Friday January 4, 2013
Kelly Smith
Reporter | West Metro
Phone: 612-673-4141
Email: kelly.smith@startribune.com
Kelly Smith covers west metro suburban cities including Plymouth, Eden Prairie, Wayzata, Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Excelsior, Osseo and Robbinsdale.
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Recent content from Kelly Smith
Students get rare chance to send project into space
Minnehaha Academy students are about to get some real-world experience that's literally out of this world.
Updated: January 01, 2013, - 11:12 PM
Hopkins rejects school district switch by Edina neighborhood
Edina group vows to escalate fight after Hopkins board's decision.
Updated: December 20, 2012, - 11:24 PM
Eden Prairie private school to add dorms
The International School of Minnesota will be the sixth private school in the state with a residence hall for some of its students.
Updated: December 18, 2012, - 04:29 PM
Minnetonka senior home not allowed to expand
After years of frustration with a senior care home embedded in their secluded, wooded neighborhood, Minnetonka residents successfully swayed the city Monday to deny the senior home's request to expand.
Updated: December 18, 2012, - 07:39 AM
Edina residents fight to get kids in Edina schools
This week's vote follows a yearslong battle by the Parkwood Knolls neighborhood to be annexed out of the Hopkins district.
Updated: December 15, 2012, - 06:05 PM
Minnetonka care facility has neighbors saying 'enough'
A small-scale home for Alzheimer's patients wants to expand, but the request has triggered criticism from some.
Updated: December 08, 2012, - 12:13 AM
Man dies after crash with Minnetonka squad car on call
Fatal accident adds to history of what neighbors call "the most dangerous spot in the whole city."
Updated: December 06, 2012, - 07:31 AM
Eden Prairie barn 'brought back to life'
Barn meets bling. That's the idea behind turning a vintage Eden Prairie barn into a glitzy event center.
Updated: December 04, 2012, - 12:36 PM
Reeling from shootings, Little Falls buries 2 teens
Hundreds attended a funeral for cousins Haile Kifer and Nick Brady, who were fatally shot during a burglary on Thanksgiving Day.
Updated: December 03, 2012, - 06:02 PM
Slain teens linked to stolen pills latest sign of drugs' abuse
Police and treatment officials report a growing number of similar burglaries -- in which thieves bypass expensive TV sets and silverware for pills.
Updated: November 30, 2012, - 09:40 AM
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