Twin Cities
Twin Cities fire departments deliver life-saving equipment to Ukrainian first responders
The effort has been led by Svetlana Vold, a St. Paul firefighter born in Belarus, to gather necessary equipment for emergency workers fighting the war in Ukraine.
December 24, 2024
Twin Cities
Ban cellphones in school? Maybe not fully, say St. Paul and Mounds View.
High school students would be allowed to use them outside of class, in a departure from the phone-free policies adopted by many districts heading into the current school year.
December 24, 2024
News & Politics
What time do Target, the Mall of America and other retailers close on Christmas Eve?
Last-minute shoppers have until 5 p.m. before most malls close their doors.
December 24, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Outdoor ice rinks are social hubs in Minnesota’s long, dark winters. Some are disappearing.
Outdoor rinks are a staple of Minnesota communities. They’re under threat from warmer winters, high costs and changing recreation habits.
December 24, 2024
High Schools
Former Minnetonka star Crump thriving for nation’s No. 1 high school girls team
Basketball Across Minnesota: Aaliyah Crump, who committed to Texas, is spending her senior year at Montverde Academy in Florida on a team filled with Division I recruits.
December 23, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Pad, pen or paint in hand, ‘Urban Sketchers’ document the people and places of the Twin Cities
The Twin Cities chapter meets regularly throughout the metro to document both the mundane and extraordinary.
December 23, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Passengers on Amtrak Borealis train stranded in Hastings for more than 3 hours
The railroad company blamed the Saturday night delay on switch issues.
December 23, 2024
High Schools
Watch: Exclusive high school basketball and hockey highlights
Here are some of the best moments from NSPN.tv’s coverage of boys and girls teams from across the state for the week of Dec. 16, 2024.
December 22, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Trucker dies after being pinned by his vehicle off I-494 in Inver Grove Heights
The Renville, Minn., man was doing maintenance on the semi-trailer truck, authorities said.
December 22, 2024
Twin Cities
Build it and they did come. Western Wisconsin sees big growth after new bridge.
In New Richmond, Somerset and other western Wisconsin towns, a flood of new residents come seeking small-town life.
December 21, 2024
Twin Cities Suburbs
Man charged in Brooklyn Park homicide had connection to 2022 Mall of America fatal shooting
Marquan D. Tucker is accused of waiting in a parking lot before opening fire on two people Dec. 7 in Brooklyn Park.
December 21, 2024
Politics
Regulators make it easy for Minnesota’s failing charter schools to stay open
According to a new Minnesota Star Tribune review of more than 200 charter school evaluations, nonprofits that oversee them routinely overlooked problems to renew their contracts.
December 21, 2024