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December 9, 2016

Faribault man killed in Rice County crash

South Metro
December 9, 2016
Hard core snowboarder Nick Lundquist of Minneapolis took to the slopes in the rain Wednesday evening at Buck Hill in Burnsville, trying out the "Nevep

Finally! Ski season opens in Twin Cities

Hyland Hills Ski Area in Bloomington opened last week, Afton Alps near Hastings opened Thursday and Buck Hill in Burnsville and Welch Village will open Friday.
South Metro
December 9, 2016
A United Parcel Service driver delivers packages from Amazon.com.

Amazon adds jobs in Shakopee, but how will workers get there?

Earlier this week, Amazon announced that it's hiring 1,000 more full-time workers at its Shakopee fulfillment center. But city and county officials are still assessing reliable transportation options for the 1,500 people who already work there.
South Metro
December 8, 2016

West St. Paul restricts housing options for disabled, elderly

Measure passed in West St. Paul is said to be prompted by too many calls to police.
South Metro
December 8, 2016

Man shot by guard at Eagan warehouse died of multiple gunshot wounds

Investigators are still looking into the early Monday shooting.
South Metro
December 8, 2016
Mendota Heights Police Chief Mike Aschenbrener thanked everyone involved in bringing about the guilty verdicts Monday night in the Stearns County Sher

Embattled Mendota Heights police chief resigns

Longtime Chief Mike Aschenbrener, 57, steps down in anticipation of big changes on the council.
South Metro
December 8, 2016
In this file photo, Burnsville Chief of Police Eric Gieseke briefed reporters Monday afternoon about the shooting of two people inside a Dollar Tree i

Man charged with first-degree murder in killing at Burnsville Dollar Tree

Grant D. Hendrickson, 27, of Rosemount, killed Donald Hortsch and attempted to kill a 27-year-old man who was left paralyzed on Nov. 7.
South Metro
December 6, 2016

Minneapolis man who died in custody had led police on a south-metro chase

Gerard Ryan's death is still under investigation
Variety
December 6, 2016
Tammy Van Dyke with baby Cody in December 2012, days after returning from the hospital where the breast feeding mix-up occurred.

Abbott sued after newborn was breast-fed by wrong mother

A mother's newborn son was mistakenly turned over by Minneapolis hospital staff to another mother and breast-fed, prompting a lawsuit and changes in maternity procedures.
South Metro
December 6, 2016
Members of Shakopee Robotics, the Shakopee Senior High School's Robotoic Team, pick up gift bags after displaying their personally designed robots in

Amazon looks to hire 1,000 more workers in Shakopee

The full-time, year-round positions are on top of 1,500 already at Shakopee facility.
South Metro
December 4, 2016
Hwy. 100 in the west metro was one of many slickened by a predawn snow Sunday.

A bit of snow challenges Sunday drivers in Twin Cities

All parts of the metro experienced crashes and spinouts. Sharp temperature drop on the way.
South Metro
December 3, 2016
“Time for a Nap” Benjamin Olson’s photo of a yawning fox won in the wildlife category of the Windland Smith Rice International Aw

Burnsville photographer wins national recognition for fox photo

Benjamin Olson's photo of a sleepy young fox received the wildlife award this year from Nature's Best Photography.
South Metro
December 3, 2016

South metro police blotter, Dec. 4

South Metro
December 2, 2016
Herbert (Hippy) and Dolores Wagner, owners of Jim's Apple Farm and Minnesota's Largest Candy Store in Jordan. Hippy died Nov. 21, 2016 at the age of 9

Herbert "Hippy" Wagner, idea man, apple grower and piemaker, dies at 91

South Metro
December 2, 2016

South metro briefs: MVTA, Shakopee's Dakota tribe team up to shuttle employees to work in Prior Lake.

South Metro
December 2, 2016

West St. Paul police look for 3 men who stole purse from elderly woman

South Metro
December 1, 2016

Man, woman charged with burglaries in Minneapolis, Eagan

The pair, who haven't been charged, are being questioned in connection with a string of church burglaries in south Minneapolis.
South Metro
November 30, 2016
“Molniy,” shown here in May, died at the Minnesota Zoo on Sunday. He was 16 years old.

Minnesota Zoo's oldest tiger, Molniy, dies at 16

Molniy, the Minnesota Zoo's oldest tiger, died Sunday from health complications related to aging, officials said.
South Metro
November 30, 2016

IDs released of Eden Prairie officers who shot suspect in Prior Lake killing

Authorities said police opened fire after the suspect shot at them. The suspect's condition has not been released.
South Metro
November 30, 2016
Samuel Ronneberg

Lakeville man admits assaulting Edina cop during drunken-driving stop

The 26-year-old has pleaded guilty to felony assault and drunken driving.

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