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south metro
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Farewell to 'Mr. Apple Valley'
In decades as an elected official, Will Branning helped plan Apple Valley, attract the Minnesota Zoo and bring transit to the south metro. Updated: May. 18, 2012 - 08:05 PM
more south metro headlines
- Burnsville considers rental law changes
- State Trooper shrugs off life-saving award
- Descendants return, explore LeDuc legacy
- Burnsville, Sibley choirs take a journey through cultures
- More I-35W noise walls planned
- South metro briefs
- South metro police blotter
- South metro arts briefs
- May 14: Minnesota Zoo pulls plug on dolphin exhibit
- A bustling farmstead in the middle of the city
minneapolisminneapolis
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Cost of last year's north Mpls. tornado estimated at $80M
The human toll of the May 22, 2011, disaster was visible from the moment the twister touched down, but the public and private costs to restore the community are now coming into better focus.
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st. paulst. paul
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Nice Ride expands to St. Paul
Nice Ride Minnesota, the popular bike-sharing program that debuted two years ago in Minneapolis, is bringing its fleet to the capital city.
Full story Full storyUpdated: May. 19, 2012 - 04:50 PM
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- Farewell to 'Mr. Apple Valley'
- Descendants return, explore LeDuc legacy
- Burnsville considers rental law changes
- Rice County man allegedly offered golf cart, ATV to hit man
- State Trooper shrugs off life-saving award
- South metro police blotter
- Lakeville dad who abandoned son gets 2 years probation
- Schools find active kids make smarter students
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Lakeville dad who abandoned son gets 2 years probation
A Lakeville man who abandoned his son gets two years of probation for misdemeanor child neglect.
Updated: May. 16, 2012 - 10:56 PM
- Semi driver admits distraction in fatal Lakeville crash
- Lawmaker: Communication lapse led to zoo bond mixup
- Sealing old wells is priority for local governments
- For parks, early spring brings mixed blessings
- South news briefs: Bus commuter alert: Route 444 has split
- Letters from South readers: Donate used glasses for Lions program
- South metro police blotter
- South metro arts and leisure briefs: Eagan choir schedules spring concert
- Rice County man allegedly offered golf cart, ATV to hit man
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east metroeast metro
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This week brings the last lessons at Afton preschool
City has older residents, fewer new houses. The school will close after 44 years.
Full story Full storyUpdated: May. 18, 2012 - 06:16 PM
west metrowest metro
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Lending a hand to East African students
The New American Academy in Edina offers tutoring for Somali schoolchildren as well as classes for their parents.
Full story Full storyUpdated: May. 15, 2012 - 05:10 PM
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Warmup has cities rethinking water ways
An increase in storm water spurs communities to evaluate how they use, value or move it.
Full story Full storyUpdated: May. 20, 2012 - 11:44 PM
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West Metro
- Lending a hand to East African students
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South Metro
- Legal fight looms in Apple Valley suicide case
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St. Paul
- Nice Ride expands to St. Paul
top workplacestop workplaces
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Top Workplaces: Real estate firms rate highly
For people who sell real estate, the "cloud" is taking the place of the cubicle as they rely more on technology. And yet for many agents, it's the face-to-face connections between them and their managers that seem to matter most.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2012 - 11:48 AM
- Community: Making connection to something beyond the business
- Small companies: Employees come first at The Container Store
- Medium companies: It’s a loyalty thing for The Emily Program
- Large companies: Cargill, Kwik Trip join Keller Williams at top
- Top firms investing in new technology to make employees happier
- Top leaders: Striving to have their companies reflect their values
- And the winner is ... 12 that went above and beyond
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