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St. Paul officers identified in shooting of man at Snelling and University

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says 4 St. Paul cops fired handguns or rifles in an incident Monday at Snelling and University avenues. They identified them and two other officers Wednesday who fired nonlethal rounds within the shooting of...

St. Paul police shoot person near Snelling and University avenues

St. Paul cops shot an individual on Monday night near Snelling and University avenues. The person was taken to Regions Hospital. Information wasn’t immediately available about his condition. No officers were injured within the incident just before 8 p.m. Initial emergency radio...

On St. Paul’s Snelling Avenue, 34 trees to be removed next week from St. Clair to Grand avenues

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will temporarily close some Snelling Avenue travel lanes in each directions next week because it removes 34 trees between St. Clair and Grand avenues in St. Paul. The tree removal will run from Monday...

Marshall Avenue Flats to feature 98 units of inexpensive housing near Marshall and Snelling

With a serious boost from the town of St. Paul and other partners, PAK Properties and the HBG Group are moving closer toward starting work on a brand new six-story, 98-unit inexpensive rental housing development at Marshall Avenue and...

Suburban favorite Andiamo set to open on Snelling Avenue next yr

St. Paul’s Italian food scene will grow one size larger next month: Longtime East Metro favorite Andiamo Italian Ristorante is headed our way. The restaurant, which has locations in Eagan and Woodbury, plans to open a 3rd spot on Snelling...

Stage 1 of recent Midway development: An enormous loon at St. Paul’s University and Snelling avenues

An enormous loon retreating — the logo of the Minnesota United soccer team — will soon land on the corner of University and Snelling avenues in St. Paul. The loon statue, a everlasting installation measuring some 35 feet tall with...

Former Great Fans shop on Snelling Ave. could develop into Little Africa Plaza — a pan-African grocery, museum, office and retail center

Standing in front of the long-vacant Great Fans and Blinds shop on Snelling Avenue, Gene Gelgelu talks up his $4.5 million dream of converting the two-story constructing into “Little Africa Plaza,” the bustling industrial center of a community on...

Team behind Allianz Field presents scaled-down vision for development — starting with a sculpture garden at Snelling and University

Gone are the dual towers of offices and housing above a multi-level parking podium. A movie show and mixed-use “live-work” spaces not line the concept drawings. As a substitute, after seven years without visible progress, the updated vision for real...

Fort Snelling State Park to reopen Monday

Fort Snelling State Park will reopen Monday after being closed resulting from flooding from the Mississippi River. Nevertheless, some areas remain closed resulting from continued high water conditions, ongoing cleanups, and trail maintenance, in response to the state Department of...

Habanero Tacos to open soon on Snelling Ave. in St. Paul

Habanero Tacos Grill, which began as a food truck, but now operates a bricks-and-mortar restaurant in Minneapolis’ Longfellow neighborhood, is opening a second eatery in St. Paul. The Mexican taqueria will occupy the previous Jimmy John’s space at 80 N....
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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...