See what's happened in the South Metro this week.
Looking for something to do this weekend? Catch Melody Mendis and her band at Nicollet Commons Park.
Janet R. Gartner died on July 5, 2012.
Police say Tifffany Rae Kretzmann repeatedly slammed the victim's head against the ground, bit her on the arm and strangled her.
This week's featured property is a two-story stunner with a 5:4 ratio between bathrooms and bedrooms.
Sugar is one of the many cats and dogs available for adoption through Last Hope pet rescue.
PASE is the latest firm to be bought by Massman Automation Designs, LLC, a Villard, MN company that began in its founders garage but has rapidly expanded over the last seven years.
The National Weather Service has extended its Excessive Heat Warning through 7 p.m. Friday.
Alissa Jones, 15, is contending for the queenship of the Miss MN Valley program.
John R. Miilne passed away on July 3, 2012.
Dianne K. Fulton died on July 3, 2012.
Police say Eric Lamar Butler had both marijuana and cocaine in his pockets when he was arrested June 28.
Police say Mark William Feierabend visited the store twice last December and took $600 Dyson vacuum cleaners both times.
Many popular types of fireworks—some of which are legal in neighboring states—are against the law in Minnesota.
Air-pollution health advisory in effect noon–midnight Tuesday; heat advisory through Thursday evening.
Kristian Daeonte Tanner, who was being sought on a nationwide arrest warrant, was arrested this week.
We've got a list of July 4 celebrations—even the dubious ones (Freedom From Pants Ride?).
Dale Carpenter is a professor of constitutional law at the University of Minnesota.
Patch compiles a list of hours for some of the businesses and local community buildings for the holiday.
The county will be testing severe weather systems over the upcoming holiday.
Burnsville's first Califromia-style swap meet kicks off this weekend.
An excessive heat warning is in effect until 10 p.m. Thursday.
The traveling puppet show draws thousands annually.
The southbound lanes of Highway 13 will be closed from July 6 to July 9 to make way for road construction.
Temperatures in the mid-90s, sunny skies, and moderate south - southeasterly winds carrying wildfire smoke are expected to promote the creation of ozone.
After losing the right to rent in January due to hundreds of unaddressed code violations, Lindahl Partnerships has requested a provisional rental license from the City of Burnsville.
Almost 1.37 million people went to the zoo from July 1, 2011 through June 30 this year.
Says mom Leann Litterer: "We're like the Brady Bunch, but bigger, tougher and cuter."
Pin your favorite spot for attending an Independence Day celebration or fireworks show.
January 13, 1927 - June 23, 2012
Paul Weiher was described as a creative soul who had a special spot in his heart for Scotland, where his loved ones plan to scatter his ashes.
In other news from around the region, Dakota County residents react to Supreme Court decision on Obamacare, and three juveniles charged in the Lakeville School scandal plead guilty.
Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and the GOP are locking horns over an edit of the Minnesota Marriage Amendment ballot: "I don't know why they are messing with it, but we have to try to stop them," said Burnsville Sen. Dan Hall.
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A planned open house-format presentation on UMore Park contamination quickly turned into an open forum as residents insisted on transparency: "None of this hush-hush... you’re in our back yard. We’re not in yours.”
The City of Burnsville has extended debris drop-off to accommodate continued demand after the storm on June 19.
Dakota County Tribune staffers left their readers some snippets of news to come as they departed the office for the week of July 4, 1952.
The county could get money to recover from a severe storm that ripped through on June 19, damaging roads, uprooting trees and inundating the Miesville Ravine Park Reserve.
Police say Kristian Daeonte Tanner stole a checkbook and other items from a Burnsville family and used one of the checks to try to transfer a car title.
The following is a list of selected new laws passed during the 2012 legislative session that take effect July 1, 2012.