Pioneer Press

The St. Paul Pioneer Press is a newspaper located in St. Paul, Minnesota, and it mainly caters to the Twin Cities area. Its largest readership is found in the eastern suburbs, such as Ramsey, Dakota, and Washington counties, as well as parts of western Wisconsin, eastern Minnesota, and Anoka County. The paper competes primarily with the Star Tribune, which is published in nearby Minneapolis. Since April 2006, the Pioneer Press has been part of MediaNews Group.

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Funeral set for Metro Transit officer who drowned in White Bear Lake

2 days ago | twincities.com | Mary Divine

The funeral service for a Metro Transit Police Department sergeant who drowned on Sunday in White Bear Lake will be Friday. Sgt. Beverly’s Rodriguez funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Stillwater Area High School in Oak Park Heights. No public visitation is planned; interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Stillwater. Rodriguez, 40, of Woodbury, died Sunday after falling off a rented pontoon into White Bear Lake around 2:30 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office officials said.
Stillwater: Valley Outreach summer celebration is Wednesday

3 days ago | twincities.com | Mary Divine

Valley Outreach in Stillwater recently underwent a makeover paid for with a grant from Bayport-based Fred C. & Katherine B. Andersen Foundation. An open house is planned for 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the social-service agency and food shelf, located at 1901 Curve Crest Blvd. W., to celebrate the remodel, which includes fresh paint, new awnings, better signage, new lights, modern sliding doors, and more accessible entrances, said Jess Hauser, director of communications for Valley Outreach.
Thomas Friedman: How the attacks on Iran are part of a much bigger global struggle

4 days ago | twincities.com | Thomas Friedman

There are so many things to say in the wake of the U.S. bombing of three key Iranian nuclear facilities that it is easy to get lost in the gripping details. So for now, let me try to step back and explore the global, regional and local forces shaping this story. What’s really going on here? It is a very, very big drama, and it is not confined to the Middle East.
Ham radio demonstrations this weekend in Baytown Township

4 days ago | twincities.com | Mary Divine

Area amateur radio operators will show off their communications skills this weekend at an annual field day sponsored by the Stillwater Amateur Radio Association in Baytown Township. Operators will demonstrate new digital computer-aided communications systems, as well as voice communications and Morse code, said Raymond Speltz, co-chair of the event.
St. Paul’s Sean Sweeney reportedly takes top assistant job with Spurs

5 days ago | twincities.com | Jace Frederick

Sean Sweeney is changing locations, but not leaving Texas. The St. Paul product is leaving Dallas, where he spent the last four years serving as the Mavericks’ defensive coordinator, for San Antonio, per an ESPN report. Sweeney, a Cretin-Derham hall and University of St. Thomas product, will become the Spurs’ associate head coach under San Antonio head man Mitch Johnson.
Frost re-sign Batherson and Butorac

5 days ago | twincities.com | Jace Frederick

The two-time defending PWHL champion Frost re-signed a couple of their own, the Frost announced Sunday. Minnesota re-signed Mae Batherson to a two-year deal and Claire Butorac to a one-year contract. A sixth-round pick a year ago, Batherson played in 25 regular season games and three playoff contests for the Frost this season. Butorac has played 66 games for the Frost between regular season and postseason competition over the past two seasons.
Karl, Jarvis: #SkinnyTok rebranded eating disorders dangerously fast

5 days ago | twincities.com | Jessica Karl |Lisa M. Jarvis

#SkinnyTok is dead. Or at least that’s what TikTok wants you to believe after its recent ban of the hashtag promoting an extreme thin ideal. That might have appeased regulators, but it shouldn’t satisfy parents of teens on the app. An army of influencers is keeping the trend alive, putting vulnerable young people in harm’s way. Today’s social media landscape makes it all too easy for creators to repackage and disguise disordered eating as a “healthy” part of everyday life.
Wisconsin high school soccer: Pewaukee beats River Falls to reach state title game

1 week ago | twincities.com | Jim Hoehn

MILWAUKEE – River Falls’ one-player advantage turned out to be no edge at all. Top-seeded Pewaukee snapped a 1-all tie with a pair of short-handed goals in the final 10 minutes for a 3-1 victory over the Wildcats on Friday in the Division 2 semifinals of the Wisconsin girls state high school soccer tournament. River Falls, the No .4 seed, led 1-0 at the half on a goal by Olivia Doerre, who rebounded her own penalty kick and punched it in lower right for her 20th goal of the season.
Lobbyist accused of threatening shooting at MN Capitol charged with felony

1 week ago | twincities.com | Alex Derosier

A Minnesota lobbyist accused of sending text messages threatening to shoot people at the state Capitol now faces a felony charge. Jonathan Michael Bohn, 41, of Woodbury, has been charged with threats of violence after allegedly sending a string of “threatening and disparaging” messages to an acquaintance, the Carver County Attorney’s Office announced Friday.
Frost sign homegrown blue liner Sidney Morin

1 week ago | twincities.com | John Shipley

The Frost have added their first new player for the 2025-26 season. Sidney Morin, a blue liner from Minnetonka who played the PWHL’s first two seasons in Boston with the Fleet, has signed a two-year standard player contract with the Frost, the team said Friday. “Our staff had identified Sidney Morin as a top target heading into the signing period,” Frost general manager Melissa Caruso said in a statement.