West St. Paul police report death threats after man posts video of his arrest...
A YouTube video of a West St. Paul officer arresting a man last month after he refused to show his identification has led to at least a dozen death threats against the police department, the city said...
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North metro’s Goony Golf to close after this weekend
Goony Golf, a Spring Lake Park mini-golf course in operation for nearly four decades, will shut down Sunday to make way for senior housing. Owner Pat Hovanetz said this week that she has been working...
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Farmington blaze injures two residents, one firefighter
Two residents of a Farmington four-plex jumped from a second-story window to escape a fire in the building Sunday night, authorities said. A fire at a four-plex at 303 Pine St. in Farmington injured...
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They buried John Doe, paid their respects, but Dakota County still seeking...
A fresh mound of dirt at an Inver Grove Heights cemetery marks the spot where an unknown man was laid to rest nearly three years after his decomposed remains were found in a railroad shed in Rosemount....
View ArticleStretch of Farmington paved trail will close for Vermillion River project,...
A stretch of the Rambling River Park trail in Farmington will be closed starting Thursday and through August for a riverbank-stabilization project. Years of flooding has caused the Vermillion River...
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In Hastings, newly looped 10-mile trail passes two rivers, waterfall
A new stretch of paved trail in Hastings is small in length, but big in importance. The nearly one-mile segment, which opened this month, completes a 10-mile trail that encircles the city, allowing...
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Domestic abuser gets 17 years in prison for Burnsville scissor stabbing
A Burnsville man who repeatedly stabbed his girlfriend in the neck with a pair of scissors pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder Thursday and was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison....
View ArticleLakeville library and license center slated for a makeover
Dakota County is taking steps to renovate the Heritage Library and License Center in Lakeville. The remodel will be the first for the library since it opened in 2000. Preliminary concept plans will be...
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Vikings training camp moving to Eagan, starting in 2018
The Vikings made it official Tuesday: They’ll be leaving Mankato and moving their training camp to Eagan starting in 2018. The team said Tuesday what many fans considered was inevitable: Beginning next...
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Puppy swiped during Eagan home burglary, still missing
Eagan police are looking for a 10-week-old puppy and the burglar who swiped her while her owners were in bed sleeping. Police say the burglar entered a home in the 3600 block of Ridgewood Drive through...
View ArticleEagan arts group gets city OK on former fire department building
An Eagan arts group has been given the OK to run an art studio in the city’s former fire administration building. The city council on Tuesday unanimously approved a conditional-use permit for Art Works...
View ArticleEagan daycare provider found guilty in baby’s permanent brain damage
An Eagan daycare provider has been found guilty of seriously injuring a 13-month-old boy who has permanent brain damage. A Dakota County jury deliberated for about five hours Thursday before convicting...
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Hy-Vee to roll out super-sized convenience store in Lakeville
Two years after its bold entrance into the Twin Cities grocery marketplace, Hy-Vee is now looking to nudge its way into the local convenience store scene — in a big way. The Des Moines, Iowa,-based...
View ArticleDriver blocking traffic on I-35W orders Jimmy John’s delivery
Jimmy John’s claims to have “Freaky Fast” delivery — and one motorist decided to put the motto to the test during a recent evening rush hour on Interstate 35W. A delivery driver for the sandwich chain...
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New Vikings campus in Eagan to feature areas for fans to walk, sit, play and...
When Minnesota Vikings fans descend on the team’s training camp next summer in Eagan, they will be greeted with large plazas for events, two small lakes and looping, landscaped walking and biking...
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Dakota County oak forest to be preserved as wildlife area
Part of one of the last and largest wooded areas in Dakota County has been permanently protected as a state wildlife management area, the Department of Natural Resources said Thursday. The new Hampton...
View ArticleWest St. Paul could get a Fresh Thyme; developer asking for subsidies
A developer who wants to bring a Fresh Thyme Farmers Market grocery store to West St. Paul might get help from the city to get it done. The city’s economic-development authority, which is made up of...
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Eagan becoming a hotel hot spot, thanks to outlet mall and Vikings development
Eagan, buoyed by the metro area’s only retail outlet mall and the Minnesota Vikings’ move next spring, is fast becoming a hot spot for hotel development. Three new hotels are in the works, and the...
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Mendota Heights murder suspect charged, but remains at large; getaway car...
On the run after police say he robbed a grandmother at gunpoint and crashed his car into a pond, Lucifer Vincent Nguyen dashed into an office building in Mendota Heights. The career criminal happened...
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Lucifer Nguyen, fugitive in Mendota Heights killing, arrested with brother’s...
After a three-day manhunt, Lucifer Nguyen, a suspect in a Mendota Heights homicide on Saturday, was captured late Monday night in Blaine, authorities said. Lucifer Vincent Nguyen Nguyen, 44, was...
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