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A stabbing incident in St. Paul's Highland Park neighborhood has left one man dead and another man seriously injured in the 1100 block of Bowdoin Street.
The arrests stem from an undercover investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s human trafficking task force and the St. Paul Police Department on July 27 and 28.
Family seeks answers after inmate death in Anoka County jail
According to a statement from the Anoka County Sheriff's Office, Cristian Rivera-Coba, of Minneapolis, became unresponsive while being attended to by a detention deputy and medical staff on July 21.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has canceled an Amber Alert issued overnight for a 2-year-old boy, reporting early Sunday that the child was found safe and a suspect taken into custody.
St. Paul Mayor Carter vetoes tax-raising early childhood education ballot measure
Mayor Melvin Carter vetoed a resolution that would ask voters in St. Paul’s 2024 election whether to raise the property tax levy to pay for early childhood care and learning for low income families in the city.
Oaxaca basketball tradition finds a Minnesota home
This weekend, more than 20 amateur basketball teams comprised of players with personal ties to Oaxaca, Mexico, will be in Austin, Minn., for a fierce competition. But the annual tournament is also a cultural bridge in a town that’s unusually diverse.