When Buddy was taken in by Last Hope the dog was more than 20 pounds under weight.
No one injured as firefighters from four departments battle blaze in single-family residence.
Speeds have also been reduced in the construction zone.
Check out tidbits about the state fair daily on Burnsville Patch.
Burnsville was in the top five cities for residential building activity over August, according to statistics gathered for the Builders Association of the Twin Cities.
Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows updates you on the latest county happenings.
Marshall Kellner and Eric Lucas of MSBN were on the mics broadcasting live as the Eastview Lightning defeated the Burnsville Blaze, 22-7, in a high school football game Thursday night. Watch the entire game broadcast right here.
Parents will have a chance to check out the program during two open houses in the weeks to come.
Bows and arrows, belly dancing and magical fairies come together during the Silk Road Weekend on September 1-3 at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival.
The governor is scheduled to address the Republican National Convention between 10 and 11 p.m.
Police arrested Savorn Sang, Sultana Karimi and Kadie Risland after an incident outside a bar in northeast Burnsville that allegedly left one man broke and bleeding.
State officials say that a man in his 20's has contracted swine flu, a new strain called H3N2, the second case reported in Dakota County.
Officials at Fairview Health Services are hoping to cash in on $54 million in bonds, which will kick off a construction boom across the health giant's holdings, including the hospital in Burnsville.
Police say Cullum Daniel Sutton brandished three knives at the woman, cut her hand and threatened to kill her, then himself.
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Analysts are predicting anywhere from a 10 to 25 cent increase in the coming weeks.
Patrick Arthur Swinton, 55, faces three felony charges for possession of child pornography.
Jeff Nepsund will take the place of Principal Jeremy Willey, who announced he would be leaving for the Osseo Area School District in early August.
More lane closures impact Hwy. 77 between Apple Valley and Eagan as work crews repair concrete in the area.
The owner of 101 W. Burnsville Parkway has told tenants to vacate the building due to a pending sale.
Police have charged Chad Matthew Pulju with second-degree murder after the death of his mother, 68-year-old Geraldine Delores Bennett.
A dolphin farewell week is scheduled for the first week of September for Allie and Semo, who will no longer be at the zoo because of work that needs to be done on the dolphin tank.
In other Dakota County news, a key development of the Heart of the City in Burnsville has succumbed to foreclosure.
In January, Cecelia Jackson, 19, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, but alleged mismanagement at the lab could have tainted the evidence.
Murray's original owner had to surrender him to Last Hope after losing her home.
Who has the best pizza in town? How about the best car repair shop? Here are your picks for Readers' Choice 2012.
It's New to U moved from downtown Savage to Burnsville's Town & Country strip mall in early August.
This three-bedroom home abutting Crystal Lake is priced as low as any landlocked property.
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Money Magazine placed Eagan and Lakeville among the best small U.S. cities in which to live this year, a distinction last bestowed upon Burnsville in 2008.
Authorities say 16-year-old Jonathan Thomas and Rey Chacon, 17, were fellow passengers in a car that rolled down an embankment onto Interstate 35 on Tuesday, killing two.
Charles Stanek writes in support of GOP Rep. Diane Anderson (Burnsville-Eagan), who faces her first re-election bid against DFLer Sandra Masin in November.
In spite of stringent dissent from Council Member Mary Sherry, on Tuesday night the Burnsville City Council agreed to give the troubled property management company a provisional license.
The moving and storage giant recently bought TC Self Storage, a large facility on Portland Avenue.
A monthly rundown of the top 10 suspects that the Dakota County Sheriff's Office is searching for.
Frederick Alexander, 16, died on Aug. 21, 2012 at the scene of a rollover accident on Interstate 35W.
A simple wooden cross, flowers and balloons mark the spot where the car in which Frederick Alexander and Alesha Roehl rolled off of Buckhill Road toward I-35 Tuesday afternoon.