Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

5 PASS 4 REVIEW 4 FIX

Web Manifest

Action

Not found

FIX

Not found

No web manifest found

No manifest at standard paths (/manifest.json, /site.webmanifest). A manifest is optional but enables PWA features like home screen installation and standalone display.

No web manifest found.

Dark Mode Support

Action

No dark mode signals

FIX

No dark mode signals

No dark mode signals detected

Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles

External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.

Dark ModeNo Dark Mode Detected

color-scheme meta Not set ✗Dark theme-color Not set ✗CSS indicators Not detected ✗

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.

Print Stylesheet

Action

No print styles

FIX

No print styles

No print-specific styles detected

When users print this page, they get the screen layout including navigation and non-essential elements. Add @media print rules to hide navigation and optimize layout for paper.

Print Stylesheet No Print Styles

Print stylesheet Not found ✗Inline @media print Not detected ✗

Alt Text Quality

2 of 39 images have issues

REVIEW

2 of 39 images have issues

1 image(s) missing alt attribute

Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.

1 image(s) with generic alt text

5 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters

6 decorative image(s) correctly marked

26 image(s) with good alt text

39 images 26 good alt text 6 decorative 1 generic 1 missing

Issue	Count
missing	1 image(s)
generic	1 image(s)
too long	5 image(s)

Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.

Why this matters

Each image without alt text is a WCAG 1.1.1 failure — invisible to screen-reader users, lost from Google Image Search.

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WCAG 2.1 Level A requires text alternatives for non-decorative images. Empty alt='' is fine for decorative; meaningful images need descriptive text. Common fixes: CMS audit + bulk add, build-time linter (alt-text-required ESLint rule), CI gate on Lighthouse a11y score.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 1.1.1 / WebAIM Million Report

Link & Button Quality

1 issue(s) across 267 links and 7 buttons

REVIEW

1 issue(s) across 267 links and 7 buttons

1 link(s) with no accessible text

Links without text are announced as raw URLs by screen readers.

Got: a#push-email-link

7 link(s) open in new tab without warning

Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.

Got: https://www.medianewsgroup.com/privacy-policy/; https://business.safety.google/privacy/; http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/saint-paul-mn/55102/current-weather/23960_pc…; https://enewspaper.twincities.com/; http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/saint-paul-mn/55102/current-weather/23960_pc…; https://enewspaper.twincities.com/; https://vip.wordpress.com/

259 link(s) with descriptive text

267 links

1 empty

0 generic text

7 new tab

0 empty buttons

Element	Text	Issue	Suggested Fix
https://www.medianewsgroup.com/privacy-p…	Data Storage Policy	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://business.safety.google/privacy/	Google Privacy Policy	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/saint-p…	Current temperature is 83°F, …	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://enewspaper.twincities.com/	Today's Paper	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
	(empty)	empty	Add link text or aria-label
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/saint-p…	Current temperature is 83°F, …	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://enewspaper.twincities.com/	Today's Paper	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text
https://vip.wordpress.com/	Powered by WordPress.com VIP	new tab	Add '(opens in new tab)' to text

266 links and buttons have descriptive text

Links without text are announced as raw URLs by screen readers.

a#push-email-link

Why this matters

Links with no accessible text (empty <a></a>, image-only no alt, icon-only no aria-label) are unidentifiable to screen readers.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.4

Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.

https://www.medianewsgroup.com/privacy-policy/; https://business.safety.google/privacy/; http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/saint-paul-mn/55102/current-weather/23960_pc…; https://enewspaper.twincities.com/; http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/saint-paul-mn/55102/current-weather/23960_pc…; https://enewspaper.twincities.com/; https://vip.wordpress.com/

Why this matters

Links with target="_blank" without rel="noopener" leak the originating page's window context — security and UX issue.

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Without rel="noopener", the new tab can navigate the original tab via window.opener (tab-nabbing attack). Modern browsers default to noopener for target=_blank but only since recent versions. Always set rel="noopener noreferrer" explicitly.

Source: MDN target / OWASP

404 Error Page

HTTP 404, custom page

REVIEW

HTTP 404, custom page

Correct 404 status code returned

Got: HTTP 404

Custom styled 404 page

Navigation links present on 404 page

404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title Page not found – Twin Cities ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✗Search Form ✗

Favicon & Branding

4 icon(s) detected

REVIEW

4 icon(s) detected

favicon.ico present at site root

HTML icon links detected

Apple touch icon present

Multiple icon sizes detected

✓ favicon.ico Present

✓ PNG Icons Present

✓ Apple Touch Present

✗ SVG Favicon Missing

✗ Manifest Icons Missing

✓ Multiple Sizes Present

Landmark Structure

67 landmarks

PASS

67 landmarks

<main> landmark present

3 <nav> landmark(s) found

1 of 3 <nav> elements are unlabeled

Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.

Skip navigation link present

Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it

Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.

Why this matters

Some <nav> elements lack aria-label — screen-reader users hear 'navigation' multiple times with no way to distinguish them.

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When a page has multiple <nav> regions (primary, footer, breadcrumb), each needs aria-label or aria-labelledby. AT users navigate by landmark; identical 'navigation' announcements force them to enter each one to discover purpose.

Source: WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices

Heading Hierarchy

87 headings

PASS

87 headings

Multiple H1 headings (2 found)

A page should have only one H1. Multiple H1s dilute the document outline.

1 empty heading(s)

Empty headings appear in the document outline but provide no information.

H3 Around the Web
H1 Twin Cities
H1 (empty)
H2 Featured
H3 Updated lawsuit: Metro Surge cost St. Paul, Minneapolis businesses $600M
H3 After leaving Grand Avenue, Evereve plans ‘flagship location’ — on Grand Avenue
H3 Ramsey County approves sale of former office building in downtown St. Paul
H3 Open ice at a premium as Wild, Stars play the game of shadows
H3 Even if they believe they’re now favorites, can the Timberwolves play like underdogs?
H2 Latest Headlines
H3 Gov. Tim Walz to release ‘Good Neighbors,’ inspired by ICE surge in Minnesota and the pushback
H3 Meet this dark horse NFL Draft prospect from Bloomer, Wis.
H3 ‘Cowardly’: St. Paul man sentenced for killing his neighbor with tire iron
H3 Hamm’s Beer mascot hands out brew in Pennsylvania after report of phase-out
H3 Federal appeals court blocks California law requiring federal agents to wear identification
H3 Burnsville motorcyclist dies after losing control, crashing off I-35E in Eagan, State Patrol says
H3 Eagan announces new fire chief following Chief Hugo Searle’s retirement
H2 Most Popular
H3 Ramsey County approves sale of former office building in downtown St. Paul
H3 Retired four-star military general from St. Paul assesses war in Iran
H3 Meet the diehard Wild fan keeping the ‘X’ alive in his front yard
H3 Lowertown Sounds announces eight free Mears Park summer concerts
H3 Frederick: Effort, energy and a fearless trigger. How Donte DiVincenzo helped the Wolves steal Game 2
H3 Will MN lawmakers pass property tax relief this year? Here are the plans
H3 Trump picks a University of Minnesota professor to lead his economic council
H3 Timberwolves flip script, rally from 19 down to beat Denver, even series with Game 2 victory
H3 Pop star Meghan Trainor cancels upcoming tour, including stop in St. Paul
H3 ‘If my people’: Here’s why the Bible passage Trump will read aloud is so potent and polarizing
H2 News
H3 Meet the diehard Wild fan keeping the ‘X’ alive in his front yard
H3 Best Buy insider Jason Bonfig to succeed Corie Barry as CEO
H3 5 tornadoes confirmed in Friday’s outbreak in southeastern Minnesota
H3 Trump picks a University of Minnesota professor to lead his economic council
H2 Sports
H3 Now at center stage, Rob Brzezinski knows Vikings must nail 2026 NFL Draft
H3 How Cameron Knowles turned around Loons after historic loss to Vancouver
H3 Napheesa Collier out until at least June after ankle surgery
H3 Twins snap four-game losing streak with win over Mets
H2 Restaurants, Food and Drink
H3 5 Weeknight Dishes: A dinner to keep the vacation vibes going
H3 Recipe: These tasty meatballs come together with turkey, wine and bacon
H3 French restaurant Aubergine to open on Selby Avenue this month
H3 At international pizza expo, Stillwater’s Melt Pizza named among the world’s best
H2 Photos
H3 A robot is beating human pros at table tennis. Its maker calls it a milestone for machines
H3 Did Pope Leo find his voice in Africa? Or did the world finally hear him?
H3 Lake Phalen Rowing continues to have national success
H3 Pope blasts ‘tyrants’ ravaging the planet during his visit to Cameroon
H3 After 80 years at fourth-generation Milbern Clothing, customer is still king
H3 Fatou, the world’s oldest gorilla living in captivity, celebrates her 69th birthday at Berlin Zoo
H3 Thousands attend first day of new International Festival of Minnesota
H3 Photos show stunning views of the moon and Earth from the Artemis II mission
H3 Here are the winners of the 2026 Pioneer Press Peeps Diorama Contest
H3 Photos: No Kings rally in St. Paul
H3 New Falcon Cam offering sound and close-up high-resolution views is online
H3 Mahtomedi school custodian makes lunchroom connections through questions
H2 Crime & Public Safety
H3 In response to teen’s suicide, lawmakers approve crackdown on ‘sextortion’
H3 ‘Kindness influencer’ Josh Liljenquist welcome in St. Paul parks again
H3 Louisiana community is struggling to understand after man killed 8 children
H3 Wisconsin authorities put total arrests from clashes at beagle breeding facility at about 25
H2 National News
H3 Water to surge into drought-depleted Lake Powell but at costs elsewhere
H3 US health officials nix publication of a study on COVID vaccine effectiveness
H3 Airline company Lufthansa cuts 20,000 flights as war squeezes fuel prices and supplies
H3 Celeste Rivas Hernandez, girl who singer D4vd is charged with killing, died from penetrating wounds
H2 Things to Do
H3 Lowertown Sounds announces eight free Mears Park summer concerts
H3 Pop star Meghan Trainor cancels upcoming tour, including stop in St. Paul
H3 MPR weather pals Cathy Wurzer and Mark Seeley to host free live event in St. Paul
H3 University of St. Thomas exhibit on Holocaust features survivors’ stories
H2 Politics
H3 Will MN lawmakers pass property tax relief this year? Here are the plans
H3 St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her’s first 100 days: ICE surge, efforts to grow tax base
H3 ‘If my people’: Here’s why the Bible passage Trump will read aloud is so potent and polarizing
H3 Pentagon says Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving, in latest departure of a top defense leader
H2 Opinion
H3 Ross Douthat: The 4 lessons liberals should consider after Orban’s defeat
H3 Jennifer Obel: ‘The Pitt’ dramatizes the real burnout that threatens medical care workers and patients
H3 Serge Schmemann: Oil prices aside, this war has not gone Putin’s way
H3 Mark Henneman: Downtown St. Paul’s comeback runs through the arena
H2 Best Reviews
H3 What is the difference between a BB cream and a CC cream?
H3 Best angle grinder
H3 These mesmerizing lava lamps create a calming retro atmosphere
H3 These premium calf massagers provide professional relief at home
H2 Events

A page should have only one H1. Multiple H1s dilute the document outline.

Why this matters

Multiple H1s blur the page's primary topic — screen-reader users and Google both prefer one H1.

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HTML5's outline algorithm technically allows multiple H1s within sectioning content, but no browser implements it. In practice: one H1 per page. Use H2-H6 for subsections.

Source: WCAG 2.4.6 / Google Search Central

Empty headings appear in the document outline but provide no information.

Why this matters

Empty <hN> tags break the document outline — screen-reader users navigating by heading hit dead silence.

Source: WCAG 2.4.6

Form Accessibility

1 of 2 controls have issues

PASS

1 of 2 controls have issues

1 control(s) without accessible label

Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.

Got: <input type="checkbox" id="push-user-spoof-control">

1 control(s) properly labeled

2 controls

1 labeled

0 placeholder only

1 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
#mng-search-focus	text	Type your search	aria-label
#push-user-spoof-control	checkbox	(none)	none

Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.

Why this matters

Form controls without labels — assistive tech announces 'edit text' with no context; users can't complete forms.

Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 3.3.2

A+

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

20 text elements analyzed, 0 fail WCAG AA

PASS

Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.

20 pass

Show all checked elements (20)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h1 Twin Cities	18.43:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F0F0F0	Pass
h2 Featured	18.43:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F0F0F0	Pass
h2 Most Popular	18.43:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F0F0F0	Pass
h2 Events	18.43:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F0F0F0	Pass
h3 Around the Web	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h3 Ramsey County approv…	18.43:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F0F0F0	Pass
h3 Retired four-star mi…	18.43:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F0F0F0	Pass
h3 Meet the diehard Wil…	18.43:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F0F0F0	Pass
h3 Lowertown Sounds ann…	18.43:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F0F0F0	Pass
h3 Frederick: Effort, e…	18.43:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F0F0F0	Pass
h3 Will MN lawmakers pa…	18.43:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F0F0F0	Pass
h3 Trump picks a Univer…	18.43:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F0F0F0	Pass
h3 Timberwolves flip sc…	18.43:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F0F0F0	Pass
h3 Pop star Meghan Trai…	18.43:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F0F0F0	Pass
h3 ‘If my people’: …	18.43:1	3.0:1	#000000	#F0F0F0	Pass
title St. Paul News, Sport…	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
span Opens in a new windo…	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
span Opens an external we…	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
span Opens an external we…	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
span This website utilize…	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass

Methodology: The top 20 text elements by font size were checked. Background color was sampled from the desktop screenshot using a 5-point pattern. WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 91/100 — 2 failing, 26 passed

PASS

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Names and labels

Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
body.home > img#06db9294 `body.home > img#06db9294`

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Best practices

Touch targets with sufficient size and spacing help users who may have difficulty targeting small controls to activate the targets. Learn more about touch targets.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
li.media-feature-secondary > article.slideshow > figure > a.icon-slideshow `li.media-feature-secondary > article.slideshow > figure > a.icon-slideshow`
li.media-feature-secondary > article.slideshow > figure > a.icon-slideshow `li.media-feature-secondary > article.slideshow > figure > a.icon-slideshow`
li.media-feature-secondary > article.slideshow > figure > a.icon-slideshow `li.media-feature-secondary > article.slideshow > figure > a.icon-slideshow`
li.media-feature-secondary > article.slideshow > figure > a.icon-slideshow `li.media-feature-secondary > article.slideshow > figure > a.icon-slideshow`

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Buttons have an accessible name

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Links have a discernible name

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

●Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

○ARIA IDs are unique

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○Input buttons have discernible text.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○Form elements have associated labels

○Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Identical links have the same purpose.

○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

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