Alesha Roehl died Aug. 21 after suffering severe injuries in a rollover on Interstate 35.
Officials are urging drivers to avoid Highway 13 on Thursday, Aug. 23, when the intersection at Nicollet will be temporarily converted to a four-way stop.
Police say Navin Ramadhar was legally drunk when he drove to a Burnsville gas station and choked the woman riding in his car.
Here's what Burnsville residents need to know to gear up for the Great Minnesota Get-Together.
Starting in September, a refurbished short bus will bring donated food to the pantry's clients across Dakota County.
Authorities report that a rollover on Interstate 35W has claimed the lives of both Frederick J. Alexander, 16, of Burnsville, and Alesha Roehl, 17, of Northfield.
Police say the victim's ex-wife came home while Mohamed Abdirizak Ahmed was choking his father, and that she chased Ahmed away.
Sales are surging at Park Chrysler Jeep in Burnsville, a trend reflected in national statistics, but is this mini-revival a lasting change in consumer habits or a flash in the pan?
This month's book recommendations from Dakota County Libraries staff all have a strong sense of place.
The assessments last 45 minutes each and will be conducted by classroom teachers from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 21 and Wednesday, Aug. 22.
Last week, the one of the key developments in Heart of the City was sold to an acquisitions firm in Delaware.
It's too late to sign up for Burnsville High's football program, but recreational opportunities abound and you might even make a little money.
In other south metro news, a local manufacturer was commissioned to build a small drone aircraft for an Ohio college, and ground breaks on a new senior housing complex.
Albert J. Shuhler Jr. died at home on Aug. 14, 2012.
Budrow “Bud” Larson: Feb. 10, 1937 - Aug. 13, 2012.
We answer all your bus-related questions including, whether you have to stop for a school bus (yes), if there is ever a good reason to walk behind a bus, and why do school buses have no seat belts (it's complicated).
Round-trip fare is $5 cash for all riders age 6 and older; fares are free for children 5 and under.
Elliott and many other dogs and cats are available for adoption through Last Hope pet rescue.
Katherine E. Redder: July 5, 1915 - Aug. 11, 2012.
Ethel M. Nieting died on Aug. 10, 2012.
Viewers chose the local ribs joint for the "Best BBQ" category on a recurring feature by WCCO Reporter Matt Brickman.
A group of A.P. history students followed their passion for Herbert Hoover's presidential pastime all the way to West Branch, IA.
Officials at the Minnesota Department of Health have traced three recent cases to cantaloupe grown in southwestern Indiana.
For all the patrons whose mothers yelled at them for slurping their noodles at the dinner table, the Minnesota Renaissance Festival has a contest for you this weekend!
Katie Brown, 19, fell from a moving party bus window onto I-35W, but escaped unharmed and ready to tweet her experience.
Services will officially begin at the new Burnsville campus in September.
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It will be up to voters to vet a crowd of candidates in the upcoming election on Nov. 6.
The company kicked off construction of Arbors II, a new $12 million assisted living facility at the Fairview Ridges campus.
Police say Robert Dean Walker had the girl touch his genitals, and that he took baths with the child, whom he babysat during the day.
Last August, a Lakeville gas station sold a winning Powerball $229 million lottery ticket to a Burnsville man.
Incumbents came out ahead on Aug. 14, the state primary, with Mayor Elizabeth Kautz and Council Member Mary Sherry taking the top percentages.
Justin Scott McGuire and Zachery Ross Rother are accused of breaking into the school, then attempting to flee and hide in a playhouse after their nostalgic tour was discovered by police.
A community college in Ohio has commissioned a small unmanned aircraft, or drone, currently in development by engineers at UTC Aerospace Systems’ Sensors & Integrated Systems—formerly a Goodrich company.
The two girls, Alissa Jones and Skye Davis, were chosen to sit on the court during a ceremony on Aug. 6.
Incumbent Diane Anderson focused on health and human services issues in her first term as a state representative.
Sandy Masin, who is seeking election in District 51A this year, has previous held office on the Eagan City Council and in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Nancy Huddleston wrote the visual history book "Images of America – Savage" last fall.
The state court of appeals shot down defendant Irvin Scott Cook's challenge to convictions stemming from a 2008 crime in which a Burnsville man was stabbed 20 times and left for dead.
Police say Canada Baronetta Lymon threatened to assault her grandmother and stab her stepfather after she was kicked out of her grandmother's house.