Dakota County to speed up creation of greenway trails
The county will spend up to $100 million to complete 77 additional miles of trail.
Local
Shakopee cancels classes as Minn. schools navigate COVID surge
Rising infection rates could push students back into distance learning — a move districts and colleges are having to consider.
Music
Being 'stuck in suburbia' at Mom and Dad's Burnsville home paid off for rock duo
The brother-and-sister band Durry generated nearly 1 million views on TikTok off a home recording that now has them being courted by the music industry.
Local
Minnesota food shelf visits slightly under record high in 2020, but edging up again
Food shelves say requests for help are spiking again as other extra help wanes.
Coronavirus
Minn. teachers say year already is the most stressful of careers
Stretched to the breaking point, teachers work to help kids catch up.
East Metro
Twin Cities metro police blotter, Nov. 14
CHANHASSENOCT. 2Disorderly conduct. A 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy were cited for disorderly conduct at a home in the 2300 block of Hunter Drive.COLUMBUSOCT.…
Inspired
A license for kindness: Northfield DMV specialist brightens the day for customers
Seemingly small gestures have earned Jim Pence a growing list of admirers — and hundreds of likes on a recent Facebook post.
Local
Walz appoints state Court of Appeals' first Native American judge
Sarah Wheelock will replace retiring Judge Carol Hooten.
East Metro
Twin Cities man found guilty in hit-and-run crash that killed 2 men nearly 8 years ago
The men were struck while fighting in a road in western Wisconsin, authorities said.
Business
South St. Paul immigrant slaughterhouses weigh options for growth, relocation
South St. Paul businesses are among the last vestiges of meatpacking mecca
Local
Protest outside Prior Lake High attracts hundreds outraged by racist video
Officials released students from class early.
'Heroes Monument' dedicated in Hastings on Veterans Day
The United Heroes League's " "Heroes Monument" was dedicated in Hastings during a Veterans Day ceremony that included a flyover and and ribbon-cutting ceremony by World War II veteran Lou Chicquette.
Local
Prior Lake School District investigating video of students using racial slur
Security was increased at the high school after video went viral.
Local
Minnesota veteran badly wounded in Afghanistan finds calling helping others
Thomas Scott, who lost a leg in Afghanistan, runs a business that helps people who've been badly injured live independently.
Vikings
Former girlfriend of Vikings' Dalvin Cook files lawsuit alleging physical, emotional abuse
The woman, a U.S. Army sergeant first class, alleges Cook physically abused her, causing a concussion and holding her hostage in his Inver Grove Heights home a year ago.
East Metro
Twin Cities metro police blotter, Nov. 7
HAM LAKEOCT. 13Disorderly conduct. Officers responded to a report of a disorderly man who had locked himself in the bathroom at AmericInn, 13440 Hwy. 65…
Local
Charges filed in Minneapolis murder; shooter sentenced in unrelated case
Man's bound body was found after being dumped in Dakota County culvert.
Local
Minnesota Zoo's missing owl that died was likely hit by vehicle
Gladys, the Eurasian eagle owl that died after escaping from the Minnesota Zoo, was likely hit by a car, zoo officials said this week."Based on…
Local
Youth baseball training facility coming to Savage
Residents had raised concerns about its proximity to a protected environmental area.
Local
Lakeville road rage attack leaves man with injuries; suspect eludes capture
The suspect is still sought after following the driver off I-35, into Walmart lot.
East Metro
Suburban school board voters in Minnesota turn away conservative slates
Operating levies won voter support in Stillwater and Shakopee.
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