Downtown St. Paul’s skyline will again have a fully lit First National Bank sign
The glowing red "1" atop the First National Bank Building will be fully lit again Thursday night. The sign had been slowly deteriorating for several years until Downtown Revival Trust bought the building earlier this year. The organization’s founder Jamie Rand said the light is about 95 percent fixed and expects it to
This Giant Minnesota Antique Store Is A Treasure Hunter’s Paradise Filled With Vintage Finds
Somewhere in south Minneapolis, there is a store where a cement turtle painted sparkling green can become a family pet named Franklin, and where a Huckleberry Hound figurine gets a second life as a lamp. Room after room spills over with vintage letters, old postcards, dusty books, and objects so odd you may need to ask
George Floyd Square: Progress and updates
Visible changes and progress are taking shape at George Floyd Square. Crews have completed several major areas of work. This work is progressing ahead of schedule, with Phase I construction now anticipated to wrap up in October. Completed work includes the removal and relocation of:. • Overhead power lines. •...
Minneapolis mayor defends millions spent in police OT amid crisis events
WCCO reported in January that Minneapolis police officers worked at least $3 million over budget during Operation Metro Surge. In a news conference Thursday, the mayor said he wanted to clear up what he calls misinformation about the numbers.
‘The Cat Is My Customer’: Defying the Odds, St. Paul’s 35-Year-Old Cat Furniture Shop...
It all started with a single cat tower. Dissatisfied with the selection of cat towers on the market, Darryl Michaelson decided to build his own. His first build was a simple stand made from found wood scraps, construction pallets, and wood beams he stacked on top of each other and then covered in a layer of carpet.
Tempers flare over funding gap for the $3.5 billion Blue Line Extension
The fate of the $3.5 billion Blue Line Extension light rail project took on new urgency at a special meeting at Metro Transit headquarters in Minneapolis on Thursday afternoon.
Minnesota Credit Unions Team Up to Fight Back Against the $1.5 Billion Scam Problem
Here’s a sobering stat: Minnesotans are losing roughly $1.5 billion every year to online scams. That’s billion with a B. To put it in perspective, that’s enough to buy every single person in the Twin Cities a pretty decent lunch—every day—for months. But eight Minnesota...
Minneapolis has a major budget issue, the result of skyrocketing police overtime
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is expected to give his budget address next week. a budget that could include staff layoffs and property tax increases to offset a more than $30 million budget gap. It's mainly the result of too much overtime in the police department, which is still seriously understaffed.
MSP put on brief ground stop due to “regional FAA equipment outage”
A ground stop is now lifted at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Thursday after "a regional FAA equipment outage," according to the Metropolitan Airports Commission.
Dakota County could see double-digit tax increase
Property taxes in Dakota County could rise significantly due to low reserves. County jobs will also likely be cut in order to balance the budget. FOX 9's Emily Pofahl has the latest details.

















