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March 5, 2020

How Minnesota voted in the 2020 Democratic primary, precinct by precinct

Explore a detailed map of each precinct's result showing where Joe Biden bested his rivals across Minnesota.
South Metro
March 5, 2020
TanyaMarie Miller, left, and Taran Cortez Miller.

Man fatally shot teen in Savage Target parking lot during drug deal with son, charges say

Taran Cortez Miller, of Prior Lake, and his 16-year-old son are charged with second-degree murder, while TanyaMarie Miller, 43, is charged with aiding an offender after the fact.
South Metro
March 4, 2020

A checkup for Rocky the sea otter

Rocky the sea otter went for a checkup with veterinarians, including radiographs, an electrocardiogram, and blood work after having his back flipper removed in January due to chronic infection, a surgery that has never been done before on a captive otter, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, Minn.
South Metro
March 4, 2020
Samuel Keezer Credit: Facebook

Teen shot dead in Target parking lot in Savage ID'd; couple and son jailed

The 16-year-old was shot in the head Friday outside the store, according to the medical examiner.
South Metro
March 4, 2020

Savage police arrest three in fatal shooting of teen in Target parking lot

Two adults and one juvenile were arrested Tuesday.
South Metro
March 3, 2020
Crime scene tape surrounded the yellow home where a man was fatally shot by Dakota County deputies serving a search warrant in Lakeville.

BCA: Officers were 'immediately' fired upon before Lakeville suspect was killed

A rifle was recovered from near the 36-year-old man's body, according to the state investigation.
South Metro
March 3, 2020

Man pleads guilty to Mpls. pistol-whipping, shooting of stranger

Varnell Allen pleaded guilty to shooting Enzo Herrera-Garcia in the chest.
South Metro
March 2, 2020
"Everything is broken here," said renter Tina Todd. South St. Paul's city administrator described conditions at the rental properties as "deplorable."

Vulnerable residents left seeking housing, services in South St. Paul

Some 13 South St. Paul residents with special needs will be left without a home or the services that help them live independently.
South Metro
March 2, 2020

Edwin 'Skip' Gage, integrated marketing pioneer, dies at 79

South Metro
February 29, 2020

Twin Cities metro police blotter, March 1

South Metro
February 28, 2020
Crime scene tape surrounded the yellow home where a man was fatally shot by Dakota County deputies serving a search warrant in Lakeville.

Man who fired at officers is shot, killed by deputy in Lakeville

"Suspect is down, start an ambulance, all the officers are OK," a officer radioed, according to dispatch audio.
South Metro
February 27, 2020
The Fletcher Building, right, with its green awnings and painted brick, sits on a prominent corner in downtown Farmington.

Farmington business owner wins right to repair historic building with stucco

Farmington City Council overrules earlier decision on downtown structure.
South Metro
February 27, 2020
Janice Petrovich Credit: Facebook

Filing: Mentally ill son killed mom, brother, himself in Apple Valley

Alexander Petrovich was "an undiagnosed paranoid schizophrenic who was subject to fits of rage and confrontational behavior," the filing read.
South Metro
February 24, 2020

Minnesota revokes license of company providing services to vulnerable adults

One Life Health Services allegedly let vulnerable clients live in squalor .
South Metro
February 23, 2020
Three people were found dead in this home in the 13600 block of Upper Elkwood Court in Apple Valley.

Apple Valley police say murder-suicide was act of family violence

The two men and woman inside the house died from apparent gunshot wounds.

Twin Cities south metro

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