Record home price appreciation to continue in 2022, economist says: What it could mean for first-time buyers

Home prices rose significantly in 2021, and now one economist is predicting this appreciation will continue into 2022. Homeowners stand to gain the most from the continued price increases.

2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in Minnesota's Twin Cities area

Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Whether its in-person or virtually, here are ways you can celebrate the legacy of MLK in the Twin Cities area:

COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Minnesota: What to know

As the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to surge in Minnesota, vaccine mandates in Minneapolis and St. Paul begin Wednesday, Jan. 19. But what does that mean? Here's a breakdown of what you need to know about the vaccine mandate and its impacts:

Help local nonprofit wrap families in need in warmth

Have any new or gently used blankets? Drop them off at any of four locations across the metro from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 15. A local nonprofit will use them to help keep families in need warm.

Minneapolis, St. Paul requiring proof of COVID vaccination for restaurants, bars

Minneapolis and St. Paul will start requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test at places were people eat and drink including restaurants, bars and entertainment venues.

Supreme Court ruling scrambles vaccine mandate plans in Minneapolis, St. Paul

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that blocks the Biden administration from enforcing vaccine-or-test mandates against employees at large companies will have wide-ranging effects in Minnesota.

World-renowned Minnesota jazz musician to headline music festival in Cuba

Nachito Herrera, an internationally known jazz musician and White Bear Lake resident, is returning to his native country for the first time since recovering from a nearly deadly case of COVID-19.

Minnesota sells warehouse once planned as COVID-19 morgue

The fate of a warehouse once purchased by the state for possible COVID-related morgue storage has been determined.

Minneapolis, St. Paul business reactions mixed over new vaccine mandate

Twin Cities business owners are split over Wednesday’s mandate requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to dine in Minneapolis and St. Paul restaurants.

Vaccine mandate impact on entertainment venues in Minneapolis, St. Paul
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Along with impact on major sports centers like Target Center and Xcel Energy Center, the new regulation will also apply to small businesses in the Twin Cities that serve food and drinks indoors, like wedding venues, catering halls, movie theaters, and bowling alleys.

Minneapolis, St. Paul restaurant owners divided on vaccine mandate
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Twin Cities business owners are split over Wednesday?s mandate requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to dine in Minneapolis and St. Paul restaurants. The owners from The Loon Cafe and the Hark! Cafe share their thoughts with FOX 9.

Plymouth woman crowned as 2022 Klondike Kate winner
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Congratulations to Tina Hacker from Plymouth, Minnesota. She's the 2022 Klondike Kate winner, a tradition of the St. Paul Winter Carnival since 1971. The Winter Carnival will be open from January 28 to February 6.

Minneapolis, St. Paul requiring proof of COVID vaccination for restaurants, bars I FOX 9
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Minneapolis and St. Paul will start requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test at places were people eat and drink including restaurants, bars and entertainment venues.

Man dead after shooting in St. Paul's Hamline-Midway neighborhood

Police in St. Paul are searching for suspects and witnesses in connection to a shooting in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood that left a man dead Monday night.

Charges: Man broke into St. Paul apartment, fatally stabbed woman

A 38-year-old man was charged Monday with breaking into a woman’s apartment in St. Paul over the weekend and fatally stabbing her.