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Whistleblowing coach gets $100K settlement from Dakota County Technical College, Minnesota State
Employee sued Dakota County Technical College and Minnesota State.
South Metro
Deaths of 2 Shakopee women determined to be result of car crash
The teen cousins were found in a Chaska pond after a cryptic 911 call.
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Victims invited to claim restitution from scorned lawyer's porn troll scheme
Millions could be due those caught in lawyers' copyright scheme.
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Satanic Temple sues Belle Plaine over withdrawn permission for monument
City leaders have struggled to placate protesters while obeying the Constitution.
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Farmington residents fear losing access to beloved lake
New city control has Farmington owners afraid of losing swimming, canoeing privileges.
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Shakopee guard charged with felony sex crime for contact with inmate
Male officer is accused of pursuing female inmate.
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State law enforcement gets crafty to fight distracted driving
The unusual tactics come during a three-week statewide crackdown on distracted driving that ends April 30 as well as the run-up to the state's new law in August.
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Foster mom's boyfriend pleads guilty to murder of 3-year-old in Eagan
Foster mom still faces manslaughter charges.
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Motorcade takes fallen DNR officer's body home, generates 'goosebumps'
Conservation officer Eugene Wynn died Friday after being tossed from a boat in Cross Lake.
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Storm doesn't change river flood forecasts, but Mississippi edges up
Meteorologists say major rivers will be able to absorb the extra flow.
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South Metro
Plans for mental health treatment center in Savage move forward
Inpatient center in Savage will fill a regional gap.
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Burnsville school board picks St. Paul administrator as new superintendent
Theresa Battle, the board's preferred candidate, has served in the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Osseo school districts.
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Charge: Man robs Northfield bank at gunpoint, pays off his back rent
A customer was tied up as duo made off with more than $11,000, according to federal prosecutors.
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Missing Belle Plaine teen found safe
Andrew Cunat was reunited with his family late Wednesday.
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Three Dakota County libraries get a new look in time for library system's 50th anniversary
Apple Valley's remodel is finished; Lakeville and Hastings are underway.
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