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A lifetime of service, filled with stories: WWII vet, former St. Paul firefighter turns 103.

Howard Seitzer looked back on a lifetime of service Wednesday, filled with stories, as family and friends gathered to wish him a joyful 103rd birthday. Seitzer flew air missions into Germany during World War II and later joined the St....

‘The Life and Art of Charles M. Schulz’ now open at MN History Center

It was 1950: The Korean War was starting and the Cold War was underway. Jell-O salads were trending at dinner parties and Disney’s “Cinderella” was playing on the massive screen. And, on Oct. 2, 1950, the “Peanuts” comic strip by...

‘The Life and Art of Charles M. Schulz’ opens Saturday at MN History Center

It was 1950: The Korean War was starting and the Cold War was underway. Jell-O salads were trending at dinner parties and Disney’s “Cinderella” was playing on the large screen. And, on Oct. 2, 1950, the “Peanuts” comic strip by...

‘It could have saved Amir’s life’: Family praises recent no-knock warrant restrictions in Minnesota

“No-knock warrants just like the one which resulted in Amir’s senseless death is the difficulty that Minnesota and our entire nation must cope with,” Andre Locke, the daddy of Amir, told lawmakers during emotional testimony to the House Public...

Reappraising ‘The state that works’: Part II, racial disparities belie ‘the great life’

“Reappraising Minnesota” is a commentary series that seeks to re-evaluate Minnesota’s basic condition today and its evolution since 1973, when a Time magazine cover story praised it as “A State That Works.’’  The creator is Dane Smith, who wrote about...

Reappraising ‘The state that works’: Part II, racial disparities belie ‘the great life’

“Reappraising Minnesota” is a commentary series that seeks to re-evaluate Minnesota’s basic condition today and its evolution since 1973, when a Time magazine cover story praised it as “A State That Works.’’  The creator is Dane Smith, who wrote about...

Living with anxiety? What to know when buying life insurance

In america, 6.8 million adults struggle with generalized anxiety disorder, in accordance with the Anxiety & Depression Association of America. This implies they experience a way of worry most days, and these feelings can creep into their personal, social...

Ojeda-Zapata: Little Free Libraries modified my life — once I took them seriously

I’ve long admired those Little Free Library box-on-pole creations arrange outside hundreds of Minnesota homes to traffic within the drug to beat all drugs — books. I see the book shacks in all places I'm going. Because it happens, my...

Living beyond diagnoses, Uma Oswald goals for a life ‘in recovery’ from mental illness 

For Uma Oswald, it feels essential to acknowledge that, while symptoms of mental illness will be treated and put into remission, those symptoms can also reoccur. And that doesn’t should be the tip of the world. MinnPost photo by Andy...

Nicholas Firkus gets life sentence for wife Heidi’s murder he blamed on intruder

Nearly 13 years since Heidi Firkus was shot in her St. Paul home, her husband was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the opportunity of parole for premeditated murder. Heidi Firkus (Courtesy of Erickson family) A jury found Nicholas Firkus,...
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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...