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Teen sentenced to 32 years in random shooting of businesswoman driving in St. Paul

A young person who carried out a drive-by shooting in St. Paul, killing a bystander, received a 32-year prison term Tuesday. Yuliya (Julia) Li, a 34-year-old businesswoman driving home from looking for a banquet, died last 12 months. Melvin Dump Williams...

With ‘Kia Challenge’ driving thefts of Kias and Hyundais, each makers offering local clinics for software upgrades

Nearly 60 percent of vehicles stolen in Minneapolis this 12 months have been Hyundais or Kias, and St. Paul has seen the identical pattern in one-third of auto thefts. Now, each automobile manufacturers are holding free mobile clinics in...

How much money from outside Minneapolis is driving this yr’s City Council race?

Independent expenditure mailers sent by each All of Mpls and Minneapolis for the Many supporting candidates in Minneapolis City Council races. MinnPost photo illustration by Kyle Stokes The accusation has flown from either side of this yr’s heated Minneapolis...

Public safety officials talk drugged driving, traffic safety as legalization of recreational marijuana nears

Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. KAAL’s Brandon Marshall reports public safety officials held a news conference Tuesday about traffic safety and drugged driving in light of recreational marijuana‘s impending legalization. KSTP’s Renée Cooper talked to Minneapolis Police...

Vikings rookie Jordan Addison cited for driving 140 mph in St. Paul

Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. The Minnesota Vikings first round pick Jordan Addison was cited for driving 140 miles per hour in his Lamborghini along I-94 early Thursday morning, Fox9 reports. The Vikings training camp...

Man sentenced to twenty years for murder for driving automobile into Minneapolis protesters

Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Nicholas D. KrausAt MPR, Amy Felegy and MPR News Staff report that a person was sentenced to 20 years in prison for intentionally driving his automobile into a girl protesting...

As Election Day approaches, MinnPost asks: What’s driving your vote?

Early voting happening on East Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis. MinnPost photo by Peter Callaghan Much has been said and written concerning the rural-urban divide since Donald Trump in 2016 won the presidency. While Trump didn't win Minnesota in 2016 or 2020,...

Why driving is bad for America

MinnPost photo by Bill Lindeke Walking along Dale Street  in St. Paul 8 years ago, I paused to look at an old man slowly climb right into a pickup truck stopped temporarily in the fitting lane. Inside seconds, a driver...
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St. Paul prevails in legal fight to raze, replace historic Hamline-Midway Library

Following 16 months of litigation, a Ramsey County district judge has given the town of St. Paul the go-ahead...
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St. Paul-based Securian Financial lays off 58 employees across departments

Securian Financial has notified 58 employees — roughly 2% of its total workforce — that their roles with the corporate are being eliminated in...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum seeks thirteenth term in rematch with May Lor Xiong in 4th District

Longtime St. Paul Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is in search of one other term in Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District and again faces May...

Believed to have been the oldest working nurse in Minnesota, Joyce Gimmestad retired at 88. She reflects on 7 many years in healthcare

Joyce Gimmestad hoped to succeed in 90 before retiring from being a nurse. Still, she retired on June 22, at 88, attributable to a...

Family of 83-year-old St. Paul man killed in hit-and-run: ‘We’ll forgive you. … Please turn yourself in’

For 30 years, John Bidon took each day runs around Lake Phalen near his St. Paul home. He’d stretch it out to 5 miles...