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November 18, 2020

60 days in jail for Eagan driver who was drunk when he hit Starbucks, hurt 2

South Metro
November 16, 2020

60 days in jail for Eagan driver who was drunk when he hit Starbucks, hurt 2

The charges were reduced from felonies to gross misdemeanors.
South Metro
November 14, 2020

Local police blotter

South Metro
November 14, 2020
Fire destroys much of Northfield's historic Archer House River Inn

Fire destroys much of Northfield's historic Archer House River Inn

Crews on Friday morning remained on the scene of a fire that heavily damaged the iconic Archer House River Inn in Northfield, Minn.
Inspired
November 13, 2020
Kathy and Doug Dunmire volunteered to host homeless youth in their Inver Grove Heights home as part of a new Dakota County program with the YMCA. Star

Dakota County program gives homeless youth a safe place

Dakota County, like other places in Minnesota, is seeing a rise in homelessness.
South Metro
November 12, 2020

Man killed in fiery SUV crash in Scott County is identified

The SUV went into a drainage ditch, rolled over and caught fire, the Sheriff's Office said.
South Metro
November 12, 2020
The Hmong American Farmers Association has been leasing land in Vermillion Township — where peppers remain this week after harvest — allowing 100

Farm purchase would give Hmong farmers long-term place to grow in Dakota County

A Hmong farmers group to buy 155 acres with the help of $2M from the state.
South Metro
November 10, 2020

Man fatally shot outside Eagan hotel; suspect released from prison in May is arrested

The victim was located outside on the grass and was shot several times.
South Metro
November 9, 2020
Imam Mohamed Mukhtar of the Dar Al Farooq Mosque spoke at a news conference at the federal court house in St, Paul on Monday, Nov. 9, the first day of

'This case is about hatred': Prosecutors say prejudice motivated bomber of Bloomington mosque

Trial opens for Michael Hari, called mastermind of '17 Bloomington bombing.
South Metro
November 6, 2020
South Metro
November 6, 2020

Police: Man fatally shot Apple Valley woman, shot man, then killed himself

The gunman who shot her then killed himself, authorities said. Another man was wounded.
South Metro
November 6, 2020
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced recalls Wednesday on roughly 3,400 X-Stand Treestands under the model names Silent Adrenaline an

Lakeville company recalls tree stands after 2 users fall, break bones

Cable failures have led to injuries as firearms deer-hunting season approaches in Minnesota.
South Metro
November 4, 2020

Changing vote totals bring surprise outcomes in some Dakota County races

South Metro
November 4, 2020
Sibley Minneapolis Star Tribune

School board explores renaming Henry Sibley High in Mendota Heights

Minnesota's first governor established the military commission that led to hangings of 38 Dakota men.
Duluth
October 31, 2020
Minneapolis Elections and Voter Services staff prepared mail-in ballot envelopes, including an "I voted" sticker. Because of COVID-19, Minnesota is wa

What happens to your Minnesota absentee ballot after you mail it?

Minnesota has seen a surge of interest in absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 election, as more voters opt to vote early or by mail in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Local
October 30, 2020
Second-grade kids stood with their belongings before joining other in-school day-care kids for supervision by YMCA staffers at Rosemount Elementary Sc

Osseo, Rosemount schools plan shift to distance learning

Co-curricular athletics and activities will continue through the end of the fall season in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district.
South Metro
October 28, 2020

Delta pilot sentenced for nearly flying plane from MSP while under influence of alcohol

He was removed from the cockpit just as passengers began to board at MSP.

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