By | Pioneer PressA St. Paul School Board member was asked by police to leave a Golden Valley restaurant Monday for alleged unruly conduct.Chauntyll Allen , saying she was discriminated against because she is Black.Allen was dining at Benihana, a Japanese hibachi grill restaurant, with a group of women for her birthday. She and others at the table said they felt the table wasn’t clean, so they asked the manager to wipe it down.The manager offered to move the party to a different table. The group refused to move and several pulled out cell phones to record the interaction. Allen called on...…By | Pioneer PressA St. Paul School Board member was asked by police to leave a Golden Valley restaurant Monday for alleged unruly conduct.Chauntyll Allen , saying she was discriminated against because she is Black.Allen was dining at Benihana, a Japanese hibachi grill restaurant, with a group of women for her birthday. She and others at the table said they felt the table wasn’t clean, so they asked the manager to wipe it down.The manager offered to move the party to a different table. The group refused to move and several pulled out cell phones to record the interaction. Allen called on...WW…

GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS.XBy | | Pioneer PressTwo people were cited for disorderly conduct following a protest at the Governor’s Residence in St. Paul on Saturday.The St. Paul Police Department also reported numerous tires being slashed on South Chatsworth Street near the intersection with Summit Avenue.“Today, several groups came to St. Paul to make their voices heard,” . “The events today were largely peaceful, however there were some tense moments and confrontations.”Police estimate that one group of 250 gathered at the Capitol, and at least...…GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS.XBy | | Pioneer PressTwo people were cited for disorderly conduct following a protest at the Governor’s Residence in St. Paul on Saturday.The St. Paul Police Department also reported numerous tires being slashed on South Chatsworth Street near the intersection with Summit Avenue.“Today, several groups came to St. Paul to make their voices heard,” . “The events today were largely peaceful, however there were some tense moments and confrontations.”Police estimate that one group of 250 gathered at the Capitol, and at least...WW…

By | Pioneer PressRamsey County is looking for public input on a drone policy for the sheriff’s office.The purpose of the policy is to establish guidelines for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones as well as how to handle the images taken by the drone in regards to privacy concerns. It is similar to the privacy issues regarding body cameras where the camera may capture more than what is relevant to the case, such as the interior of a person’s home.A drone can be helpful to public safety by assisting in the search for missing children, assisting in water or public area rescues,...…By | Pioneer PressRamsey County is looking for public input on a drone policy for the sheriff’s office.The purpose of the policy is to establish guidelines for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones as well as how to handle the images taken by the drone in regards to privacy concerns. It is similar to the privacy issues regarding body cameras where the camera may capture more than what is relevant to the case, such as the interior of a person’s home.A drone can be helpful to public safety by assisting in the search for missing children, assisting in water or public area rescues,...WW…

A Minneapolis man pleaded guilty Friday to starting a fire in an Enterprise Rent-A-Car building in St. Paul during the unrest that followed the death of George Floyd.According to the U.S. attorney’s office, Matthew Scott White, 32, was charged with one count of arson. He entered his guilty plea before Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.White admitted to entering the Enterprise building at 1161 W. University Ave. on May 28 and starting a fire inside a back office. White fueled the fire by throwing papers and other flammable items onto the flames, according to...…A Minneapolis man pleaded guilty Friday to starting a fire in an Enterprise Rent-A-Car building in St. Paul during the unrest that followed the death of George Floyd.According to the U.S. attorney’s office, Matthew Scott White, 32, was charged with one count of arson. He entered his guilty plea before Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.White admitted to entering the Enterprise building at 1161 W. University Ave. on May 28 and starting a fire inside a back office. White fueled the fire by throwing papers and other flammable items onto the flames, according to...WW…

By | Pioneer PressSt. Paul-based Minnesota Public Radio fired , its only Black classical music radio host, this week after a yearlong conflict over playlist changes.“Our decision was not sudden and came after several conversations with Garrett over the past year regarding programming changes,” Friday. “The warnings presented to Garrett were not tied to his choice of music or the reasons for his unauthorized changes to playlists. He was able to make changes to the playlist, but the manner in which he made changes is what caused an issue.”MPR issued the statement after McQueen’s comments in...…By | Pioneer PressSt. Paul-based Minnesota Public Radio fired , its only Black classical music radio host, this week after a yearlong conflict over playlist changes.“Our decision was not sudden and came after several conversations with Garrett over the past year regarding programming changes,” Friday. “The warnings presented to Garrett were not tied to his choice of music or the reasons for his unauthorized changes to playlists. He was able to make changes to the playlist, but the manner in which he made changes is what caused an issue.”MPR issued the statement after McQueen’s comments in...WW…

By | Pioneer PressTwo people were arrested Saturday during a political rally at the Capitol in St. Paul.According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Edith Nicole Okerland, 24, of Minneapolis and Ian Michael Sutherland, 23, of Minneapolis, were arrested and booked under suspicion of interference with use of public property and disorderly conduct.The rally, titled “United We Stand and Patriots March for America,” was hosted by the Minnesota Patriot Alliance and Minnesota Rising groups and covered a range of topics such as support for police, a dislike of Gov. Tim Walz’s mask mandate, and support...…By | Pioneer PressTwo people were arrested Saturday during a political rally at the Capitol in St. Paul.According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Edith Nicole Okerland, 24, of Minneapolis and Ian Michael Sutherland, 23, of Minneapolis, were arrested and booked under suspicion of interference with use of public property and disorderly conduct.The rally, titled “United We Stand and Patriots March for America,” was hosted by the Minnesota Patriot Alliance and Minnesota Rising groups and covered a range of topics such as support for police, a dislike of Gov. Tim Walz’s mask mandate, and support...WW…

Show Caption of By | Pioneer PressRiver cruise line Viking will launch a new vessel August 2022 that will sail the Mississippi River between New Orleans and St. Paul.“At a time where many of us are at home, looking for inspiration to travel in the future, I am pleased to introduce a new, modern way to explore this great river,” said Torstein Hagen, chairman of Viking, in a statement.The vessel, christened the , is the company’s first custom vessel. Bookings to the general public open Wednesday.Hosting 386 guests in 193 all outside staterooms, the vessel, currently under construction in...…Show Caption of By | Pioneer PressRiver cruise line Viking will launch a new vessel August 2022 that will sail the Mississippi River between New Orleans and St. Paul.“At a time where many of us are at home, looking for inspiration to travel in the future, I am pleased to introduce a new, modern way to explore this great river,” said Torstein Hagen, chairman of Viking, in a statement.The vessel, christened the , is the company’s first custom vessel. Bookings to the general public open Wednesday.Hosting 386 guests in 193 all outside staterooms, the vessel, currently under construction in...WW…

By | Pioneer PressAfter nearly 27 years of entertaining guests and hosting gangster tours, the Wabasha Street Caves will be closing at the end of November.The three-cave complex on Wabasha Street in St. Paul has been a lot of things in its long history, but for the past couple of decades it has been owned by Steve and Donna Bremer of Faribault, both now in their 70s, who transformed the sandstone caves into a thriving destination for locals and tourists.“We have been closed since March 18, and with the fear of COVID-19, most of our tours and events for 2020 have canceled,” Donna Bremer...…By | Pioneer PressAfter nearly 27 years of entertaining guests and hosting gangster tours, the Wabasha Street Caves will be closing at the end of November.The three-cave complex on Wabasha Street in St. Paul has been a lot of things in its long history, but for the past couple of decades it has been owned by Steve and Donna Bremer of Faribault, both now in their 70s, who transformed the sandstone caves into a thriving destination for locals and tourists.“We have been closed since March 18, and with the fear of COVID-19, most of our tours and events for 2020 have canceled,” Donna Bremer...WW…