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 the city of more than $200,000, according to recently filed criminal complaints. In another case charged Friday, St. Paul police discovered 45 damaged streetlights with an estimated repair cost of .
A second daily Amtrak service between the Twin Cities and Chicago, via Milwaukee has been added. The new state-sponsored Borealis trains will start from St. Paul at midday and from Chicago in the late morning. The additional service starts on May 21. Amtrak Borealis coach fares start at $41 each way between St. Paul and Chicago for adults, with discounts for children ages 2 to 12, students, .
Opinion editor's note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom. ••• Parking has never been an easy subject at the University of St. Thomas. Neighbors of the university have long complained about heavy traffic on local streets when school is in session, and that's to say nothing of the congestion visited upon the .