White Bear Lake
Politics
LOVE: Minnesota Shelter Saved From Closure by Anonymous Donor
With winter weather encroaching (no really, it's bound to happen), our state's most vulnerable citizens will need a warm and safe place to stay. A shelter with a bed is one of those bare-minimums that can save a life. A shelter in Minneapolis was set to permanently close in just...
The latest St. Paul icon
The Midway neighborhood in St. Paul got a new addition this week, a ginormous loon statue. The 33-foot-tall and 88-foot-wide bird is positioned outside of Allianz Field near the Snelling Avenue stop on the Metro Green Line. Scottish artist Andy Scott designed the piece. In a 2023 interview with MPR News ahead of the installation, Scott said he was asked to come up with sketches for the loon statue. While...
Roaming Cows and Tipped Outhouses: The Minnesota Halloween Story You Won’t Believe
Welcome to October, where spooky reigns supreme! Get ready to dive into the hilariously bizarre origin of a beloved Minnesota Halloween tradition. In a time when Halloween wasn't nearly as popular as it is today, one Minnesota town was fed up with kids doing tricks rather than enjoying treats, so they did something about it, and started a Halloween tradition that is still going strong today.
Voter guide: St. Paul's child care ballot question
St. Paul voters will decide in November whether to raise property taxes to create a city-funded child care program for low-income families.Why it matters: The ballot measure will force St. Paul to decide whether its city government should be responsible for a limited, local solution to a nationwide calamity: the free market's failure to provide adequate, affordable child care.The big picture: Minnesota has aid programs to help low-income families pay for child care, but they don't cover all costs.This year and next, the state has increased those programs' funding by $250 million — but much of the spending is temporary,...
Anoka Social District to shut down for season Oct. 6
ANOKA, Minn. — It's last call of sorts in Anoka, where the city is putting the wraps on its downtown Social District for 2024. City leaders say the second trial run of the program - which allows visitors to wander a scenic stretch of downtown while eating, shopping and enjoying an alcoholic beverage - will officially end at 10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6.
St. Paul teachers ask for continued federal funding after pandemic-era program ends
St. Paul teachers marched outside Adams Spanish Immesion School on Monday to call for continued federal funding for programs that include the arts, after-school activities, and remedial reading
Free pet microchipping event set for Monday in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — Three organizations dedicated to the welfare of pets in the Twin Cities are getting together to hold a free microchipping event Monday. Minneapolis Animal Care & Control (MACC) is partnering with Best Friends Animal Society and the North Minneapolis Pet Resource Center to stage the clinic, which will take place at North Commons Recreation Center (1801 N. James Ave., Minneapolis) on Monday, Sept. 30 from 5 to 8 p.m. Members of the community can come in and get their pets microchipped and registered for free.
He campaigned for President Obama. Now, he wants to see the country’s first woman president.
Marcus M. Perkins on Tuesday evening watched the vice presidential debate on a large screen outside of St. Paul’s Dual Citizen Brewing with his hands in his lap, seated next to a firepit. Other attendees loudly cheered whenever Gov. Tim Walz tried a one-liner, but Perkins mostly watched the debate stoically, shaking his head in […]
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.