Erik Altmann

Apr 5, 2024 | kstp.com | Erik Altmann |Tom Hauser

For all but two years from 1947 until 2019, Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District seat was held by Democrats. In 2024, Pete Stauber will try to win an unprecedented fourth term as a Republican after first being elected in 2018. “Being in Congress is a privilege of a lifetime,” Stauber said in an interview recorded for “At Issue with Tom Hauser,” which will air Sunday morning at 10.

Mar 22, 2024 | kstp.com | Erik Altmann |Eric Rasmussen KSTP

Leaders of the regional planning agency, the Metropolitan Council, are examining what the Twin Cities will look like in the next thirty years. During its State of the Region event in Hopkins on Friday morning, Met Council officials laid out an early vision for “Imagine 2050.”The agency oversees the development of a variety of resources, including water treatment, parks, and affordable housing, but the Met Council has been under the most scrutiny for its handling of large transportation projects.

Feb 28, 2024 | kstp.com | Erik Altmann |Eric Rasmussen KSTP

5-year-old bitten by fish sparks more scrutiny of SeaQuestNew video of a fish biting a 5-year-old boy on the hand at SeaQuest in Roseville is putting more scrutiny on the company, just one day after a nationwide investigation of the controversial chain of interactive aquariums by 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS and ABC News. The boy’s mother, Tanya Fleegel, contacted 5 INVESTIGATES after recording the incident involving her son Tuesday. “The fish jumped out of the water and got his hand,” Fleegel said.

Feb 26, 2024 | kstp.com | Erik Altmann |Joe Mazan

So Minnesota: Minneapolis Post Office once had world's longest light fixtureFew people know that the main Minneapolis Post Office has a feature that could fit in the record books. Completed in 1933, the art deco structure, with its original sandstone walls and marble floors, has a long history. The building’s claim to fame is having a long, unique feature: a light fixture that seems to go on and on, reaching several ZIP codes.

Dec 20, 2023 | kstp.com | Erik Altmann |Eric Rasmussen |Ricky Campbell KSTP

Serial shoplifter arrested, then released on $500 bail despite multiple warrantsLaw enforcement is actively looking for a serial shoplifter around the Twin Cities after he was recently released from the Carver County jail on just $500 bail. Angelo Wagner Jr. had warrants in at least three counties when Minneapolis police arrested him on Thanksgiving, just days after Target alone blames Wagner for more than $125,000 in losses, according to police records.