South Metro
Canterbury Park gets final OK for luxury housing, commercial development
Construction of Canterbury Commons, a gated luxury housing complex at the Shakopee racetrack, is expected to begin this fall.
South Metro
Former quarry in Shakopee will become site of luxury apartments
Redevelopment of a city-owned site downtown along the Minnesota River is underway with an agreement on a plan for 125 market-rate apartment units.
South Metro
Renaissance Festival faces sexual harassment, hostile-workplace suit
Festival managers deny the allegations, say they have no knowledge of inappropriate behavior.
South Metro
Lawn mower racing is big at the Dakota County fairgrounds
Lawn mower racing is big at the Dakota County fairgrounds racetrack.
South Metro
Burglars bash way into Lakeville gun shop with vehicle, steal firearms
This is at least the third time Twin Cities gun shops have been targeted by thieves.
South Metro
West St. Paul will ask voters to approve local sales tax
In debt from the Robert Street reconstruction, city will ask voters to OK levy.
South Metro
New bus service will help Dakota County Technical College students get to school
Existing MVTA route will now extend to the community college, located in Rosemount.
South Metro
South Metro
65 years after pilot vanished, family hopes for answers
Repatriation of Korean War remains renews Minnesota nephew's hopes.
South Metro
Maple Grove man suspected of pushing 8-year-old off Apple Valley waterslide
The boy is in stable condition after falling 31 feet to the ground, police say.
South Metro
Cause of 911 call disruption remains a mystery
The afternoon outage hit police and county law enforcement departments across the Twin Cities metro area and around Minnesota. Officials are sharing alternative numbers to call in case of emergency.
South Metro
Slain Mendota Heights officer gets monument on anniversary of his death
A committee considered the most fitting site for a permanent monument to Scott Patrick, killed in 2014.
South Metro
Appeals Court upholds Winona County ban on frac sand mining
Appeals Court endorses Winona County law.
South Metro
Tiny Dakota County town has a big problem: Polluted water
State studies indicate that up to 55 percent of the private wells used by Coates residents may have nitrate levels above drinking water standards.
South Metro
New day dawns for Vikings with training camp in Eagan
A sold-out crowd of 5,000 joined the Vikings in Eagan on a beautiful summer Saturday for the beginning of the 2018 season and a new era of training camp.
South Metro
South Metro
Nicollet woman dies in car-motor home crash
A day earlier, a Richfield man died when he failed to navigate a roundabout and rolled his vehicle in southern Scott County, authorities said.
South Metro
Night-long standoff at Burnsville Costco ends peacefully
Police released few details, but said there was no danger to the public.
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