St. Paul showcases Irish heritage at St. Patrick's Day parade
The nearly 60-year tradition hosted by the St. Patrick's Association celebrates culture, clans and community.
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The nearly 60-year tradition hosted by the St. Patrick's Association celebrates culture, clans and community.
Minnesota's capital city is hoping to have the luck of the Irish Monday during its St. Patrick's Day festivities.
St. Patrick's Day is a big event for downtown St. Paul, at a time when many downtowns are still working to get back to pre-pandemic levels of business.
St. Paul is gearing up for a weekend full of St. Patrick's Day festivities.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is warning people to prepare a sober ride if they plan to drink this St. Patrick's Day weekend.
St. Patrick's 2025 is fast approaching, which means parades, food, fun and other Irish shenanigans (that's an Irish word, by the way)!
Since arriving in Ireland Friday, the 100 band members also experienced Kilkenny, where they marched in a parade and had a standstill performance outside a castle.
After nearly a year of planning and practice, the Lakeville South marching band is in Ireland. I got a chance to catch up with some of the students and directors of the "Marching Cougars" after a once-in-a-lifetime performance in Dublin.
The luck of the Irish still going strong with St. Patrick's Day Celebrations in St. Paul today.
Saturday was the annual St. Patrick's day parade.
The National Retail Federation says 62% of Americans will celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year, spending a record $7.2 billion.
If you're looking for something to do to celebrate St. Patrick's Day this weekend in the Twin Cities, you're in luck!
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If you're looking for something to do to celebrate St. Patrick's Day this weekend in the Twin Cities, you're in luck!
Kieran Folliard, founder of Red Locks Irish Whiskey, and Chef Joan Mendez from Kieran’s Irish Pub visit WCCO to discuss their events this weekend.
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If you're looking for some St. Patrick's Day fun, The Clover in Rosemount is once again offering holiday food and fun. Clover Executive Chef Jeremy Bechtold is here with us.
Red Cow beverage director and co-owner Ian Lowther visits WCCO to show off the potent potables offered this St. Patrick’s Day weekend.
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A troupe of performers is celebrating Irish culture in St. Paul today.
The actual day might be over, but the St. Paddy's celebrations are far from finished.
For the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, a Minnesota tradition is back at Lake Harriet. Its return, however, proved to be memorable, as it came alongside the coldest St. Patrick’s Day temperatures in a generation.
Even though this is the coldest St. Patrick's Day since 1993 in the Twin Cities, St. Paul is getting on with a busy weekend of events.
"It's part of our city's identity," Irish-American historian Jim Rogers said, "but it's odd because the last time the Irish were the largest foreign born ethnic group in St. Paul was the 1850 census."
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AG Pam Bondi directed federal prosecutors to pursue the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect.
A 17-year-old boy has been taken into custody in Ramsey County after authorities say they confiscated at least 10 ghost guns or handguns equipped with switch devices.
A 10-year-old boy who was reported missing from his north Minneapolis home Monday night has been found safe, police say.
The Van Gogh Museum says a painting purchased at a Minnesota garage sale did not come from the Dutch artist's hand, despite the claims from a New York research group.
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Tuesday evening, Wisconsin's polls will close in what has become the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history.
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Campaign funding smashed records, making it the most expensive judicial race in history.
Tuesday evening, Wisconsin's polls will close in what has become the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history.
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Billionaire Elon Musk on Friday clarified his reasons for visiting Wisconsin two days ahead of its hotly contested Supreme Court election after deleting a social media post saying he planned to "personally hand over" $2 million.
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Yolanda Saldívar was denied parole, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles confirmed in a statement posted to its webpage.
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Eleven college students from Bethel University in Minnesota ditched their traditional spring break trips to a North Carolina community in crisis.
Campaign funding smashed records, making it the most expensive judicial race in history.
All eyes are on Wisconsin for a high-stakes state Supreme Court race.
A University of Minnesota grad student was detained by ICE due to a drunk driving infraction, not for being involved in protests, federal officials say.
The most expensive judicial election in American history comes to an end Tuesday evening in Wisconsin.
A recent case of a child being exposed to fentanyl in northern Minnesota is fueling a push for change at the State Capitol.
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A 17-year-old boy has been taken into custody in Ramsey County after authorities say they confiscated at least 10 ghost guns or handguns equipped with switch devices.
AG Pam Bondi directed federal prosecutors to pursue the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect.
A massage therapist from the Twin Cities who turned himself in earlier this month after being accused of criminal sexual conduct now faces an additional charge.
Investigators are working to learn what led up to the stabbing and the identity of the victim.
A southern Minnesota woman has been sentenced for attempting to take the blame for her twin sister in a 2023 fatal Amish buggy crash.
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The Van Gogh Museum says a painting purchased at a Minnesota garage sale did not come from the Dutch artist's hand, despite the claims from a New York research group.
Actor Richard Chamberlain died Saturday, March 29, in Waimanalo, Hawai'i of complications following a stroke. He was two days shy of his 91st birthday.
The iconic Sundance Film Festival will be moving from Park City, Utah to Boulder, Colorado, starting in 2027, the festival and the Colorado Governor's Office announced on Thursday.
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Martín Pérez threw 93 pitches and walked three.
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Minnesotans got a great view of the northern lights Monday night.
It's no April Fools' Day prank, Minnesota is once again under a winter weather advisory.
In Minnesota, weather can be all over the place. Here at WCCO, we want to give you what you need to prepare for what's happening next.
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It's not an April Fools' joke — heavy snow and rain are set to hit Minnesota on Tuesday and linger into Wednesday, prompting back-to-back NEXT Weather Alerts.
Organizers say you can enjoy educational exhibits, art exhibits, and breeding pools to bring more mosquitos to Ely. The city even made an entire (fake) Facebook account dedicated to the International Mosquito Center.
It's no April Fools' Day prank, Minnesota is once again under a winter weather advisory.
Students and staff are calling for policies at the University to protect community members after a student at the Twin Cities campus was taken into custody. However, federal officials said the student was taken into custody because of a drunken driving infraction, not for being involved in protests.
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