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January 17, 2020

Apple Valley woman with dementia is found safe in Inver Grove Heights

Authorities thanked the public for the help in finding Barbara Musil, who had been last seen at her Apple Valley home on Thursday.
South Metro
January 17, 2020
The scene captured by the traffic camera on Hwy. 169 in Shakopee as officials had lanes on the highway closed Thursday afternoon.

Dispatch audio: Man's body found on Hwy. 169 in Shakopee had 'been there for a while'

A passerby called police at 3 p.m. Thursday to report seeing the body
South Metro
January 17, 2020

St. Paul water utility to refund customers who were overcharged

Homeowners who have 1-inch meters can expect to receive checks ranging from $120 to $320.
South Metro
January 17, 2020
The scene captured by the traffic camera on Hwy. 169 in Shakopee as officials had lanes on the highway closed Thursday afternoon.

Minnesota BCA investigating man's body found in Hwy. 169 median

A three-car crash happened near the same location Wednesday night that the State Patrol and Shakopee police responded to, but the BCA hadn't determined if it was related.
South Metro
January 16, 2020

Probation for unlicensed Cottage Grove care provider allegedly drunk with 12 kids in home

She pleaded guilty to not having a home day care license, while the more serious child neglect charge was dropped.
South Metro
January 16, 2020

Hastings boy who died after Welch Village skiing accident remembered

Tegan P. Johnson "loved life and simply lived it to the fullest," his obituary said.
South Metro
January 14, 2020

Hastings boy dies after weekend skiing accident

Tegan P. Johnson, 12, was in seventh grade.
South Metro
January 11, 2020

Twin Cities metro police blotter, Jan. 12

South Metro
January 11, 2020

Charges: Driver high, speeding, checking cellphone before 35W crash killed passenger

Authorities tested his blood and it came back positive for THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, according to prosecutors.
South Metro
January 11, 2020

Driver admits being high, on cellphone just before crashing and killing passenger on 35W

Driver was high, speeding and on the phone before hitting I-35W barrier wall.
South Metro
January 10, 2020

Shakopee neighborhood loses fight to keep ice rink open

Shakopee City Council stands firm, leaving Riverside Fields users to ice skate just a mile away.
South Metro
January 9, 2020
Shelly Pabst of South St. Paul was named Klondike Kate 2020 at the enVision Hotel, South St. Paul.

South St. Paul woman is named 2020 Klondike Kate ahead of Winter Carnival

Shelley Pabst won the title on her third attempt.
South Metro
January 8, 2020
Micah K. Pittman Credit: Facebook

Authorities ID barge worker who fell into river and drowned near Hastings

The 44-year-old man's death has been ruled accidental.
South Metro
January 7, 2020

20-year term for mentally ill man who shot, wounded 2 South St. Paul cops

He will serve part of his sentence in the Minnesota Security Hospital.
South Metro
January 7, 2020
Rendering of the planned Omni Viking Lakes Hotel in Eagan. The hotel is under construction and expected to open this fall, and two apartment complexes

U.S. Tennis Association moving to Vikings headquarters campus in Eagan

Vikings' live/work/play campus is taking shaping with a hotel, offices and soon apartments.
South Metro
January 7, 2020
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Chairman Charlie Vig is the successor to Stanley R. Crooks who recently passed away .] rtsong-taatarii@startribun

Tribal Chairman Charles Vig of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community to retire

His last day will be Jan. 31, when the SMSC's new Business Council will be inaugurated, a spokesperson said.
South Metro
January 7, 2020
The Minnesota Zoo's new facilities master plan is guiding this year's bonding request and setting the tone for a new round of upgrades. The plan's fir

Minn. Zoo planning new visitor experiences: camping, country's longest elevated trail loop

Plans include camping areas, a nature-based preschool and the nation's longest elevated trail loop
Variety
January 5, 2020
Charles Wylie, 40, of Elko New Market, is one of two Minnesota Million Raffle winners in this the third year he has played the game. Credit: Minnesota

3 lottery prizes of $1 million or more are newly claimed in Minnesota

Biggest payout, $1.6 million, shared by Gopher 5 players from the same family in Hermantown.
South Metro
January 4, 2020

Twin Cities metro police blotter, Jan. 5

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News coverage of the Twin Cities southern suburbs, including Apple Valley, Bloomington, Burnsville, Eagan, Lakeville, Mendota Heights and Shakopee.