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Intersection where St. Paul man and dog were killed had been made dark by copper wire thieves

The way in which Laurel-Lee Wirtz sees it, she lost her husband of nearly 40 years, the love of her life, to copper wire thieves. It was just after 8 p.m. on Sunday — Christmas Eve — when Steve and...

St. Paul police ID pedestrian and dog killed in Christmas Eve crash

A person who died along along with his dog after they were struck by a driver on Christmas Eve was identified Tuesday as a 64-year-old from St. Paul. Steven Wirtz was crossing West Maryland Avenue at Park Street within the...

St. Paul Christmas Eve crash: Police ID 65-year-old pedestrian and his dog, who were each killed

A person who died, along together with his dog, after they were struck by a driver on Christmas Eve was identified Tuesday as a 64-year-old from St. Paul. Steven Wirtz was crossing West Maryland Avenue at Park Street within the...

Man and his dog hit by a automobile and killed in St. Paul on Sunday night

A person and his dog were hit by a automobile and killed while crossing a St. Paul street on Sunday night, authorities said. A Ford Taurus heading east struck the duo as they moved across Maryland Avenue West near Park...

St. Paul murder charge: Man killed on University Avenue had back to shooter

E’Shaun Maurice Funches called his friend Wednesday afternoon and asked for a ride. Once they pulled as much as a store along University Avenue in St. Paul, Funches hopped out and started firing, killing a 30-year-old man who was standing...

Man killed in St. Paul shooting identified; 21-year-old jailed

A person fatally shot in St. Paul on Wednesday has been identified as a 30-year-old. Alfonzo Armstead died at Regions Hospital. Officers found him on the southwest corner of University Avenue and Arundel Street after responding to a 911 call...

Twin Cities comedian and Hmong community advocate Tou Ger Xiong kidnapped, killed in Colombia

Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Frederick Melo of the Pioneer Press reports Twin Cities comedian and Hmong community advocate Tou Ger Xiong was kidnapped and killed in Colombia while on vacation there. He was a...

St. Paul police release body camera video of shootout that injured officer, killed man

Seconds after a St. Paul police officer exited his squad automotive, a person ducked behind a automotive before shooting on the officer and the officer fired back, videos released by the police department Tuesday show. Officer Michael Tschida was shot...

Hmong comedian Tou Ger Xiong kidnapped, killed in Colombia

Authorities in Medellin, Colombia have identified the body of a person who was found stabbed multiple times as that of Twin cities comedian Tou Ger Xiong, who grew up in St. Paul and was widely referred to as an...

Cashier killed while working at Loring Park grocery remembered as ‘neighborhood pillar’

Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Renée Cooper of KSTP-TV talked to those that knew “neighborhood pillar” Robert Skafte, a longtime cashier at Oak Grove Grocery in Minneapolis’ Loring Park neighborhood. Skafte was killed contained in...
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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...