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St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter celebrates progress in State of the City address
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter celebrated progress in public safety and housing in his annual State of the City address Monday — and vowed to keep up progress in the midst of federal funding cuts and policy changes.
City of St. Paul condemns downtown parking ramp, closes skyway connections
The city of St. Paul has condemned a major downtown parking ramp, alleging the building owner has not been properly maintaining the facility. The ramp is owned by Madison Equities, which walked away from the nearby Alliance Bank Center last month.
St. Paul mayor appoints Matt Privratsky to vacant City Council seat
Matt Privratsky will serve as the interim council member until August, when the city will hold a special election to fill the seat vacated by the previous Council President Mitra Jalali.
Alleged drunk driver charged in crash that killed Twin Cities restaurant founder
David Burley, co-owner of the Blue Plate restaurant group in the Twin Cities, was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon in western Wisconsin. St. Croix County prosecutors on Monday charged Andre Lamont Mathews, 33, with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.