Minnesota leaders discuss plans to increase COVID-19 testing

There were lots of questions today for the Minnesota Health Department from a legislative panel on how this will work and how it might get us back to a new normal.

Gillette Children's team shifts from fabricating prosthetics to making masks

From fabricating prosthetics and wheelchairs to now making masks, a team from the Orthotics, Prosthetics and Seating Department at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare is using their sewing skills to help their fellow hospital workers during COVID-19 pandemic.

Man caught dragging girlfriend's body down St. Paul street in February charged with murder

Police have filed murder charges against a St. Paul man caught by officers dragging his girlfriend's body to a car in February, in an attempt, he claimed, to get her to the hospital.

Woman rescued after she rappelled down Ford Bridge to fish

A woman had to be rescued on the Mississippi River after she rappelled down the Ford Bridge in St. Paul and got stuck, according to Commander Eric Bradt with the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office.

St. Paul Saints season delayed until at least early July

Fans of the St. Paul Saints are going to have to wait a while to watch their favorite team play at CHS Field in 2020.

One man killed in St. Paul double shooting

A double shooting in St. Paul on Saturday has left one man dead and another in the hospital for treatment.

Metro Transit reduces light rail train service to 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Metro Transit says it will only run its light rail trains between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. daily in yet another reduction of service due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Police: Woman injured during tent removal at St. Paul recreation center

A woman was injured Wednesday when a parks and recreation worker in St. Paul, Minnesota attempted to remove the tent she was staying in after he was told it was unoccupied. 

Minnesota bill would centralize storage of rape kits

A new bill in the Minnesota senate would change the way the state handles, stores and tracks rape kits. The goal is a centralized, standardized system designed to better serve survivors of sexual assault. 

Parts of Fort Snelling State Park closed due to spring flooding

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has closed several parts of Fort Snelling State Park due to flooding from the spring thaw. 

Break-in at St. Paul, Minnesota home leads to hours-long standoff

A break-in at a home in St. Paul, Minnesota led to an hours-long standoff between the suspect and police Wednesday night. 

St. Paul closing playgrounds, sports courts amid COVID-19 pandemic

In the wake of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's stay-at-home order extension, the City of St. Paul is closing all of its playgrounds, sports courts and skate parks.

Minnesota's newest attorney sworn in curbside due to COVID-19

Outside of the Minnesota Judicial Center in St. Paul Wednesday morning, Brian A. Philbrook was sworn in as the state's newest attorney.

Sheriff calls St. Paul high rise a potential 'cruise ship on steroids'

The Skyline Tower along Interstate 94 in St. Paul has become 24 floors of high anxiety. Residents said it is impossible to socially distance in the crowded public housing high rise with its crowded elevators, narrow hallways, and shared common areas.

Twin Cities pandemic lessons from the 'Spanish Flu' of 1918

Minneapolis and St. Paul took very different approaches to the last pandemic, the so-called ‘Spanish Flu’ of 1918, and the politics and policies that played out then parallel the current coronavirus.  

Twin Cities leaders say need for protective gear is ‘staggering’

Two trillion dollars will soon be pumped into the U.S. economy and leaders for cities like Minneapolis and St. Paul say the funds are badly needed to support local businesses and those who lost their jobs due to COVID-19.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's bodyguard has recovered from coronavirus

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is self-quarantining and working from home for 14 days after a member of his security detail tested positive for the coronavirus, but that State Trooper has now recovered, the Governor announced Thursday.