Backlog jam grows for Social Security

Charlie Solender and wife Linda

It typically takes more than 18 months for appeals of disability claims to be resolved, adding distress for applicants, and the problem is only getting worse.

St. Paul men who pleaded guilty to rape face hearings

Three men went to court Friday morning expecting to be sentenced for raping a woman they met at a party on St. Paul's East Side in April. Instead they found themselves facing more court hearings.

Car, with body, pulled from river in St. Paul

A body was found Friday morning in a car pulled from the Mississippi River near Harriet Island in St. Paul.

St. Paul activist to sue city over police raid before RNC

Mike Whalen

An attorney for St. Paul activist Mike Whalen, whose duplex was raided by police two days before the Republican National Convention, served notice on Mayor Chris Coleman and the city Friday that they intend to file a federal lawsuit.

St. Paul teacher investigated for student's sex assault

A 14-year-old special education student said the longtime teacher at Humboldt Jr. High told her not to tell anyone. The girl transferred from Humboldt to Battle Creek.