Athletes wishing to qualify for Red Bull Crashed Ice – Saint Paul, must battle 1-on-1 in a time trial for the opportunity to earn a spot on Team USA.
What in the world are your Lakeville neighbors selling on the web?
Robert Ertl, the activities and athletic director at Lakeville North High School, pleaded guilty in December to driving with a .13 percent blood-alcohol content in June.
Legislative Clerk David Surdez places the names of the 2013-2014 House members on the voting board in the House Chamber. The legislative session is scheduled to begin Jan. 8.
After more than a year of talks, the police officer's union and the city are going to arbitration to settle contract depute.
Lakeville Fire discusses electric blanket safety tips.
Rep. John Kline (R-Burnsville) was the only Minnesota Republican to vote yes on the House bill.
The first meteor shower of 2013 ends tomorrow.
Here's what you need to know to start the year off right.
Tell us about the best (or worst) thing you got this year.
We're giving away a $25 gift card to Lakeville's Mainstreet Afterhours Wine Bar to one lucky reader who signs up for our daily newsletter.
While celebrating in Lakeville, bring these interesting fun facts and trivia about New Year's Eve.
These were the most read stories on Lakeville Patch in December.
The total number of Sheriff Sales in the first 11 months of 2012 was 1,422, compared to 1,821 for the same period last year.
Just in time for your year-end parties, temperatures will drop below zero, and the wind chill factor could be in the negative double-digits. That's potentially dangerous for revelers.
Tell us and other users what you think of Chan's Chinese Restaurant by giving it a star rating or writing a review.
Thanks to the holiday, Lakeville's City Council and School Board, as well as Planning Commission and smaller governmental boards and councils are off until after the New Year.
Here are the most recent people to pass away in Lakeville or who had ties to Lakeville.
In other crime news from around the South Metro region, Amy Senser's lawyer files an appeal, and a man threatens to destroy a McDonald's in Eagan.
In other news from around the South Metro region, Burnsville's 'first police chief' dies at 74, and the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Board of Education does away with late-start days.
Caley gets along great with all the resident cats and the resident dog.
"The hapless driver was sent to Dakota County Jail pending multiple traffic and criminal charges including fleeing from an officer and possession of narcotics."
Local photographers, age 8 and older, may submit up to two photographs reflecting the theme "Human Faces of Dakota County" for the chance to have their pictures hung in a gallery.
"We frequently ask our residents to call and report suspicious activity in their neighborhoods because residents are often the best judge of what is suspicious activity in their own neighborhood."
More than 260 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, have been reported in Dakota County this year
Police say Apple Valley resident Michael V. Sovis had a blood-alcohol level of .28—more than three times the legal limit—according to a report in the Pioneer Press.
With no wheels, a pilot made a nearly perfect "belly landing" of his airplane when his landing gear failed.
Residents are reminded that from Nov. 1 to April 1 there is no on-street parking allowed between 2 and 6 a.m. on any day. There is also no on-street parking allowed after a snowfall of two or more inches until the streets have been cleared.
New Year's Eve is champagne's time to shine.
This New Year's Dakota County has plenty to offer, even for complete teetotalers.
Police say Elliot Alexander Williams was legally drunk when he sped out of a Lakeville parking lot, then fled his car and hid on top of a nearby garage.
The driver was cited for the marijuana offense and released.
This year, collection boxes for Toys for Tots were set up in the lobby of our Police Station, Lakeville City Hall, the Central Maintenance Facility, and the Water Treatment Facility.
In other recent news from around the region, Eagan's Nicholas David comes in third on "The Voice," and a wave of influenza hits Northfield schools.
"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," the NRA's Wayne LaPierre said.
Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows said Thursday that Minnesota’s permit-to-carry law allows some people with serious mental health issues to acquire firearms.
Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows updates you on the latest county happenings.
Daisy, a beagle-lab mix, has found a home in Dakota County with three children and three cats.
The Mayan calendar predicts the "end" to come today, but at what time? Here's the answer, which may surprise you.