11 Minnesota All-You-Can-Eat Steakhouses That Never Stop Serving Up Tradition
Growing up in Minnesota, I didn’t know steak could be a quest until my dad dragged me to our first all-you-can-eat hibachi party at age nine. The sizzle of onions hitting the grill, the mountain of rice I vowed to finish (and failed), and the server’s wink when I asked for “just one more skewer” became a rites of...
Cannabis center coming to SSP
Recreational and medical cannabis retail shops for adults ages 21 and older have popped up statewide in the past year – as close as Eagan, Woodbury and St. Paul – but there’s no dispensary definitively on the horizon for South St. Paul. However, a cannabis cultivation and manufacturing center is seeking to open in...
Como Park Zoo lion in hospice care following tumor diagnosis
A lion at Como Park Zoo is now in hospice care after he was diagnosed with an untreatable tumor. The zoo recently announced that Mumford the lion had been diagnosed with an untreatable tumor within his nasal sinuses. The diagnosis came after Mumford was recently observed suffering repeated nosebleeds. The...
2 Men Charged After Break-In at Saint Paul Apartment Building
Two men are charged in connection with a late-night burglary at a Saint Paul apartment building, where they allegedly forced entry into secured areas and left with stolen property. They are each charged with first-degree burglary of an occupied dwelling, a felony that carries a maximum sentence of up to...
Civil rights leader Ron Edwards honored by Minneapolis Fire Department
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Decades after his efforts changed the Minneapolis Fire Department, city leaders want to keep Ron Edwards' legacy alive. For Charles Rucker, Ron Edwards was a mentor, a friend and like a second father. So it's fitting Rucker was on hand for an honor for Edwards decades...
Minneapolis minimum wage will exceed $16 an hour in 2026
The minimum wage for all employers in Minneapolis will increase to $16.37 at the start of 2026. That's a 40 cent increase from $15.97, the current hourly rate, which went into effect for both small and large businesses in 2025. In St. Paul, the minimum wage also increases on New...
Minneapolis Police Arrest Felon Suspected of Possessing Firearm After Disturbance in Apartment Building
A man prohibited from possessing firearms was arrested after returning to a Minneapolis apartment building with a gun, as reported by the city's police department. The Minneapolis Police Department disclosed the incident on their Facebook page, detailing how the situation unfolded. Initially, officers responded to a...
Watch: Suspected drunk-driver crashes into State Patrol squad on I-94
A suspected drunk-driver smashed into a fortunately-empty Minnesota State Patrol squad car in Minneapolis Friday evening. The collision was reported just before 10 p.m., when a state trooper was responding to a two-vehicle crash on eastbound I-94 and Franklin Avenue. While the trooper was attending to the crash, a...
Toys for Tots will fulfill all Twin Cities requests, and then some
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The Twin Cities Toys for Tots warehouse on December 19th resembled Santa's Workshop on Christmas Eve. Hundreds of Marines and volunteers spent the day sorting through tens of thousands of toys that poured in during the final day of the Twin Cities toy drive. "We're looking...
Highway 52 Traffic Stop Nets 3.3 Pounds of Meth; Twin Cities Suspect Linked to...
A Highway 52 traffic stop north of Rochester on Wednesday turned into a major meth bust, authorities say. Deputies arrested 57-year-old Twin Cities resident Mark Darrel Steffes after finding roughly 3.3 pounds of methamphetamine in his vehicle. He is being held at the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center on...
