Minnesota candidate's staffer quits over Hitler, antisemitic posts: 'Curdles my stomach'

A Republican congressional campaign is dealing with fallout after one of its top paid staffers was found to have posted pro-Hitler content and other hateful language on social media.

St. Paul hosting Oktoberfest this weekend
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Dust off your lederhosen and grab a stein. One of the biggest fall parties in the Twin Cities kicks off Friday. The Germanic-American Institute in St. Paul is once again transforming into a Munich-style celebration for the annual St. Paul Oktoberfest. Two days of polka, pretzels and beer. Angela Skrowaczeski with the institute previews the event.

St. Paul City Council blocks expansion of police drone program

Days after St. Paul police used a drone to locate and rescue a child struggling in a pond, St. Paul’s city council blocked the police department’s effort to expand its docked drone program.

St. Paul police rescue child from pond
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The St. Paul Police Department said they received a 911 call on Monday afternoon about a child in a pond who appeared to be struggling to get out. Police dispatched their drone, which arrived two minutes before the first officers arrived on the scene. The drone was able to provide officers with the exact location of the child and their condition. Officers were able to safely get the child out of the water. 

Docked drone program helped rescue child from pond, St. Paul police say

St. Paul police are crediting their docked drone program with the rescue of a child with autism who had wandered into a pond on Monday.

St. Paul PD: Docked drone program helps rescue child
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Police in St. Paul, Minnesota are crediting their docked drone program with the rescue of a child with autism who had wandered into a pond on Monday. 

St. Paul encampment clearings could be paused
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Homeless encampment clearings in St. Paul could be indefinitely on pause after city officials have deemed the latest efforts “unsuccessful.” FOX 9’s Emily Pofahl has the story.

St. Paul’s homeless encampment closures may be on pause indefinitely

There are no scheduled dates to clear St. Paul's remaining homeless encampments after city leaders called the closure of the camp at Pig's Eye Park unsuccessful.

MN DOC: 57% fewer Minnesotans leaving prison and becoming homeless since 2021

As St. Paul leaders struggle to clear the city’s homeless encampments before winter, one state program working to prevent homelessness in the first place is seeing progress.

St. Paul minimum wage rates for 2027 announced

St. Paul workers are getting a pay bump in 2027 — and the city is making clear it will hold employers accountable.

Suni Lee statue recovery leads to felony charges for St. Paul mother and son

A mother and son are facing charges after a shots fired call led to the discovery of a stolen bronze bust of Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee in a bedroom closet.

St. Paul murder charges: Argument over moving TV turns deadly

An argument over moving a television on Aug. 29 ended with a man being shot and killed inside his mother's St. Paul home, according to charges filed in Ramsey County Court.