North St. Paul News

This column is dedicated to the late, great Don Boxmeyer. Funny how life works out sometimes.

While I was walking on the Gateway State Trail on the afternoon of Oct. 27, I was mugged by a couple of young men who knocked me to the ground, tossed my glasses in the grass and took off with my wallet.

The conservative Freedom Foundation of Minnesota studied requests for broadband stimulus funds in the state and found what they call "dubious projects," including "a $5.2 million proposal by the city of Minneapolis that includes a provision to provide laptops or iPod Touches to "underserved" residents, courtesy of taxpayers." Says the group: Other ...

No one was injured in a drive-by shooting on North St. Paul early Sunday morning, police said, but one of the shots hit a nearby church.

The Arden Hills City Council is again showing it doesn't care what the public wants .

A A A A Five Thief River Falls-based pastors met with the Pennington County Board of Commissioners last week to discuss homelessness in Thief River Falls.

A t 16, Michael Quick of Maplewood headed back to classes this fall with new insights into his own abilities, new inner strength and a whole lot of new friends, thanks to the Minnesota Youth Leadership Academy.

The Minnesota attorney general is suing two out-of-state companies for selling bogus health and long-term care insurance to vulnerable people in urgent need of coverage.

A few Minnesota cities are heading toward greener pastures - and taller landmarks.

In the last couple of weeks, there have been some interesting animal sightings around Minnesota.

St. Paul, MN -- Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson today issued a Consumer Alert entitled a oeBeware of Employment Scamsa and warned people looking for jobs in the tough economy to be on guard against employment scams.

Is it a soup? A stew? Does it turn out better at a church, a fire department or a bar? Is there really squirrel in it? Find out for yourself: Booya season is in full swing in the Twin Cities.

MNBear-North St Paul,0147 Minn. DNR defends fatal shooting of black bear Eds: APNewsNow.

A black bear was spotted meandering through North St. Paul this morning, at times near schools and running through yards.

The manager of the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center and his band from the 1970s will be inducted into the Mid-America Music Hall of Fame, formerly the Minnesota Rock and Roll and Country Music Hall of Fame, this weekend in Sherburn.

My life changed on Sept. 7. I will never be the same after receiving the phone call about North St.

Three things I picked up after returning to the Saintly City from Sin City last week: A TRUE HERO That's what folks in the know tell me and newsroom colleague Jason Hoppin about Maplewood police officer Julie Olson as more details emerge from the Sept.

North Branch American Legion, under the command of Steve Wacha, offered a free lunch today, Sept.

CAPTCHA Class-action suit accuses Wells Fargo of discrimination by neighborhood Via Minnesota Independent: According to Cappello, Wells Fargo introduced a program in 2002 called "Loan Economics," which gave loan officers the authority to offer discounts to loan applicants.

Critter didn't want to be a hero. At 57, the oldest officer on the North St. Paul police force, also known as "Grandpa Rick" by colleagues, took his ribbing and preferred what he called "cruising under the radar." In fact, based on how people described him, Richard Crittenden likely would have told the thousands of enforcement officers and ...