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.
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Anoka County license center closes due to COVID-19 staffing shortage
With several staffers at Anoka County License Centers exposed to COVID-19 and more taking leaves to help their kids with distance learning, one of five…
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Richfield's Latino residents say they face barriers in accessing city programs, services
At nearly 20% Hispanic, suburb is told some residents have hard time accessing public services.
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DNR's killing of tame turkey upsets some in Bloomington
Turkey made friends at 90th and Penn, but some said he was getting too aggressive.
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Woman, adult son charged in murder of father in family's Twin Cities home 7 years ago
Prosecutors allege the man was shot by his son, whose mother then helped him dump the body in Wisconsin.
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60 days in jail for Eagan driver who was drunk when he hit Starbucks, hurt 2
A judge sentenced a man to two months in jail for driving into a coffee shop patio in Eagan and seriously injuring two patrons while…
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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.
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Local police blotter
AFTONOCT. 3Suspicious activity. A resident reported a group of men wearing head lamps near her backyard and determined they were deer hunters dragging a…
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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.
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Dakota County program gives homeless youth a safe place
Dakota County, like other places in Minnesota, is seeing a rise in homelessness.
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Felon charged in shooting death of man outside Eagan hotel
A felon with a violent criminal history was charged Thursday with fatally shooting a man in the back outside an Eagan hotel this week. Robert…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Feds seize tens of thousands of dollars in knockoff cellphone accessories at Twin Cities airport
Federal officers seized tens of thousands of dollars in counterfeit cellphone accessories at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport that had been exported from Hong Kong, authorities…
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'This case is about hatred': Prosecutors say prejudice motivated bomber of Bloomington mosque
Trial opens for Michael Hari, called mastermind of '17 Bloomington bombing.
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2 die in Friday crashes on Minnesota roads
Two people died early Friday in crashes on Minnesota roads.Feodor I. Liubimov, 29, of Zimmerman, was killed just before 8 a.m. Friday when he lost…
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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.
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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.
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Two dead, one wounded in Apple Valley apartment shooting
Two people died and a third person was injured in a shooting Wednesday night at an Apple Valley apartment building.Officers rushed to the building, in…
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Changing vote totals bring surprise outcomes in some Dakota County races
Some Dakota County election outcomes that had appeared to be final Tuesday night flipped by Wednesday morning as county election officials continued to upload absentee…
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- Woman, adult son charged in murder of father in family's Twin Cities home 7 years ago
- DNR's killing of tame turkey upsets some in Bloomington
- Fire destroys much of Northfield's historic Archer House River Inn
- Richfield's Latino residents say they face barriers in accessing city programs, services
- Farm purchase would give Hmong farmers long-term place to grow in Dakota County
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