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Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Local students recognized by colleges (eplocalnews.org) — Eden Prairie Local News is spotlighting Eden Prairie graduates and students earning college honors around the country, from Luther College and MSOE to Maryland and Wisconsin campuses. Families are invited to submit details so more local students can be recognized for graduations, dean's list achievements, and other academic milestones in future updates.
2. Lunchbreak: Blake Cashman's Impact Stretches Through Vikings Defense; Rookie Report Card (vikings.com) — An Eden Prairie native is anchoring the Vikings defense: linebacker Blake Cashman has become such a steady, dominant presence in training camp that coaches and reporters now see him as the on‑field commander of Brian Flores' scheme. As he enters his third season with his hometown team, Cashman's blitzing, coverage instincts, and leadership are drawing praise and raising expectations for Minnesota's defense.
3. Driver suffers life-threatening injuries in I-494 crash (eplocalnews.org) — A four-vehicle crash on westbound I-494 near Flying Cloud Drive in Eden Prairie left a 55-year-old Sunfish Lake man with life-threatening injuries Monday afternoon. State Patrol officials say his Mercedes lost control from the left shoulder and struck three other vehicles, injuring seven additional people, including two children, with non-life-threatening injuries.
4. Woman pleads guilty in wrong-way Eden Prairie crash that killed Ukrainian refugee (cbsnews.com) — A driver has pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide for a wrong-way, alcohol-related crash on Highway 212 in Eden Prairie that killed 69-year-old Bohdan Antoniuk earlier this year. Prosecutors say the defendant, a repeat impaired-driving offender, admitted drinking before driving and faces a potential five- to seven-year prison sentence, with restitution, at an October 5 hearing.
5. Eden Prairie legislators react to Boundary Waters order (eplocalnews.org) — Eden Prairie legislators Alex Falconer and Steve Cwodzinski are applauding Gov. Tim Walz's new order blocking state permits for copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters, at least through April 2027. They say the move protects a wilderness prized by many Minnesotans, while critics argue it harms northern Minnesota's economy and creates uncertainty for mining projects.
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