Ian Russell

1 day ago | kare11.com | Ian Russell

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — There are a lot of products Kuiper's Ace Hardware in Golden Valley sells, but manager Dale Hoffman says one keeps them busier than most. "Busy day, we can make about 300," Hoffman said, laughing. "It's crazy!" Key cutting is a common occurrence inside the shop, with customers ordering replacements of lost apartment, house and many other kinds of keys. "I pretty much tune out the sound," Hoffman said, cutting a customer's key.

1 week ago | kare11.com | Ian Russell

ST PAUL, Minn. — Decades after it's announcement, REAL ID requirements are in place across the country, including at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Delays have pushed that start date back, but enforcement finally started Wednesday — sort of. TSA agents gave handouts to those who presented an ID that is not compliant with the REAL ID requirements. NBC reports that passengers who don't have an acceptable form of ID may be subject to additional screening.

1 week ago | kare11.com | Ian Russell

ST PAUL, Minn. — The College of Cardinals is set to meet in Vatican City this Wednesday to elect the new pope, following the death of Pope Francis last month. There, they'll vote and burn ballots until his successor is chosen. It's a moment that the world will be watching, including in St. Paul, and the seminarians of Saint John Vianney College Seminary. "It's only every so many years that you get a pope," Christopher Foote, a freshman seminarian, said.

1 week ago | kare11.com | Ian Russell

ST PAUL, Minn. — Standing outside the White House Sunday night, President Donald Trump made his point clear – he believes the film industry is being attacked from those outside the United States, and he has a plan to stop that from happening. "Hollywood is being destroyed. Now, you have an incompetent, grossly incompetent governor that allowed that to happen," the President said, speaking of California Governor Gavin Newsom.

1 week ago | kare11.com | Ian Russell

SPRING PARK, Minn. — To say this business opening has been a long time coming might be a bit of an understatement. "This has been three years in the making," Kelly Olsen said. "Actually, a hundred years in the making, right?" If you think 100 years seems like a stretch, think again. Olsen is the owner of a business that hasn't been seen on Lake Minnetonka in more than a century – a hotel on the lakefront.