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Crews battle house fire in St. Paul's Dayton's Bluff neighborhood
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Crews battled a house fire early Friday morning on St. Paul's east side.A WCCO photographer was at the scene on the 1100 block of Reaney Avenue in the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood.A lot of smoke was visible and crews could be heard cutting into the home's walls.An ambulance was also at the scene, but it's unclear if there were any injuries.This is a developing story. Stay with WCCO.com for more.MORE NEWS: Ilhan Omar's daughter says she was suspended from college after pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia
Washington County and Woodbury Seek Public Input on Radio Drive Revamp through New Online Portal
Drivers and residents who frequent County Highway 13, better buckle up for change; Washington County has teamed up with the City of Woodbury to re-imagine the well-trodden Radio Drive. They've rolled out an online hub for public opinion on the future of the stretch from County Highway 20 to Hargis Parkway, and they're all ears until May 2.
Baseball: Royals quiet Stillwater bats in battle of SEC unbeatens
RIVER FALLS, Wis. — In a game that featured just seven hits combined, it was Woodbury that strung two together in the fifth inning to provide the difference in a 1-0 Suburban East Conference baseball victory over Stillwater on Wednesday, April 17 at First National Bank of River Falls Field. The teams entered the game as the only remaining teams without an SEC loss and the Royals (4-0 SEC, 4-1) will remain atop the standings in what should be a wild chase for the title...
Family of Minnesota man shot to death by state trooper in traffic stop files civil rights lawsuit
The family of a Minnesota man who was killed by a state trooper during a traffic stop filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Wednesday, alleging that the fatal shooting was unjustified and unlawful.The lawsuit names Troopers Ryan Londregan, who shot Ricky Cobb II, and Brett Seide, who made the initial stop. Londregan, a white officer, was already facing murder charges for killing Cobb, a Black man, in what has become a politically charged case in the city where the murder of George Floyd by police nearly four years ago sparked global protests demanding racial justice.“Ricky Cobb was a productive...
Sentencing date set for Apple River stabbing case
A sentencing date has been set for the Minnesota man convicted last week in the fatal stabbing of a teenager while tubing on a western Wisconsin river. Nicolae Miu, 54, will be sentenced on July 31 in St. Croix County Circuit Court in Hudson. That date was set Wednesday, a...
Effort underway to save historic steeple on Summit Avenue
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - For more than 100 years, this church on the corner of Summit Avenue and Saratoga Street in St. Paul has been a neighborhood landmark. Now the pinnacle of the limestone brick building is getting a facelift. "The steeple is really central to the architecture....
Chilly, windy end to workweek in Twin Cities
MINNEAPOLIS — Morning sunshine will give way to more clouds on Friday afternoon.A freeze warning is in effect until 8 a.m. Breezy northwest winds, with gusts up to 35 mph, keep us in the 40s for highs. Wind chills will be in the 30s.Spotty snow showers are possible north of the Brainerd Lakes area, but no accumulation is expected. Flurries have also been falling in the metro.High pressure gradually moves in for the weekend bringing a little more sun and calmer winds by Sunday. Frost potential is high both mornings with overnight lows in the low 30s.High temps on Saturday struggle to hit 50 before climbing closer to 60 on Sunday.Our next chance for showers arrives Monday afternoon, while the rest of next week looks tame and seasonable with highs staying near 60.
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