Eagan News
KSAX - Tue Aug 19
Can you rely on 911 in Dakota County? [3.26] The July storm that rolled through Dakota County prompted a flood of calls, overwhelming 911 operators.
Know what the sirens are trying to tell youNorthfield News - Tue Aug 19
Severe weather season in Minnesota may be on the way out, but there's still time for the city's civil defense sirens to be sounded one or more times before winter takes over.
A back-to-school primerSouth Metro - Tue Aug 19
Is your high school banning hats this fall? Starting a boys' swim team? Teaching with iPods? South-metro high schools have a long list of changes planned for the 2008-09 school year.
Drug ring ties found locallyOwatonna People's Press - Mon Aug 18
' The discovery of about 600 marijuana plants growing inside an Owatonna home may be tied to a major international drug ring operating in the United States and Canada and spanning at least three states.
CVS developer ties up 1010 ParkFinance and Commerce - Mon Aug 18
The historic Hinkle-Murphy mansion sits on the 1010 Park site, once envisioned for a 400-plus-unit condo development.
A forgotten Rosemount hero is no longer forgottenKSAX - Mon Aug 18
While trying to thwart a robbery in 1923, John Francis McDermott was killed by a fellow Rosemount police officer.
Minn man accused of assaulting girl in wife's careWXOW-TV La Crosse - Sun Aug 17
An Inver Grove Heights man is accused of sexually abusing a girl who was nearly 3 years old, at his wife's daycare.
How some try to cheat Dakota County welfare systemTwinCities - Sat Aug 16
There was the woman who failed to disclose her job at Wal-Mart. Another recipient had allegedly inherited deep sums, and another owned two houses.
Stopping welfare cheats: Differing approaches in Washington County and Dakota CountyThe Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press - Sat Aug 16
In Minnesota, most welfare fraud suspects never see the inside of a courtroom. After learning that recipients are employed - when they say they aren't - or are living with someone - when they say they live ...
Sex abuse alleged at day careTwinCities.com - Fri Aug 15
The husband of an Inver Grove Heights day care provider has been charged with sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl in their home.
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