After sundown, James Cowles’ bike ride on Lexington Parkway and past the Como Lakeside Pavilion has become darker than ever. Street lanterns that once illuminated the way now stand useless, the access ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Along the most beautiful running and biking trails in St. Paul are distinctive lamp posts some glowing, others dark. "It's a tragedy that those kinds of things are going on," said St.

An informant, police tracking of vehicles and an undercover officer helped lead to five people who are now charged with copper wire theft from St. Paul streetlights with an estimated repair cost to ...