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3 weeks ago | 
kstp.com | Cory Knudsen |Kelsey Christensen KSTP
Auto sales have been spiking across the nation and in Minnesota. “Between Friday, Saturday and Monday, we sold over 100 cars,” said Jim Haertzen, GM at Luther Brookdale Honda. “Probably never seen anything quite like this over such a short period of time.”Haertzen said that while demand is typically high in the spring, sales are spiking with uncertainty as the White House rolls out 25% tariffs on foreign-imported vehicles this week.
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1 month ago | 
kstp.com | Emily Baude |Kelsey Christensen KSTP
St. Paul Firefighter Svetlana Vold typically has all the gear she needs to help people. But in Ukraine, she said that’s simply not the case, especially with the war. “Here, if we arrive for the fire, it’s at least like five rigs so we’re prepared,” Vold said. “There, like small departments, they have two trucks.”Originally from Belarus, she felt a calling to help.
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1 month ago | 
kstp.com | Kyle Brown |Kelsey Christensen KSTP
The first wave of spring break travel is here, and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) is expecting a busy travel weekend. The Metropolitan Airports Commission anticipates 192,000 people will go through security from Friday through Monday, a 20% increase in passenger volume compared to last month. Airlines added more flights to keep up with demand, with 36 more daily departures from MSP in March compared to February.
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2 months ago | 
kstp.com | Cory Knudsen |Kelsey Christensen KSTP
EMS crews are fighting for state and federal funding. Ambulance groups from around the state met on Tuesday to discuss the challenges first responders face. EMS crews have been stretched thin since the pandemic and they’ve been fighting for state and federal funding. Some of the big issues they addressed were staffing and assaults on paramedics. Hennepin County data shows 241 threat and assault cases were reported between January and October of 2024 compared to 121 for all of 2023.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
kstp.com | Krystal Frasier |Kelsey Christensen KSTP
Lawmakers will be meeting with more than a dozen leaders from school districts around the state on Wednesday at the state capitol. Lawmakers will be meeting with more than a dozen leaders from school districts around the state on Wednesday at the state capitol. They’ll be discussing new regulations impacting schools, but the talks also come at a time when districts are dealing with budget shortfalls.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
kstp.com | Krystal Frasier |Kelsey Christensen KSTP
On Thursday morning, members of the Minneapolis Police Department and the Park Board will be giving their 20205 budget presentations to city council members. The Park Board has already said Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s proposal, which includes a property tax increase of 8%, falls short of expectations. Currently, the budget plan is about $1.88 billion. Another effort in the proposal is the hiring of more police officers.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
kstp.com | Kyle Brown |Kelsey Christensen KSTP
Minnesotans can now cast their vote in the 2024 general election. Early voting opened on Friday in Minnesota, one of the first states in the country to do so. Several more will follow suit in the coming days and weeks. Voters wishing to cast their ballots in person can do so at their local elections office any time between now and Election Day, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office. You can find early voting locations in your county here.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
kstp.com | Krystal Frasier |Kelsey Christensen KSTP
The University of Minnesota's new public safety center is opening Friday in Dinkytown, a neighborhood where crime has become a major concern over the past few years. The University of Minnesota’s new public safety center is opening Friday in Dinkytown, a neighborhood where crime has become a major concern over the past few years. School and law enforcement officials are hoping the new center, which has a grand opening at 2 p.m., will help address the issue.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
kstp.com | Krystal Frasier |Kelsey Christensen KSTP
A second day of pretrial hearings will begin at 9 a.m.A Winona County man accused of killing the mother of his children last spring will be in court for the second time Wednesday in just as many days for ongoing pre-trial hearings. In court on Tuesday, Kingsbury’s family testified in front of Fravel as part of an evidence hearing, where they recalled an incident from Sept. 2021. According to her family, that’s when he put his hands around her neck and threatened her.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
kstp.com | Krystal Frasier |Kelsey Christensen KSTP
Xcel Energy hopes to have all repairs done by Thursday evening. Tens of thousands of people are again waking up without power on Wednesday after the storms that blew through the region Monday night and early Tuesday morning knocked down trees and power lines. In St. Paul, power lines could be seen sparking during one of the rounds of storms.
