This year’s Winter Carnival aims to truly be a St. Paul celebration. Downtown’s Rice Park — cheekily renamed “Ice Park” — and ...

After just four days on the job, John M. Harrington sees this new role as a natural extension of his time in law enforcement and public service, being a community voice in schools and senior living ...

On Saturday night at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Torchlight Parade, Vulcanus Rex and his Krewe claimed victory over the seasons by overthrowing King Boreas. The Krewe would soon be unmasked. The ...

And as St. Paul has grown, one constant has been the Winter Carnival. Harrington, the former St. Paul police chief and co-founder of nonprofit Ujamaa Place, was crowned as the 88th King Boreas at the ...

After 5,588 votes were cast in an online competition, there are two new top dogs of the 2025 St. Paul Winter Carnival. Queen Kairi and King Grover will meet their royal subjects as they walk in ...

John Harrington, former Minnesota Public Safety commissioner and St. Paul police chief, is this year's King Boreas in the St. Paul Winter Carnival. (Leila Navidi/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

The St. Paul Winter Carnival is collaborating with Melanin in Motion for two new events this weekend to promote community and diversity through physical activity. The first of the two events ...

The winners of the St. Paul Winter Carnival Ice Carving Competition and the Minnesota State Snow Sculpting Competition were announced Sunday afternoon. Artists carved 300-pound blocks of ice ...

If you travel north to Banning State Park in the middle of the winter and scramble down to the Quarry Loop trail, you’ll find ...

The coolest celebration on earth is getting ready to kick off in the capital city. The St. Paul Winter Carnival is back, transforming Rice Park into Ice Park and bringing with it a whole bunch of ...

showcasing artifacts from the St. Paul Winter Carnival's nearly 140-year history. Tommy Barrett, who describes himself as the Winter Carnival historian, has transformed an empty storefront into a ...