St. Paul

Como Zoo welcomes baby sloth after surprise birth

The Como Park Zoo and Conservatory welcomed its newest member on Wednesday after a sloth unexpectedly gave birth.

April 3, 2025 1:55pm CDT

St. Paul City Council set to vote on trash emergency

The St. Paul City Council is set to vote Wednesday on extending a state of emergency issued by Mayor Melvin Carter over the city's trash collection.

April 2, 2025 9:23am CDT

Man dies after being stabbed multiple times in St. Paul: Police

Police say a man is dead after a stabbing the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood of St. Paul late Monday night. No arrests have been made.

April 1, 2025 8:11am CDT

Mayor Carter issues emergency declaration to avoid trash hauling stoppage

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter issued an emergency declaration on Monday to keep trash collection running in the city ahead of an April 1 deadline.

March 31, 2025 5:01pm CDT

104-year-old WWII veteran recalls combat, Winston Churchill, and life surprises

A birthday party for a 104-year-old St. Paul native with a Hawaiian theme is perfectly appropriate the more you get to know him. Don Kostohryz is witty, loving, and his memory almost seems too good to be true.

March 30, 2025 10:15pm CDT

Gov. Walz orders state employees back to office, unions push back

Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday announced plans to require state employees to return to the office at least 50% of the time, a move that was met with immediate and forceful pushback from unions.

March 26, 2025 9:58pm CDT

St. Paul has April 1 deadline to solve trash company's land dispute

The City of St. Paul has five days to figure out a garbage hauler service's land agreement, or residents will have nobody to take away their trash.

March 26, 2025 7:01pm CDT

Fmr. Sen. Justin Eichorn granted release after prostitution sting arrest

A judge has again granted pre-trial release to former Minnesota state senator Justin Eichorn after police say he was caught in a prostitution sting allegedly trying to meet with a teen girl.

March 26, 2025 2:55pm CDT

Things to do in Minnesota: 5 things to do this weekend (March 28-30)

Wolves and Wild are in crunch mode, celebrating the music of Frank Sinatra and the Grateful Dead, and your chance to pick up some classic spring fashion, all going on this weekend in the Twin Cities.

March 24, 2025 4:51pm CDT