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Man shot in stomach outside Rice Street bar, St. Paul police say

A person was shot within the stomach outside a North End bar late Wednesday afternoon, St. Paul police say. The victim was transported from the scene at Born’s Bar to Regions Hospital conscious and respiratory. He was expected to survive,...

Public invited to Rice Park holiday tree lighting (and Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Kick-Off) on Friday

It was Election Day, however it looked more like Christmas at Rice Park in downtown St. Paul on Tuesday. Bystanders craned their necks upward to look at a crew assemble a 40-foot artificial holiday tree for a lighting ceremony on...

Metro Transit seeks feedback on G Line stations along Rice, Robert streets

Metro Transit is looking for feedback on proposed bus rapid transit stations along Rice and Robert streets, the long run corridor of the G Line bus. The corridor, which generally follows the Route 62 and Route 68 bus routes, can...

St. Paul’s Rice Park unveils last a part of redesign: a high-tech lighting display

Rice Park unveiled on Wednesday the last a part of its redesign. Undated courtesy photo, circa July 2023, of artist Jeff Bartlett, who created LightWave, an animated LED light installation now in place in Rice Park in downtown St. Paul. ...

St. Paul Sears site on Rice Street sells for $7 million

The south entrance to the previous Sears store on Rice St. in St. Paul on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Shuttered since early 2019, the location near the state Capitol has been sold to recent owners. (John Autey / Pioneer...

Discovery of psychedelics lab in Rice County basement results in arrest

Photo by Scott Rodgerson on Unsplash Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Bring Me the News’ Tommy Wiita reports law enforcement has made an arrest after finding a psychedelics lab in a Rice County basement. The Grand Forks...

Met Council: Rice Street express bus, road redo amongst 91 transportation projects to receive federal funding boost

Plans to reconstruct a two-mile stretch of Rice Street in St. Paul are poised to receive a significant money infusion. So is a proposed express bus from Burnsville to Rice Street and University Avenue, three legs of downtown St....

Hallmark Channel Christmas Cams feature Rice Park’s Tree of Lights in St. Paul

It’s starting to look loads like Christmas, and if you happen to need proof, take a look at the Hallmark Channel’s online live cams. A menu of options allows visitors to zoom into five of probably the most festive...

‘Pac-Man,’ ‘Mortal Kombat’ and inexpensive housing? Appointment-only classic arcade anchors remodeled housing at Rice and University.

Some guys spent the early days of the pandemic staining their porch deck or learning guitar. Health care communications consultant Peter Riemenschneider bought and refurbished seven units of inexpensive housing at Rice and University avenues in St. Paul, anchored...

Downtown St. Paul’s Rice Park to host holiday tree lighting on Saturday

Because the seasons change, there are multiple things to count on: the times will grow shorter, the air will grow colder and the vacation lights at downtown St. Paul’s Rice Park will shine until January. The town’s annual tree-lighting celebration...
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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...