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Twice a year, human waste goes back to the land
The Met Council is now embarking on a $23 million project to process more biosolids as the area grows.
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Burnsville man charged with firing shots into Shadey's Bar in St. Paul
The suspect was arrested after crashing his car into another vehicle.
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Want to wear your pride in Burnsville? Check out the city's online store
PJs and polo shirts with a Burnsville logo? Suburb is selling branded items online.
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Person stabbed as altercation spills to light rail
The victim had "serious injuries" and no one was arrested, police say.
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Carver, Dakota and Scott county boards approve 2020 budgets, tax levy increases
Property tax levy hikes for 2020 range from 2.8 to 4.9%.
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"The Rise of Skywalker" draws dressed-up fans to Shakopee theater
It's opening night for "The Rise of Skywalker," and fans attending a screening at Shakopee's Marcus Southbridge Crossing Cinema dressed for the occasion Thursday night.
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Dakota County petting zoo owner settles wolf-killing lawsuit
Trial in federal court was supposed to start Monday, but ended with a settlement barring defendant from selling wolves or their parts.
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Basketball game canceled as more schools report flu-like illnesses
Dozens hospitalized across the state; basketball game postponed in Buffalo.
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Speeding snowmobiler hits pickup south of Twin Cities and is killed
The collision occurred about sunset Saturday near Montgomery.
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Property taxes set to rise for most, but some jurisdictions trim hikes
Home values are going up, and levies are taking effect, but some municipalities have tried to minimize the increases for 2020.
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Woman convicted of fatal 2008 bus crash indicted for reentering U.S.
Olga Marina Franco del Cid was deported in 2016.
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Burnsville district to close 3 schools to deal with declining enrollments
Declining enrollment drove the vote to close one middle school and two elementary schools
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Former Burnsville man sentenced to prison term for Ponzi scheme targeting elderly
Jamie Lee Smith took in his customers' coins to evaluate or hold but later sold them without permission and kept the money for personal expenses, prosecutors said.
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Ex-employee admits stealing $33K from historic Twin Cities church to feed gambling habit
The New Brighton man wrote fraudulent checks to vendors but instead he deposited them in his own bank account.
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Teen pleads guilty in friend's accidental shooting in St. Paul
Da'Qwan Jones-Morris was killed as his friends played with a stolen gun.
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One father charged, another sentenced in death of Twin Cities metro infants
A witness in the Hennepin County case said the parents had been drinking and using cocaine.
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Police say group of criminals is using distraction to steal Twin Cities shoppers' wallets
Four victims in Apple Valley were older women, police said.
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