Local residents can skate, dance, fly a kite and more during the 47-year-old Apple Valley Mid-Winter Fest 3-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at Johnny Cake Ridge Park West, 14255 Johnny

Tuesday’s frigid forecast has St. Paul and several other area school districts calling off classes. The National Weather Service expects wind chills to reach 32 below zero when buses would have been picking up students Tuesday morning.

Reporter Ron Haggstrom doesn’t foresee much change in the top 10 of the rankings as teams approach the second half of the 2024-25 season.

The body of Eagan resident Valentin Ramos, 43, was located Jan. 27 in the Minnesota River near Highway 55 and Highway 5 after Ramos' family reported him missing Jan. 25.