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Reporter | Digital Life

Phone: 952-746-3286

Email: katie.humphrey@startribune.com

Katie Humphrey is the digital life reporter for features. Katie has also covered Dakota County and a gaggle of south metro suburbs. Before coming to the Star Tribune, Katie covered cops, courts and city hall at the Austin American-Statesman. She majored in journalism and minored in Spanish (she’s fluent) at Northwestern, graduating in 2005.
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Fix ahead for power plant traffic

Xcel Energy and the city of Burnsville have been working on an agreement for repairs that would allow reopening of flood-damaged Black Dog Road and make other fixes to keep heavy trucks out of neighborhoods.

Updated: October 29, 2011, - 11:25 PM

Hwy. 52 between Rochester, Cities dangerously behind times

Two deadly crashes this month underscore the need to upgrade an outmoded stretch of busy Hwy. 52 between the Twin Cities and Rochester.

Updated: October 23, 2011, - 11:17 PM

Burnsville suspends license of problem-plagued complex

Burnsville officials say residents are forced to live amid squalor in an apartment complex with dozens of fire code violations.

Updated: October 19, 2011, - 09:52 PM

New way to dispose of old drugs

New drug collection boxes have popped up in Scott County and are in the works in Dakota County, in hopes that people will dispose of medications safely.

Updated: October 18, 2011, - 02:13 PM

Dakota County, Dodge Nature Center wrangle over trail

County officials say Dodge Nature Center betrayed a gentleman's agreement to accommodate a paved trail.

Updated: October 17, 2011, - 10:41 AM

Speed not a factor in work-zone crash

As State Patrol investigated, the deaths of two men along I-35W brought a plea for caution.

Updated: October 15, 2011, - 06:53 AM

Out-of-control car kills 2 workers on 35W in Burnsville

With a raft of work zone crashes last year, the state is desperate to increase safety.

Updated: October 13, 2011, - 11:13 PM

Study to eye fertilizer use, water quality

The Dakota County research aims to help maximize corn yields while minimizing pollution.

Updated: October 08, 2011, - 09:06 PM

Riding away with Supreme Glory

Lakeville North freshman Hayley Sowards has won national awards for her equestrian skills.

Updated: October 01, 2011, - 06:20 PM

Plan is emerging to pay for Cedar Avenue bus rapid transit

Proposal would shift some federal grant money from Interstate 35W project and rely on additional contributions from Minnesota Valley Transit Authority and Met Council.

Updated: September 28, 2011, - 08:40 PM