What's behind Minnesota's puzzle passion?

It's one of the oldest and largest competitions of its kind in the country. The St. Paul Winter Carnival Jigsaw Puzzle Contest has become a classic! But why is Minnesota such a hotbed for competitive puzzling?

Ice from canceled event re-purposed for St. Paul ice bars

A one-mile stretch of ice bars is coming to downtown St. Paul this weekend. The bars will be installed at 10 locations in the downtown and West Seventh neighborhoods. Minnesota Ice is currently carving the bars using ice from the canceled Minnesota Ice Festival. The original plan was to construct the largest ice maze in the world. The ice was delivered to TCO Stadium in December but then warm temperatures doomed the event before it started. It was called off and the ice was put into storage until now. The ice bars will be in place from Friday Feb. 9-11 and it all ties in to the Red Bull Heavy Metal event on Saturday on the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol Building. The ice bar locations include: Apostle Supper Club, Burger Moe’s, Herbie’s On The Park, Loon Cafe St. Paul, Meritage, Momento, Pillbox Tavern, Smorgie’s, Tom Reid’s Hockey City Pub and Wrestaurant at the Palace.

Black-owned aviation store soars to new heights

As a pilot for United Airlines, Donnie Gardner has traveled the world. Now with his store in the historic Hamm Building in downtown St. Paul, he is trying to motivate others to do the same.

DFL lawmakers want to clarify school resource officer law

After controversy last fall over legislative changes for school resource officers, which led to some departments to pull its officers from Minnesota schools, DFL lawmakers say they will move to "clarify" use-of-force rules.

Minnesota Senate DFL chooses new Majority Leader

The Minnesota Senate has chosen a new Majority Leader ahead of the legislative session that begins on Feb. 12, following the announcement that former Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic would be stepping down from her leadership role because her cancer has returned.

St. Paul teachers to vote on strike this month

St. Paul Public School teachers are moving closer to potential strike action following a late Monday vote by the union to set a date for a strike vote. This development comes two years after teachers nearly went on strike before an agreement was reached.

World’s Toughest Rodeo in St. Paul

The CINCH World's Toughest Rodeo is in Saint Paul this weekend and local cowboys are competing for a spot in the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. FOX 9's Leah Beno sits down with the production manager to talk about the event.