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Police fatally shoot suspect in ‘cold-blooded’ killing of artist in St. Paul’s Lowertown
St. Paul police say the suspect in an apparently random homicide in the city’s Lowertown neighborhood on Wednesday evening was fatally shot by police early Thursday as officers tried to arrest him southwest of the Twin Cities.
What will it take to revitalize downtown St. Paul?
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with Downtown Alliance President Joe Spencer and Tim Niver, owner and operator of restaurants Mucci’s and Saint Dinette, about the state of downtown St. Paul.
7 Ramsey County homicide cases under review amid scrutiny of former medical examiner
The seven cases are the last of more than 200 where former Dr. Michael McGee provided key testimony. His work fell under scrutiny after a 2021 order from a federal appeals judge called into question McGee’s testimony in the killing of college student Dru Sjodin.
Utility crews continue work to restore power to thousands of Minnesotans in wake of storms
Utility crews were back out Wednesday across the Twin Cities and surrounding areas of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Thousands of homes and businesses remained without power in the wake of storms earlier in the week.
This St. Paul food truck spent the summer giving children and teens more free meals than ever before 
St. Paul Public Schools’ bright green food truck served triple the number of meals than it did in 2022. The program was broadened and designed to reach youth who live in and around neighborhoods where at least 50 percent of households qualify for free and reduced meals, but there’s no income requirement to receive the food.
Severe storms cause damage across southern Minnesota, delay opening of State Fair
Strong thunderstorms rolled across parts of Minnesota — including the Twin Cities — early Tuesday. And tens of thousands of Minnesotans remained without power in the wake of an earlier round of severe weather Monday night.
Authorities investigating source of two sheens spotted on Mississippi River
State and local agencies are investigating the source of a substance that left a two-mile long sheen on the Mississippi River on Tuesday between Coon Rapids and Fridley. A second, smaller sheen was detected Wednesday.