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Around half of the residents of a St. Paul, Minnesota, apartment complex displaced by a power outage and fire on Sunday have returned to their units, the city said Friday.
The city worked with the FBI and Minnesota National Guard in the wake of an incident that revealed the increasing severity of cyberattacks on cities.
When St. Paul voters head to the polls next week, they will decide not only on who will be the capital city’s next mayor, but also two ballot measures. If approved by voters, the first ballot measure would amend the city’s charter and allow the St. Paul City Council to give out fines for ordinance violations.
An early morning fire and power outage at an apartment complex in St. Paul, Minnesota, displaced 1,500 residents on Sunday.
St. Paul city leaders are expected introduce a gun ordinance Wednesday, as part of an ongoing push from several Minnesota cities to get the state to repeal a law that prevents stricter municipal gun laws.
The touring festival heads to the grounds outside the St. Paul stadium on June 26 and 27 next summer, a couple of weeks later than it was held this year. (A date that happened to coincide with the debut installment of Force Fields, an EDM festival hosted in Cadott, Wis.)
The leading candidates for St. Paul mayor — incumbent Melvin Carter and state Rep. Kaohly Her — have broadly similar goals for the city, with both campaigns leaning into messages of economic development and affordable homes.
If approved, the city council would have the authority to propose fine ladders for violations of city ordinances.
Saint Paul's Goals Not Guns program aims to prevent youth gun violence through education and community engagement.
An off-duty police officer interrupted the daylight molestation of a 13-year-old girl as she was being accosted by a stranger on a St. Paul overpass, according to charges.