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Minnesota Frost to host first game of 2025-26 PWHL season
The first game of the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s opening weekend features the reigning two-time Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost, who host the Toronto Sceptres.
St. Paul opens the taps at new water treatment facility
St. Paul Regional Water Services opened a new treatment plant this week. The $250 million new facility replaces century-old infrastructure, and officials say it will now be easier to maintain.
St. Paul voters to decide ballot measure that would allow fines for ordinance violations
St. Paul voters will vote on a charter amendment that would allow the City Council to issue fines for ordinance violations. The ballot measure follows the council’s unanimous approval of the charter change in January.
Walking 161 miles in support of firefighter health
Minnesota firefighters Doug Foote and Kyle Bode completed a 161-mile walk from Duluth to St. Paul Sunday to raise funds for MnFIRE, a nonprofit working to keep firefighters healthy across the state.
After months of work to repair sinkhole damage, St. Paul's West Seventh Street fully reopens
For the first time in more than four months, traffic is flowing freely on West Seventh Street near Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul — after crews finished repairing damage caused by a sinkhole.
Candidates running for St Paul mayor met Wednesday at 7 p.m. to discuss the future of the city. This year’s election is on Nov. 4, 2025 and uses ranked-choice voting.
‘Don’t be complicit’: Protests over Israel’s war in Gaza disrupt Minnesota agencies
A relatively unknown board overseeing St. Paul’s water services has gotten a lot more attention recently, as it’s come under scrutiny from pro-Palestinian protesters for its ties with an Israeli cybersecurity company.
Several freeway closures planned in Twin Cities this weekend
As summer gives way to fall, there is still a lot of road construction underway across Minnesota. Drivers in the Twin Cities will have to navigate several major freeway closures this weekend.