Maplewood News

Water rescue. Hazardous materials management. In addition to putting out fires, firefighters say they are being asked to do more than ever before.

Aaron Foster Sr., the former St. Paul Police Department employee acquitted in the 1981 death of his girlfriend, Barbara Winn, has sued the city.

The state Superintendent of the Year was interviewed in a white chef's hat and a leopard-print vinyl apron.

Local hip hop act Ruthless recently disbanded and its self-run St. Paul label, Loonatix Productions, has closed its doors.

Last update: November 17, 2009 - 8:30 AM In today's Dollars & Sense article about selling gold and how much local dealers might give you for it, I forgot one point.

Maplewood police will hold a meeting Thursday to notify the community of a sex offender moving into a neighborhood.

Authorities believe they have found several additional victims - including a bride whose wallet was stolen during her wedding - of a Maplewood woman who allegedly rifled through teachers' purses in schools across the east metro, according to a new criminal complaint.

In one corner of Denise Cayle's classroom, a student in an apron and a chef's hat is kneading dough.

"I'm sorry for what I did," Quincy Lee Morrow, 23, told Ramsey County District Judge Rosanne Nathanson at his sentencing hearing this morning.

Donations are being accepted to support the family of Army Pfc. Kham Xiong, of St.

Minority students are much less likely to be chosen for high-potential programs.

Funeral arrangements are being planned in Maplewood for a St. Paul soldier who was killed at Fort Hood last week.

Celeste Bailey, 16, of Maplewood, got her driver's license three weeks ago. Now her parents, Patrick and Laura, are asking her to sign a contract promising to practice safe driving -- including not using the cell phone or texting.

I work with injured federal employees at the U.S. Postal Service. All of their work-related injury medical coverage goes through the Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation.

Now that we're right between fall and winter, it's a great time to think about winterizing your home.

Some Maplewood City Council candidates may not have made the cut on Election Day, but there's another chance to be on the council in the very near future.

Maplewood voters have ousted Mayor Diana Longrie after a contentious term. City council member Will Rossbach gained more than 51 percent of the vote to oust Longrie, who garnered about 39 percent.

The Pioneer Press got it wrong when it urged voters to defeat instant runoff voting on the ballot Nov.

The Oct. 23 Pioneer Press carried a piece titled "Study finds need for coal-fired power plant." Someone is sure to ask, "Why not use wind power?" Here's why: The study identified a need for a 500-megawatt generating capacity.

Reserve Deputy Mike Wilken was remembered Friday after being hit and killed by a car while directing traffic at a haunted house last weekend.