KSTP-TV (St Paul, MN)

KSTP-TV, also known as channel 5, is a TV station based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and serves the Twin Cities region as an ABC affiliate. It is the primary television station owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, which has been its owner since it first started broadcasting. KSTP-TV is associated with KSTC-TV (channel 5.2), an independent station in Minneapolis, as well as several radio stations: KSTP (1500 AM), KSTP-FM (94.5), and KTMY (107.1 FM). All five media outlets operate from shared studios located on University Avenue, right on the border between Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The transmitter for KSTP-TV is situated at Telefarm Towers in Shoreview, Minnesota.

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English

Television

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Global

#21939

United States

#4021

Arts and Entertainment/TV Movies and Streaming

#112

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Brainerd man arrested for reportedly sexually assaulting 2 children who lived with him

11 hours ago | kstp.com | Ryan Pattee

A man has been charged with two separate cases of criminal sexual conduct against two separate children with whom he previously lived. According to charging documents, Frank Sanoski, 43, of Brainerd, was charged Tuesday in connection with a two-year investigation into his alleged actions against two children he lived with until 2017.
Woman who killed man in hit-and-run then taunted his family receives 43-month sentence

15 hours ago | kstp.com | Ryan Pattee

A woman convicted of vehicular homicide will serve over three and a half years in prison in a case that saw her run from the law and harass the family of the man she killed. Documents from Hennepin County Court show Victoria Nevada Yorahee, 26, was sentenced to 43 months in prison for criminal vehicular homicide. She will get credit for 251 days served, and an additional charge of criminal vehicular homicide was dismissed.
Teenager last seen leaving school in Mendota Heights Tuesday now declared missing

16 hours ago | kstp.com | Ryan Pattee

Teenager last seen leaving school in Mendota Heights Tuesday now declared missing By KSTP Courtesy: Minnesota BCA Assistance is needed in finding a 16-year-old girl who left her school early Tuesday afternoon. Authorities say Aliah Strenke was last seen Tuesday, leaving her school in Mendota Heights around 1 p.m. It is believed that she walked away from the school wearing a black dress and a brown chest-length wig. Strenke is described as 5’04”, weighing 140 lbs., with black hair and brown...
All 4 falcon chicks have hatched on the MN DNR Falcon Cam

18 hours ago | kstp.com | Ryan Pattee

After weeks of eager waiting, all four peregrine falcon eggs have hatched on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources(DNR) Falcon Cam. On Wednesday, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS decided to take a look at the DNR’s live stream and found the mother falcon, Acadia, feeding her four chicks. Last year, the falcon couple also laid four eggs, though only three chicks successfully hatched. Tragically, one of the chicks did not survive, though the other two chicks were successfully fledged.
Cub workers reject new contract proposal citing the cost of healthcare and insufficient raises

20 hours ago | kstp.com | Ryan Pattee

A union representing Cub Foods employees announced workers will not accept a new contract proposal, warning a strike could be coming. According to Local UFCW 663 Workers, which represents Cub Foods, Haug’s, and Knowlan’s Festival employees, announced Tuesday that it would not accept the latest contract proposal from UNFI, the parent company of the grocery stores.
US overdose deaths fell 27% last year but remain above prepandemic levels

20 hours ago | kstp.com | Mike Stobbe |Geoff Mulvihill

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded. The CDC has been collecting comparable data for 45 years. The previous largest one-year drop was 4% in 2018, according to the agency’s National Center for Health Statistics. All but two states saw declines last year — with some of the biggest in Ohio, West Virginia and other states that have been hard-hit in the nation’s decades-long overdose epidemic.
Apple Valley Foods location in Chaska will close, laying off 95 workers

20 hours ago | kstp.com | Ryan Pattee

Apply Valley Foods says it is planning to close it’s Chaska location later this year, laying off almost 100 workers in the process. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says it was told by Apple Valley Foods that permanent layoffs and closure would begin on July 11 at the Lake Hazeltine Drive location in Chaska. Positions affected include line operators, production leads, sanitation operators, production supervisors, forklift operators and many more.
Tatis hits a 2-run walk-off homer to give Padres a 6-4 win over the Angels

1 day ago | kstp.com | Richard Marcus

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a two-run 430-foot walk-off homer to centerfield to give the San Diego Padres a comeback 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. Tatis dropped the bat emphatically and watched the ball fly after he connected on a cutter against Angels closer Kenley Jansen (0-2), who took the loss. Padres reliever Jason Adam (4-0) earned the win with a scoreless ninth. Matthew Lugo hit a pinch-hit two-run homer in the seventh to give the Angels a 4-2 lead.
Microsoft lays off about 3% of its workforce in what one executive calls a 'day with a lot of tears'

1 day ago | kstp.com | Matt O'Brien

Microsoft began laying off about 6,000 workers Tuesday, nearly 3% of its entire workforce and its largest job cuts in more than two years as the company spends heavily on artificial intelligence. Hardest hit was the tech giant’s home state of Washington, where Microsoft informed state officials it was cutting 1,985 workers tied to its Redmond headquarters, many of them in software engineering and product management roles.
Texas prosecutor sues to compel Border Patrol testimony in trial of Uvalde police officer

1 day ago | kstp.com | Jim Vertuno

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force three U.S. Border Patrol agents who responded to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting to testify in the prosecution of the former school police chief, who is facing criminal charges over the slow law enforcement action at the massacre.