PiPress Archives

Highland Park opened 100 years ago this week. It was the biggest party St. Paul had ever seen, outdrawing opening day of that year's State Fair.

Opening of Highland Park in St. Paul drew record crowd in 1925 The 7-hour celebration, which boasted free barbecue and band concerts, drew more people than opening day at the State Fair a month later.

It was 18 years ago today that the I-35W bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River in Minneapolis during the evening rush hour, killing 13 people and injuring 145.

Pioneer Press photographers took hundreds of photos that day. You can see a few of them here: https://www.twincities.com/2025/07/23/the-i-35w-bridge-collapse-in-pictures/

A private investigator hired by the St. Paul Daily News tapped the department's phone lines and bugged its offices in 1935, capturing evidence of rampant corruption within its ranks.

How a St. Paul newspaper wiretapped the city’s police force 90 years ago Conversations captured by a private investigator on the payroll of the St. Paul Daily News led to the ouster or suspension of more than a dozen police officers in 1935.