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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...

Concordia University in St. Paul to soak up Denver-area Platt College nursing program

Concordia University in St. Paul is absorbing Platt College within the Denver area, a small, for-profit nursing school with a complete enrollment of some 230 students. Because of this, Concordia’s nursing programs will now be offered on three campuses, including...

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...

University of St. Thomas picks Notre Dame professor for law school dean

After a national search, the University of St. Thomas School of Law has chosen its next dean. Daniel B. Kelly, a professor on the University of Notre Dame, can be the fourth dean of the law school in downtown Minneapolis,...

University of Minnesota responds to specific threats to students; suspect situated and contained

Northrop Auditorium, University of Minnesota Creative Commons/Cocoabiscuit Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. Update: The person suspected of targeting the University of Minnesota with deadly threats to students has been situated and contained, the varsity said early Thursday...

Firefighters reply to large blaze on St. Paul’s University Avenue

St. Paul firefighters are on the scene Wednesday of an overnight fire on University Avenue. No injuries have been reported, in line with Deputy Chief Roy Mokosso. Firefighters responded to the 900 block of West University Avenue about 3 a.m. and...

Opponents of University of St. Thomas sports arena at Cretin and Grand file legal appeal

Attorneys for a coalition of residents against a planned basketball and hockey arena on the University of St. Thomas south campus have submitted a 44-page legal transient outlining their objections to the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Fairmount Avenue resident Don...

Met Council backs real estate in Highland Bridge, University Avenue, East Seventh, Maplewood

The Metropolitan Council, the seven-county metro’s regional planning agency, approved a series of grants this week to back inexpensive housing and job creation, much of it along transit corridors. One set of “Livable Communities” grants will support transit-oriented development in...

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...

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...
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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...