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5 charged for alleged roles in string of copper thefts in St. Paul
ST. PAUL, Minn. — St. Paul police say they've pulled the plug on an organized copper theft ring.At least five suspects now face charges for stealing wiring from streetlights in St. Paul.Investigators say a confidential informant led them to the group's ringleader.Police say 40-year-old Kyaw Klay rounded up a crew to steal the copper and would then sell it to recycling plants with the help of 21-year-old Paw Hkee La.Klay had become so familiar to employees at the Dem-Con recycling facility in Blaine that they no longer asked for his identification, according to charging documents.Between Nov. 10, 2023, and Jan....
A Flashy New Asian Mall and Dining Destination Is Coming to the North Suburbs
The team behind Vietnamese restaurant Pho Mai and newly reopened bakery Keefer Court — Michael Bui, Mai Bui, and Peter Do — have partnered with the owners of Eden Prairie’s popular Asia Mall to bring a new Asian shopping center and food hall to the north suburbs. Asia Village, as the new venture is named, it set to open in Blaine’s Northtown Mall sometime in 2025.
BREAKING: Closed buildings to open Thursday at noon, encampment scheduled to end
Interim President Jeff Ettinger sent out a campus-wide email Thursday morning announcing the agreement to end the encampment on Northrop Mall at noon, which was erected to demand an array of asks from the University of Minnesota administration and Board of Regents. Protest encampment organizers met with University leaders for...
Is today’s NAACP misunderstood or undervalued?
St. Paul Branch President Rev. Richard Pittman, Sr. shares insights. Though not much is said of the work of the Minnesota NAACP, they are busy working on behalf of the Black community. Community members may experience changes based on their accomplishments but don’t know where to give thanks. Pastor...
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