MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (WCCO) — Investigators in the Twin Cities say that a pet monkey that disappeared earlier this week was actually stolen. The Maplewood Police Department says it discovered that the capuchin monkey that went missing on Monday night was stolen around 8 p.m. on the 2200 block of 7th Avenue East in North St. Paul. The investigation has been turned over to the North St. Paul Police Department. North St. Paul is a suburb northeast of the capital city. (credit: CBS) Anyone with information on the missing monkey, named Coco Chanel, is asked to call North St. Paul police at 651-767-06 ..read more

UPDATE: St. Paul police said Thursday morning that Patrick Albert McNeely was found safe. MINNESOTA (WCCO) – St. Paul Police are asking for help locating a man who went missing on Wednesday. Patrick Albert McNeely left his home in North St. Paul around 1 a.m. in his vehicle, a tan 2012 Chevy Silverado with a Minnesota license plate reading DDD294. He also left his phone and ID at home. McNeely is said to suffer with dementia and is often in a confused state. At 10:07 a.m. McNeely used his credit card at the Kwik Trip in Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin. He has no ties to the area and it is unclear where ..read more

MINNESOTA (WCCO) – St. Paul Police are asking for help locating a man who went missing on Wednesday. Patrick Albert McNeely left his home in North St. Paul around 1 a.m. in his vehicle, a tan 2012 Chevy Silverado with a Minnesota license plate reading DDD294. He also left his phone and ID at home. McNeely is said to suffer with dementia and is often in a confused state. At 10:07 a.m. McNeely used his credit card at the Kwik Trip in Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin. He has no ties to the area and it is unclear where he may be headed. Please contact the North St. Paul Police Department at (651) 747-2406 w ..read more

NORTH ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — A few nights from now, many of us will raise a glass and toast the arrival of 2014. Few places in Minnesota have welcomed as many new years as a bar in North St. Paul. Neumann’s Bar, open since 1887, claims to be Minnesota’s oldest, because it kept serving booze even during Prohibition. Gangster stories are part of its legend. These days, Neumann’s is a neighborhood hangout that attracts everyone from bikers to business people. The wooden bar they belly up to and the rugged floors they walk across are the same ones that greeted cowboys in the 1880s when Neumann’s ..read more

NORTH ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Police say a 68-year-old man died after he was struck by a vehicle in North St. Paul Monday evening. The incident happened near 7th Avenue and Oak Hill Place at about 7 p.m. Lakeview Ambulance, the North St. Paul Police Department and North St. Paul Fire Department all responded to the scene. Rescuers found the man lying in the roadway. The man, who was not immediately identified pending notification of family members, was taken to the hospital but died of his injuries. Investigators do not suspect alcohol or drugs played a factor in the man’s death. The Minnesot ..read more

NORTH ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Authorities say five people have been charged and two others are still in custody after a large fight broke out at North St. Paul High School on Thursday. North St. Paul Police responded to the high school at about 8:10 a.m. Thursday on a report of a fight. When police arrived, there was a large fight going on in the cafeteria of the school. Five juveniles were taken into custody in the incident, where one person received medical treatment for non-life threatening injuries. According to the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office, three 15-year-olds and a 14-year-old hav ..read more

NORTH ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Authorities said several people were taken into custody Thursday morning after a fight at North St. Paul High School. North St. Paul Police responded to the incident on the 2400 block of 11th Avenue at about 8:10 a.m. When authorities arrived, there was a fight going on involving a large group of people. Authorities did not specify whether the fight happened inside or outside the school. As a result of the fight, several people were taken into custody. North St. Paul Police said the incident is still under investigation and said some people involved could be subj ..read more

MINNESOTA (WCCO) – A 74-year-old Anoka man is in custody after two people were stabbed Thursday morning during a robbery attempt in North St. Paul, according to police. St. Paul police officers responded to reports of an assault in progress at an antique store on the 2500 block of 7th Avenue. When officers arrived the suspect attempted to flee the scene on foot and sprayed an unknown chemical irritant on the first officer. As a result, the second officer deployed a taser and the suspect was taken into custody. Officers located the two stabbing victims who were later transported to Regions ..read more

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A private Catholic school in North St. Paul has built up a waiting list for enrollment with families who don’t want to start the year in hybrid or distance learning. St. Peter Catholic School will be opening for in-person learning. Principal Alison Dahlman says only serving 140 families allows their decision making to be more nimble than a larger school or district might be. “It won’t be normal, but it’ll certainly be in-person, on campus,” Dahlman said. READ MORE: Teacher, Anxious About School Plan, Interrupts Gov. Walz Press Conference That’s exactly what Jami Chapman wa ..read more

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Officials at a Twin Cities high school say a teacher has been placed on administrative leave after students posted an alleged video of him using a racial slur in class. District 622, which includes North High School in North St. Paul, said Sunday that an investigation is underway and that racism will not be tolerated. The video was brought to the district’s attention after students of color at the high school created an Instagram page to highlight racial injustice at the school. The group’s first post Saturday said that a health teacher at the school used the n-word and ma ..read more