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How cold is it? Not cold enough to freeze out Winter Carnival festivities

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Winter-Carnival-cold1.webp, Steve and Carol Cermak of Bloomington use a selfie stick to photograph themselves with the St. Paul Winter Carnival ice sculptures in Kellogg Mall Par
How cold is it? Not cold enough to freeze out Winter Carnival festivitiesBy KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe festival that s

Pioneer Press Treasure Hunters undaunted by fierce weather forecast

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maxresdefault.webp, Pioneer Press Treasure Hunters talk about why they’re not intimidated by the extremely frigid weather heading our way. From left, a St. Paul guy who g
By LISA LEGGE | llegge@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressA fresh snowfall and the coming ferocious cold won’t deter those out for the Pioneer Press Trea
ppHunt_Kamholz.webp, Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt buddies dig at Long Lake Regional Park on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, for the prized medallion. From left, are Scott Nelson of
“Yesterday when we were here, you could see exactly what people had (dug), and now with four or five inches of new snow, you can’t see any of that any
Pioneer Press Treasure Hunter unafraid of fierce forecast
“I’ll be sitting in my car a little bit more tomorrow,” said Stacey King, a past winner from White Bear Lake.They planned to wear goggles and plenty o
ppHunt_Petron.webp, Pioneer Press Treasure Hunters Charlie Petron, of Maplewood, and Jennifer Millisor, of Cincinnati, reread a signpost about history at Long Lake Region
What’s at stake is up to $10,000 in prize money for the finder.“I just hope they don’t chicken out on our behalf because we’re ready to go to 12 clues

Aquaman Riding a Seahorse wins Winter Carnival ice carving competition

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Aquaman-Riding-A-Seahorse-Swarbrick-Greenleaf-2019-1st-Place.webp, Aquaman Riding A Seahorse: Chris Swarbrick of Hudson and Austin Greenleaf of River Falls won the $1,750 first prize in the multiblock competition. (Co, Three-Cold-Mice-and-the-Hot-Cocoa-Machine-Reis-Graham-Graham-Reis-2019-2nd-Place.webp, Three Cold Mice and the Hot Cocoa Machine: Terence Reis, Rob Graham, Brody Graham and Aaron Reis won the $1,000 second prize in the multiblock competi, Pixie-Haven-Hughes-Hughes-Erkenbrack-and-Klug-2019-3rd-place.webp, Pixie Haven: Paul Hughes, Deneena Hughes, Shannon Erkenbrack and John Klug won the $500 third prize in the multiblock competition. (Courtesy of the St, Heading-South-Trevor-Pearson-2019-Individual-Block-Professional-1st-Place.webp, Heading South: Trevor Pearson of Shakopee won the $600 first prize in the individual professional competition. (Courtesy of the St. Paul Winter Carniv, Polar-Proposal-Jim-Zupfer-and-Nate-Stromberg-2019-Individual-Block-Artisan-1st-place.webp, Polar Proposal: Jim Zupfer and Nate Stromberg won the $300 first prize in the individual artisan competition.
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressHere are the winners of the 2019 Saint Paul Winter Carnival Ice Carving Contest.The carvings c

Metro schools closing for two days as deep freeze descends. Snow emergencies declared.

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By TAD VEZNER | tvezner@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press
I-694-crash.webp, A semi blocks Interstate 694 at 10th Street in Oakdale on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. (Courtesy of the Minnesota State Patrol)
An arctic air mass is expected to bring frigid conditions not seen in nearly 25 years to the Twin Cities this week, prompting school closings and warn
AP19028839484057.webp, Aaron Braun puts in extra effort to get through the pile of snow at the end of his Mankato, Minn., driveway Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. (Pat Christman/The , AP19028835841306.webp, Gary Seal uses a snow blower to help clear a path for a car trapped in Racine, Wis., Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, while Kaleb Miller, 17, and Ben Jarvis, 18, AP19028839477768.webp, Becky Hopp gets help from her daughter Haley, 8, in digging out a car Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in North Mankato, Minn. (Pat Christman/The Free Press via, AP19028839471374.webp, Nate LeBoutillier and his children, from left to right, Valerie, Gordie and Archie work to clear their neighbor's driveway Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in N, AP19028839486536.webp, Mike Hoffman is surrounded by snow from his snowblower as he clears his driveway Monday, Jan 28, 2019, in Mankato, Minn. (Pat Christman/The Free Press
That split the so-called polar vortex into pieces, which then started to wander, according to Judah Cohen, a winter storm expert for Atmospheric Envir

With treasure hunters converging on Long Lake park, New Brighton police let them stay late — and bring cocoa

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New-Brighton-police.webp, Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt participants at Long Lake Regional Park get some warm cocoa Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, from New Brighton police. (Courtesy o
By JAIME DELAGE | jdelage@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressNew Brighton police noticed a lot of after-hours activity in Long Lake Regional Park, but ra

Someone is hiding little mittens full of coins for the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt

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mittens-e1548530126276.webp, The Secret Starlight Squad has packaged five gold coins in small mittens and hidden 12 of them in Ramsey County parks. But not just anywhere: They’ve
By LISA LEGGE | llegge@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressThe Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt can be so much fun; ask anyone who’s searched for the medallion

Meet St. Paul Winter Carnival’s new Aurora, Queen of Snows — and the rural Minnesota town that ties her to previous queens

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DSC_5411.webp, The 2019 St. Paul Winter Carnival’s King Boreas Monte Johnson and Aurora, Queen of Snows Alison Gunter wave to the crowd during the King Boreas Grand
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressIt was 1 degree in St. Paul on Saturday morning and that was cool with the newly crowned Q
2019_royals.webp, Alison Gunter, the 2019 Queen of Snows, with Monte Johnson, the 2019 King Boreas, on Saturday, Jan. 26, during the St. Paul Winter Carnival. Photo: Mo
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St. Paul Winter Carnival’s 83rd Boreas lives a commitment to community

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cst-16248-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, Monte S. Johnson, crowned King Boreas LXXXIII welcomes Alison Gunter as Aurora, Queen of Snows, Jan. 25, 2019, during the Winter Carnival Royal Corona, cst-16233-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, Alison Gunter, right, is crowned the 2019 Aurora, Queen of Snows by Jilla Nadimi, the 2018 queen, during the Winter Carnival Royal Coronation events a, cst-16236-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, Alison Gunter, right, is crowned the 2019 Aurora, Queen of Snows by Jilla Nadimi, the 2018 queen, during the Winter Carnival Royal Coronation events a, cst-16200-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, lison Gunter, right, is crowned the 2019 Aurora, Queen of Snows during the Winter Carnival Royal Coronation events at Saint Paul RiverCentre, Jan. 25,, cst-16390-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, Megan Quiggle, left, chosen as the 2019 Prime Minister of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival, dances as Alison Gunter, chosen to be Aurora, Queen of the S, cst-16415-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, Megan Quiggle is introduced as the 2019 Prime Minister of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival during Royal Coronation events at Saint Paul RiverCentre, Jan, cst-16354-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, Megan Quiggle is the 2019 Prime Minister of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival. She was introduced during Royal Coronation events at Saint Paul RiverCentr, cst-15819-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, Monte S. Johnson is crowned King Boreas LXXXIII during the Winter Carnival Coronation events at Saint Paul RiverCentre, Jan.25, 2019. Johnson represen, cst-15868-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, Monte S. Johnson is crowned King Boreas LXXXIII during the Winter Carnival Coronation events at Saint Paul RiverCentre, Jan.25, 2019. Johnson represen, cst-16190-King-Boreas-and-Queen-of-Snows.webp, Monte S. Johnson is crowned King Boreas LXXXIII during the Winter Carnival Coronation events at Saint Paul RiverCentre, Jan.25, 2019. Johnson represen
By KATHY BERDAN | kberdan@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressAs the old saying goes: Big dogs run with people who have big hearts.OK. So that’s not an ol
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