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Eva Herscowitz

Reporter
South metro
Eva Herscowitz covers Dakota and Scott counties for the Star Tribune. She's from Maryland and previously worked at The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina.

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What to know about the massive social services fraud scandal in Minnesota

Providers who bilked housing, autism and day care programs thrust the state into the national spotlight.
January 13, 2026

Arsenic is showing up in Scott County drinking water

The chemical joins a growing list of contaminants surfacing in south suburban drinking water, from PFAS to cyanazine to nitrates.
January 8, 2026

A world’s fair in Minnesota? Horticulture expo could reshape Twin Cities suburbs.

The event set for 2031 could leave behind a futuristic neighborhood in Dakota County.
January 2, 2026

It’s not just property taxes. Twin Cities residents balk at higher water bills.

Drinking water has become a costly issue across the Twin Cities suburbs dealing with maintenance and pollutants.
December 29, 2025
Operator Bill McNamara stands inside the Hastings Water Treatment Plant in Hastings, Minn. on Thursday, July 20, 2023. The plant filters for nitrates but not PFAs, but a new plant will be very expensive for the town.

The Minnesota Star Tribune sues Minneapolis for allegedly withholding public information

The news organization says the Minneapolis Police Department has failed to release information about crimes.
December 24, 2025

This Twin Cities suburb just made it harder for residents to petition for an audit

West St. Paul increased the number of voters needed to push the City Council to ask the state for a financial review.
December 22, 2025
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NDAs, code names and shell companies: How Minnesota officials support data center secrecy

Governments are signing non-disclosure agreements and concealing basic information about potential data centers.
December 18, 2025

At nearly half a billion dollars, water park is just the beginning of Mall of America’s transformation

A portion of profits from the Mystery Cove water park could fund future development near Minnesota’s most famous mall.
December 14, 2025

Western Twin Cities suburbs merge fire departments to end yearslong drama

The resolution of the dispute between Orono and Long Lake follows years of strife between the cities over who should control fire services.
December 11, 2025

Plan for pickleball on old Burnsville dump advances over mayor’s opposition

The proposal to construct a sports complex on a pair of inactive landfills has become a divisive issue in the south metro suburb.
December 8, 2025
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‘Forever chemicals’ slam small cities with big water bills as they surface farther from 3M sites

Apple Valley will likely hike water rates to fund a $100 million project to rid its wells of PFAS.
December 5, 2025
Operator Bill McNamara stands inside the Hastings Water Treatment Plant in Hastings, Minn. on Thursday, July 20, 2023. The plant filters for nitrates but not PFAs, but a new plant will be very expensive for the town.

South St. Paul to tear down symbol of stockyard days

The Armour Gates will soon be demolished to make way for a business, disappointing residents who fought to preserve the brick structures.
November 25, 2025
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