Michael Marshall Simmons, 26, faces a felony driving-while-impaired charge and a gross misdemeanor charge as result of the April 25 incident.
Lifeworks Services gave the award to Diane Wells at its annual gala last week.
Peanut policeman Don Nutts gives kids some advice on finding their parents if they get lost.
The Lakeville Senior Center's new home has given it the opportunity to add programs as it prepares for a growing senior population.
Cara is a 3-year-old girl who has good manners in the house and loves being next to people.
Also in this week's roundup: Remembering a Northfield teen, and an Apple Valley husband faces first-degree murder charges.
Here are the most recent people to pass away in Lakeville or who had ties to Lakeville.
A look at recent home sales in your community.
Taste of Lakeville will be back in mid-May with walls of beer and wine.
If the state grants approval, Lakeville would become the first district in the metro area to offer a full-time virtual option to its students.
The county is taking ideas of how best to reduce the amount of organic waste that ends up in landfills.
Many south metro golf courses are planning to open for the 2013 season this weekend.
Superintendent Lisa Snyder will warn voters that unless they vote in more funding in a fall levy, the district will be forced to make major curricular cuts.
Officer Mike Lamm was called to respond to a report of a vehicle driving erratically.
Mayor Matt Little offers thanks to Patch reporter Derrick Williams for his years of service to Lakeville.
Lakeville Area Public Schools is taking nominations for its Friends of Education awards.
All of the contributions will be donated to The One Fund Boston, which was formed by the governor of Massachusetts and the mayor of Boston to raise money to help the people most affected by the tragic events that occurred in Boston on April 15.
Schmitty & Sons, a local school bus operator, earned a perfect score in the annual state inspection.
The school was ranked No. 12 in the state last year.
This is my final week as editor of Lakeville Patch.
"Up Close and Personal" is the theme of this sixth season of coffee concerts at the Lakeville Area Arts Center.
Encourage children to love the earth and all will bloom naturally. Here are some family activities you can do to foster environmentalism in Lakeville.
Rep. John Kline announced his intention to run for reelection to the House in 2014 in order to clear the field for candidates seeking higher office.
We're more than halfway through April, but winter still isn't relenting. Forecasters predict significant snowfall tonight across the metro area—and an isolated thunderstorm or two.
Holberg: "On Thursday, the Minnesota House approved a comprehensive agriculture and environment finance proposal that spends $822 million in order to better protect our land, air, and waterways and to promote the ag industry."
Take a moment to appreciate the beauty of our planet Earth for Earth Day 2013. Watch some of our favorite amazing videos of the planet, or upload and share your favorite images and video with your neighbors. How are you planning to mark the day?
Also in this week's update – More victims in the Craigslist caper via Lakeville.
Also in this week’s recap – A scholarship created to honor a lost friend and a surprise discovery in a Burnsville park.
The driver was jailed pending felony DWI charges and the scooter was impounded.
Keep track of the latest crime and public safety updates from Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows by reading his weekly sheriff's newsletter.
The city of Lakeville takes a look inside "Perfectly Random," a local home decor shop.
A list of recent home sales in your town.
A Star Tribune study found uneven distribution in where offenders live in Minnesota, despite a law meant to spread out their places of residences across the state.
The city produced a video tracing the city's history from 1853 to the present day as part of the "Envision Lakeville" process.
A number of people have come forward, claiming they were scammed by Lakeville resident Monica Lillemoen.
Yet another winter storm watch has been declared for Thursday and Friday.
The Minnesota Vikings will form a 20-member cheerleading squad from 52 candidates.
Dr. Trudy Bonvino is giving free mouth guards to all players in the Lakeville Lacrosse Association.
Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors (MAAR) figures compare March 2013 with March 2012.
There will be a statewide drill at 1:45 p.m.