The City Council on Wednesday voted to change the names of Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary and Indian Mounds Regional Park to Wakáŋ Tipi and Wic̣aḣapi, respectively.

St. Paul’s Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary could soon sport a name both ancient and new — Wakan Tipi, which means “dwelling place of the sacred” in the Dakota language. Indian Mounds Regional ...

The incident happened at Bruce Vento Elementary School at 409 Case Ave E. on the city's east side. A police spokesman confirms that squads were dispatched after reports of a student with a gun.

Officers responded to the call at Bruce Vento Elementary School around 11:30 a.m. A staff member told officers on scene they had found a gun in a student’s jacket pocket and officers recovered ...

Knutson was one of over 40 people the city of St. Paul evicted from the homeless encampment located near the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary. (John Autey / Pioneer Press) Expand Michele Knutson ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — City officials in St. Paul have cleared a large homeless encampment near the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, citing health and safety concerns. The encampment, which had been in ...

The city of St. Paul on Thursday cleared a homeless encampment near the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary. As previously reported, the “process of closing the encampment” began on Jan. 7 ...

Michele Knutson, 37, walked around the encampment at the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary on Thursday, snapping photos of the empty tents she and others lived in before they were taken down.

An empty sleeping bag in front of NorthStar Brewery Cave, seen in 2022 within Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary. NINA MOINI: Well, back here at home in Minnesota, temperatures are dropping, and winter ...

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter announced on Monday the city's plans to co-manage the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary with nonprofit partner Wakáŋ Típi Awáŋyaŋkapi on Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

Long Vang, who goes by the name Lonely, first pitched his tent alongside the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary two years ago. The spot seemed peaceful, tucked back near railroad tracks on the edge of ...