South Metro
South Metro
Burnsville man arrested in Las Vegas in crash that killed Shakopee student
Ja'Mason Moffett, 16, was killed in the Sept. 14 crash in Jackson Township.
South Metro
Burnsville mail carrier receives national honor for donating stem cells
Someone needed Deborah Ochetti. She didn't know who. But she didn't hesitate.
South Metro
South Metro
Olivia Irvine Dodge Library and History Center to open at nature center in West St. Paul
Olivia Irvine Dodge's legacy continues and expands at the nature center she founded.
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Big Mystic Lake hotel on tight deadline to open for Super Bowl
Lofty addition is on track to help Mystic Lake become one of the region's largest hotels.
South Metro
90 days in jail for Eagan day care provider in brain injury of 1-year-old
The mother of four has maintained her innocence from the start and had dozens of letters written to the judge on her behalf.
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South St. Paul woman critical after being struck by possible drunk driver
A St. Paul Parks and Recreation employee performed CPR on the woman before medics arrived.
South Metro
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Minnehaha Academy celebrates homecoming, despite loss of 'home'
With their Minneapolis high school campus wrecked by a gas explosion, students and staff members faced a predicament.
South Metro
Hastings homeless shelter for men to close doors
Cochran House, the only homeless shelter for single men in Dakota County, will stop accepting new residents Nov. 1.
South Metro
Caregiver charged after 6-month-old critically injured at Shakopee in-home day care
The babysitter allegedly waited 45 minutes before calling authorities.
South Metro
Shakopee watchdog group sets sights on school board
Some Shakopee residents have rallied together to form a community watchdog group with a single, unifying purpose: a demand that the school board step down. They want all seven members to resign but say they'll settle for a few.
South Metro
School choice splits Twin Cities suburbs into haves, have-nots
Parents are going the distance to enroll their children in schools that offer the programs and services they want, effectively redrawing the map of district boundaries in the process.
South Metro
South Metro
Likely 10-year sentence for drunk driver who killed Minnesota Chorale singer
Israel Delos Santos, 30, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of criminal vehicular homicide in connection with the June 1 crash that killed Krista Sandstrom, 47, of St. Paul.
South Metro
Hunter rescued after nearly 3 days in forest north of Twin Cities
Robert Kniefel, 61, of Lakeville, built a fire to warm himself and endured heavy rains in the Nemadji Forest.
South Metro
Zebra mussels found in Minneapolis, Lakeville lakes
A single mussel was found in Lake Harriet on a boat recovered from the bottom. Five were found in Lake Marion.
South Metro
Two Shakopee teens remain hospitalized, one critically, after crash
A 17-year-old boy is on life support, while a 17-year-old girl suffered a broken neck.
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