Friday January 4, 2013
Laurie Blake
Reporter | South Metro
Phone: 952-746-3287
Email: lblake@startribune.com
Laurie Blake covers communities in northern Dakota County, including Inver Grove Heights, Mendota Heights, Rosemount, South St. Paul and West St. Paul.
Recent content from Laurie Blake
Transit, roads and schools top legislative wish lists
As the 2013 state legislative session nears, south metro community leaders press their cases to local lawmakers.
Updated: January 01, 2013, - 11:40 PM
Four new water level gauges target Cannon River flooding
To make more accurate flood forecasts and give people more warning of high water, four new water level gauges are being installed for $70,000.
Updated: December 28, 2012, - 06:00 PM
Burnsville balks at new thrift store
Plans to open an ARC store near the mall led the city to pass a one-year ban on new thrift stores.
Updated: December 21, 2012, - 05:49 PM
Ames selected as contractor for Hwy. 13 reconstruction
Rebuilding the interchange west of I-35W will take two years.
Updated: December 14, 2012, - 06:33 PM
7 buses unwrapped for rapid transit line between Apple Valley, Bloomington
The new transitway, the first of its kind in the Twin Cities, is set to open in May or June.
Updated: December 10, 2012, - 08:03 PM
Hop on a bike and ride forever on Dakota County trail
Dakota County's Mississippi River trail will be part of a national bike route from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
Updated: December 07, 2012, - 05:35 PM
Eagan in negotiations to own all of Caponi Art Park
To secure the future of the park as undeveloped green space, the city and county plan to work together in hopes of buying the remaining 30 acres.
Updated: December 05, 2012, - 11:40 AM
Cities wean themselves from state aid
Many municipalities have stopped counting on it altogether.
Updated: December 02, 2012, - 11:38 PM
Dakota County protests sharing 'rapid' bus label
Metro Transit's plan to use the term to refer to some city bus routes sparks concerns about confusion in the county.
Updated: November 30, 2012, - 07:07 PM
West St. Paul wins round 1 in Robert Street review
The city hopes to persuade the Met Council and two other panels that it should keep its federal grant to rebuild the thoroughfare.
Updated: November 23, 2012, - 06:52 PM
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