Twin Cities south metro

Pat Nelson and her husband, Bill, at a recent Dundas Dukes game.

Reusse: Bill Nelson and Dundas are big parts of Minnesota 'townball' history

The Dukes have been a state power for decades, with plenty of success and some recent bad news.

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Residents gathered in the Chatfield Center for the Arts in Chatfield, Minn., on Wednesday to question regulators with the Minnesota Pollution Control

Stinky reception for manure rules in Minnesota farm country

Minnesota regulators are updating rules for two permits, seeking to limit pollution into groundwater

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JIM GEHRZ ‚Ä¢ jgehrz@startribune.com Minneapolis, MN/January 23, 2007/2:00PM As part of the new Gopher stadium package, lawmakers hav

Tenants gain long list of new rights, protections after last legislative session

A new law prohibiting landlords from retaliating when tenants want to create a tenant association is just one change passed in 2024.

Local

July 26

Middle schoolers are a tough crowd. Inver Grove Heights found a way to entertain them.

The city's Parks and Recreation Department recently won an award for the "5th Quarter" lock-in event held after a Simley High School football game.

Sports

July 24

Leandro Goncalves celebrated Mr. Jagermeister win during Festival of Champions races at Canterbury Park Sunday September 1,2019 in Shakopee, MN.] Jerr

Canterbury Park: Entries, picks, results and more

Picks from Star Tribune handicapper Jay Lietzau and everything you need for a day at the races.

Local

July 24

Charges: Burnsville woman fatally shot 70-year-old, hid body at Minneapolis shed for 10 days

Josephine Ann Powers, 25, is charged with second-degree murder for shooting Michael Robert Riccio in the head.

Local

July 22

The metro area has received more than 11 inches of precipitation since June 1, nearly 4 inches above average, according to the National Weather Servic

Storm knocks out power in Twin Cities for more than 3,500 customers

The storm included wind gusts as high as 68 mph in Woodbury, according to the National Weather Service.

Local

July 20

Separate SWAT standoffs in Edina and Burnsville end peacefully

The suspects in two separate standoffs were arrested by police after hours-long negotiations.

Local

July 20

Burnsville man killed in crash on I-35W in Richfield

Two Minneapolis men in another vehicle involved were not hurt.

Olympics

July 20

Regan Smith's rivalry with Australian swimming star peaks at Paris Olympics

Lakeville's Regan Smith and Australia's Kaylee McKeown have dominated the backstroke events in swimming in recent years. Who will come out on top during the Paris Games?

Local

July 19

A group of students and instructors at the University of Minnesota’s Department of Mechanical Engineering sent American, Minnesotan and school flags

U researchers launch new Minnesota flag into space

Photos of the state flag high above the Earth, along with a University of Minnesota flag, inspire pride in Minnesotans.

Local

July 19

A neighborhood in Burnsville in 2017. An experiment in letting residents direct where some tax dollars will go could cost two to three times more to a

It could cost Burnsville $300K to let citizens spend $100K, and some council members are concerned

The suburb's pilot will let neighborhoods propose projects to spend city money, but the administrative costs could be a multiple of that.

South Metro

July 19

Ally and Marcus Giesen, with their dog, Sky.

Deadly crash shatters California 'dream life' being built by Twin Cities high school sweethearts

The husband did not survive, while his wife is hospitalized with critical injuries. Their dog also died in the wreck.

Local

July 18

A woman uses the new fitness equipment at Shakopee's Scenic Heights Park on July 16, 2024.

Want to work out in a park? Shakopee has a new outdoor fitness court and studio space

The new attraction at Scenic Heights Park has permanent fitness equipment and space for group exercise classes like yoga.

South Metro

July 17

Twin Cities DUI lawyer disciplined by state board in part for causing crash while BAC was 0.32%

The attorney has been reprimanded; the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has been put him on probation.

High Schools

July 16

Edina's Casey Vandertop, among the Minnesotans chosen to play in the Under-17 Five Nations Tournament, looks to pass during the Class 2A championship

USA Hockey mines Minnesota to stock roster for under-17 tournament

Six boys from the state made the team for the Five Nations competition, as did three from out of state who play at Shattuck-St. Mary's.

South Metro

July 16

Man drowns in south metro lake after being tossed from inflatable by boat's wave

A bystander rescued one of the men, while the other could not be saved, the Sheriff's Office said.

South Metro

July 16

Red Wing man admits killing infant son

A doctor concluded that the boy was a victim of excessive shaking, according to the criminal complaint.

South Metro

July 15

Burnsville man accused of fatally shooting son as boy protected mother dies from shooting himself

The death of Danair C. Harden, 30, has preliminarily been ruled a suicide, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said Monday.

South Metro

July 12

Attorney General Keith Ellison. Allegations were included in a court filing that’s part of a civil investigation of Nolosha Development by the attor

Proposed Lakeville housing aimed at Somali families under investigation

Nolosha Development says it has done nothing wrong and that planning for the project continues.

South Metro

July 11

Nicole "Nikki" Anderson was last seen Saturday walking away from her home in Randolph Township in Dakota County.

Boyfriend is focus of Dakota County investigation into disappearance of missing woman

"She left her phone, wallet, glasses and medication behind, and has not been heard from since," the Sheriff's Office said in what it labeled as an "Endangered Missing Person Alert."

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