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Jim Ragsdale, former Pioneer Press reporter and Treasure Hunt clue writer, dies

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By MARY DIVINE | mdivine@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressEveryone in the Twin Cities news business admired Jim Ragsdale for his gentle wit and seamles
Saving the Peeps: Second in a series of videos exposing Peeps abuse
“I remember driving to the morgue with Jim to conduct a Peep autopsy with a real medical examiner and laughing out loud as he was brainstorming all th
Treasure Hunt: Clue writer James Goodhue IV returns to berate medallion hunters
He left the Pioneer Press in 2011 to return to the Star Tribune to cover the Capitol. He stopped working earlier this year because of his illness.Pers
Holly Jolly Ragsdale
Rachel Stassen-Berger, a reporter for the Star Tribune and longtime friend, organized the caroling flashmob. She said Ragsdale “traveled the cancer jo

Red Bull Crashed Ice returns to St. Paul in January

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crashedice2015-1.jpg, An aerial view of Red Bull Crashed Iced competition at the St. Paul Cathedral, Saturday night, February 22, 2014 .(Pioneer Press: John Autey), crashedice2015-2.jpg, Winner Marco Dallago, right, and third place winner Cameron Naasz, right, of St. Cloud, Minn. (Pioneer Press: Sherri LaRose-Chiglo), crashedice2015-3.jpg, Ashley Volkenant holds her 5 year-old daughter Alexis in her arms so she can see the Red Bull Crashed Ice Ice Cross Downhill World Championship 2014. , crashedice2015-4.jpg, Fourth place finisher Andrew Bergeson, kisses his wife Samantha Bergeson, of St. Paul. (Pioneer Press: Sherri LaRose-Chiglo), crashedice2015-5.jpg, Gullaume Bouvet-Morrissette of Canada. (Pioneer Press: Sherri LaRose-Chiglo)
By PIONEER PRESS | news@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressWinter in St. Paul means falling temperatures and rising scaffolding: The city will host a Red

St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcans truck needs nips and tucks

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Luverne-1.jpg, Dave Breen, a Roseville firefighter and Vulcans caretaker of "Luverne," starts the 1932 Luverne Fire Truck in its garage in Vadnais Heights on Tuesday, wpid-20141111__1-Vulcans_Luverne.webp, St. Paul Vulcans ride their truck, Luverne, at a 2014 event at Bridge View School in St. Paul. (Courtesy of St. Paul Vulcans), Luverne-3.jpg, The windshield shows the wear and tear of the years on "Luverne." (Pioneer Press: John Autey), Luverne-4.jpg, The steering wheel and dashboard of the open-cab 1932 Luverne Fire Truck. (Pioneer Press: John Autey), Luverne-5.jpg, Rust shows above the truck's name plate. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)
By KATIE KATHER | Pioneer PressLuverne, the 83-year-old firetruck and chariot of the the St. Paul Vulcans, has rust in her undercarriage. She needs an
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