most rocking summer event
Tested by flooding last summer, city representatives welcome a third day and added buzz for the second annual rock festival.
July 15, 2025
Roper: Hennepin County’s lax hybrid work policy deserves more scrutiny
The county’s one-day-a-month minimum for hybrid workers bucks the trend of employers calling more people to the office.
AuthoredEric Roper
AuthoredEric RoperJuly 15, 2025
Filipino teachers are filling St. Paul school jobs, and they’re staying for the summer
A group of 19 educators began work in 2024-25, and more could be needed amid ongoing shortages.
July 15, 2025
Man exchanges gunfire with police in St. Paul grocery store, wounds 2 before turning gun on himself
“We have two shot, one in the leg, one in the hip,” emergency dispatch from the scene revealed. No officers were injured, police said.
July 14, 2025
Decades-long sentence for murder of chef at memorial gathering in St. Paul
Gunman from St. Louis Park allegedly killed one person then said to others nearby, “Who else wants it?”
July 12, 2025
Summit Avenue residents plan new lawsuit over bike lane
Save Our Streets, a group of St. Paul neighbors worried about the bicycle trail plan, are preparing another round of protests.
July 11, 2025
St. Paul teen lured 3 women to alley and raped them during meet-ups, charges say
Two of the assaults occurred while the victim was threatened with a weapon, according to the charges.
July 11, 2025
Travel headaches ahead as portions of 3 Twin Cities area freeways close for weekend
Drivers on I-494, I-35E and I-694 will face long detours. Part of the Green Line will shut down, too.
July 11, 2025
St. Paul youth find their voices with summer songwriting group
The St. Paul GetDown gives up-and-coming performers space and support to make art.
July 11, 2025
Roper: The community steps up to save Loring Park’s dandelion fountain
Half a century after it opened, the Berger Fountain is in need of large-scale repairs. It hasn’t operated in five years.AuthoredEric Roper
AuthoredEric RoperJuly 10, 2025
Science Museum of Minnesota to lay off 43 workers
The museum cited declining attendance and decreased federal and state funding as factors.
July 10, 2025
