Alfredo Gutierrez-Gonzales told police he had been warned about a possible drive-by shooting at a St. Paul home where he was staying, and was trying to put a clip in an AK-47 rifle when the gun accidentally went off and killed a 15-year-old boy, said charges filed against him today.
Details of a terrifying home invasion were released today as charges were filed against three men accused of spraying gasoline onto a couple that had been asleep Wednesday morning in a Lake Elmo duplex.
Retired Ramsey County judge James Dickinson, described as a warm, courtly man well known in the St. Paul legal community, lost his fight with cancer this morning at his home in St. Paul. He was 68.
The star of the Jungle Theater's production of "Souvenir" took a tumble during Thursday evening's performance, suffering an injury that will cause this weekend's performances to be canceled.
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano has been chosen to serve as secretary of the vast and troubled Department of Homeland Security for President-elect Barack Obama, Democratic officials said Wednesday.
The campaign for Senate candidate Al Franken can get access to names of voters whose absentee ballots were rejected, a Ramsey County judge ruled Wednesday.
The name Brooklyn has been done before, so Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Pete Wentz turned to another New York City borough in naming their newborn son: The Bronx.
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The St. Paul Saints, the team that never met a controversy it couldn't exploit, has struck again. The latest? A figurine with Norm Coleman's face on one side and Al Franken's on the other. The head sits atop a body modeled on Count von Count from "Sesame Street." 
