Eva Herscowitz
Reporter
South metroEva 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.
Latest from Eva Herscowitz
New fraud concerns surface in Minnesota medical transportation program
Providers and prosecutors have seen issues in the Medicaid-funded nonemergency medical transportation program for years. It’s the subject of a new video by conservative influencer Nick Shirley.
January 15, 2026
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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
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