Katie Heilman
@thektrain17.bsky.social
Local winter enthusiast. Gamer. Baby forager. Forever game master. Twin Cities restaurant explorer. Low budget art. Sometimes I play music.
Be safe out there, East Side. 😔
For the second time in a week, a federal law enforcement operation drew protesters in St. Paul on Tuesday. The latest operation happened on the 600 block of Rose Street East — a residential area in the city’s Payne-Phalen neighborhood.
Another federal agent operation in St. Paul draws large crowds of protesters
There was no immediate confirmation about the nature of the operation, but an MPR News photographer captured images of federal agents on the scene, including at least three from Homeland Security Inve...
www.mprnews.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Be safe out there, East Side. 😔
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This post is high-proof distilled Minnesota.
I was working on my crop art but the midwestern instinct to go watch the storm roll in took over
July 29, 2025 at 3:09 AM
This post is high-proof distilled Minnesota.
GET HIM TINA!
Photo from The Hill's Al Weaver (from Xitter) catches Tina Smith confronting Mike Lee.
June 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
GET HIM TINA!
Minnesota 💖
Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.
June 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Minnesota 💖
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Vance Luther Boelter worked for a Minnesota-based private security firm and he touted experience in Eastern Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East
Hortman’s alleged assassin visited international hotspots, has ties to private security firms
Vance Luther Boelter worked for a Minnesota-based private security firm and he touted experience in Eastern Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East
www.mprnews.org
June 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Vance Luther Boelter worked for a Minnesota-based private security firm and he touted experience in Eastern Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East
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I am back from the No Kings protest in St. Paul, MN.
June 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I am back from the No Kings protest in St. Paul, MN.
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Minnesota’s flags will fly at half staff in honor and remembrance of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman.
She woke up every morning determined to make Minnesota a better place, and she will be greatly missed.
She woke up every morning determined to make Minnesota a better place, and she will be greatly missed.
June 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Minnesota’s flags will fly at half staff in honor and remembrance of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman.
She woke up every morning determined to make Minnesota a better place, and she will be greatly missed.
She woke up every morning determined to make Minnesota a better place, and she will be greatly missed.
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#OnThisDay June 12 2018: A nationwide frenzy breaks out when a raccoon climbs 23 floors up USB Plaza in downtown St. Paul. It's safely rescued 2 days later. @mprnews.org dubs the event #MPRraccoon, and the story even reaches such lofty media heights as @99pi.org and #Colbert.
June 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
#OnThisDay June 12 2018: A nationwide frenzy breaks out when a raccoon climbs 23 floors up USB Plaza in downtown St. Paul. It's safely rescued 2 days later. @mprnews.org dubs the event #MPRraccoon, and the story even reaches such lofty media heights as @99pi.org and #Colbert.
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The leopards
They are eating each other
yes
YES
The leopards are HUNGRY
They are eating each other
yes
YES
The leopards are HUNGRY
June 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The leopards
They are eating each other
yes
YES
The leopards are HUNGRY
They are eating each other
yes
YES
The leopards are HUNGRY
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Cassocks are red
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
May 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Cassocks are red
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
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Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV declares ketchup on hot dogs to be mortal sin
May 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV declares ketchup on hot dogs to be mortal sin
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happy may day!
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May 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM
happy may day!
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Stay safe out there!
It's that time! Tornado watch issued for southwestern MN until 8pm. Another tornado watch may come later to include the Twin Cities.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Tornado watch until 8 p.m. includes southwest and central Minnesota
A tornado watch is in effect until 8 p.m. for most of southwest Minnesota.
www.mprnews.org
April 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Stay safe out there!
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Minnesota is celebrating Earth Day by protecting our air, land, and water, supporting the growth of clean energy jobs, and respecting science.
Because we know climate change is real and taking it seriously means protecting health, safety, and our future.
Because we know climate change is real and taking it seriously means protecting health, safety, and our future.
April 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Minnesota is celebrating Earth Day by protecting our air, land, and water, supporting the growth of clean energy jobs, and respecting science.
Because we know climate change is real and taking it seriously means protecting health, safety, and our future.
Because we know climate change is real and taking it seriously means protecting health, safety, and our future.
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Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
March 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
Hey St. Paul Eastsiders! There’s a survey out from MPCA asking for input on how to reshape Pig’s Eye Dump. You can take it now through March 31. surveys.mn.gov/interview/1c...
#stpaul
#stpaul
March 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Hey St. Paul Eastsiders! There’s a survey out from MPCA asking for input on how to reshape Pig’s Eye Dump. You can take it now through March 31. surveys.mn.gov/interview/1c...
#stpaul
#stpaul
Well you know it’s spicy if Metro Transit canceled service. Stay safe out there y’all!
Many school districts — including some as far north as the Twin Cities — delayed or canceled classes, or moved to online learning. The Minnesota Department of Transportation closed many highways across the southwest and south-central parts of the state — including long stretches of Interstate 90.
Blizzard leads to road and school closures, power outages across southern Minnesota
A major late-winter storm continued to wallop southern and eastern Minnesota early Wednesday. Many school districts delayed or canceled classes, and MnDOT closed many highways across the southwest and...
www.mprnews.org
March 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Well you know it’s spicy if Metro Transit canceled service. Stay safe out there y’all!
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Tim Walz Calls On Fellow Democrats To Return His Tupperware
Tim Walz Calls On Fellow Democrats To Return His Tupperware
ST. PAUL, MN—Making an impassioned plea to his colleagues in an effort to inspire concrete action, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota publicly called on his fellow Democrats Monday to return his Tupperware at...
theonion.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Tim Walz Calls On Fellow Democrats To Return His Tupperware
Wait this is so wholesome 🥹
As requested by a third grader in a letter to my office:
Happy Third Graders Day, Minnesota!
Happy Third Graders Day, Minnesota!
March 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Wait this is so wholesome 🥹