Eagan residents balk at no-can trash plan
City officials want to remove trash cans from some neighborhood parks.
High Schools
History denied: Chaska stuns Hopkins in 4A semifinal, keeps Royals from winning-streak record
Chaska's 67-62 victory kept Hopkins from setting a Minnesota girls' basketball record, ending the Royals' streak at 78 games. The winners used a 16-2 run midway through the first half to build a lead that survived several close calls.
Local
Downed power lines closed I-35W last night; vaccinations postponed at Vikings facility
Some Minnesotans were left without power Tuesday night.
Local
Roadside fences show promise for reducing Minnesota turtle fatalities
Turtle populations have been falling for years, in large part due to traffic.
Local
Credit River Township to become a city in May
It's the first township in Minnesota to incorporate since 2014, when Rice Lake, north of Duluth, received city status.
Local
Lakeville police seek help in finding suspect in park assault
A woman in her 40s told police she was assaulted in East Lake Community Park by a man who said he needed help.
Local
Lawsuit: Hennepin County, social workers failed to stop murder of infant in foster care
Foster father convicted of killing 18-month-old girl.
East Metro
Twin Cities metro police blotter, March 28
COLUMBUSMARCH 8Warrant. An officer went to a home in the 8600 block of 181st Avenue NE. to serve a 26-year-old woman a felony warrant from…
Local
Dakota County park plans to preserve Native American history
Dakota people have an 8,000-year history in the area of Spring Lake Park Reserve.
Local
Mental illness defense wins acquittal for ex-Marine who killed Shakopee man
Battlefield trauma, unrest after George Floyd's death cited in judge's ruling.
East Metro
Twin Cities metro police blotter, March 21
AFTONFEB. 9Suspicious person. A deputy checking on a suspicious persons report in the 4000 block of S. River Road spoke with two men who said…
Local
New methane-to-natural gas plant planned for Inver Grove Heights landfill
The plant, which would be built at the Pine Bend Landfill, may be the state's first of this type.
Local
Late winter storm drops rain, freezing drizzle and lots of snow in southern Minnesota
Winter returned Monday with heavy snow, rain and freezing drizzle over much of southern Minnesota.Mankato got hit the hardest with 10 to 11 inches of…
East Metro
Man admits killing his father in family's Twin Cities home in 2013
His mother remains charged with helping him dump the body in Wisconsin.
Local
Minnesota legislators want to rename highway after Prince
Two Minnesota legislators say they are introducing measures that will allow the Minnesota Department of Transportation to designate a segment of Hwy. 5 that runs…
East Metro
Twin Cities metro police blotter, March 14
EDINAFEB. 9Drugs. A 50-year-old man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and providing false information to the police, in the 7600…
Local
Charge: Man drove drunk in Eagan, crashed friend's car and killed him
The friends left a house party before crashing into a tree late at night, according to the criminal complaint.
Local
Worker shocked on Minnesota Vikings apartment job site dies 2 days later
The apartment complex, designed to include more than 250 units, is part of the Viking Lakes multiuse development in Eagan.
East Metro
Twin Cities metro police blotter, March 7
AFTONJAN. 22Suspicious activity. A resident in the 16000 block of 15th Street told authorities he was going to look for a body in the woods…
Local
3 women say Renaissance Festival boss assaulted them as teens
"I'm a predator" and a sex addict, the charges quote Bryan Ellinger as saying in a jailhouse phone call.
Coronavirus
Vikings practice field in Eagan will become J&J vaccination site
About 13,400 seniors and health care workers will get the shot at team headquarters. The event is expected to last through Tuesday.
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