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Greetings Mendota Heights! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How are new speed cameras changing driving in Mendota Heights?
• Railing collapse after Mendota Heights game prompts wider stadium safety review

Also on today's calendar: Free Concert by Jennifer Grimm and Dan Chouinard and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 69 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 80, low: 70.
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Minneapolis may add 11 more traffic cameras after data shows steep drop in speeding (fox9.com) — Mendota Heights is one of only two Minnesota cities testing new traffic safety cameras, with a Delaware Avenue camera already sharply reducing high-speed driving. Residents report feeling safer walking, even as some drivers protest. Minneapolis officials are now weighing whether to add more cameras, and the pilot's results in both cities could shape future traffic enforcement statewide.
   

• Cretin-Derham Hall students injured in railing collapse at football game (thecatholicspirit.com) — Students from Cretin-Derham Hall were injured when a railing collapsed at TCO Stadium in Eagan after a football game against St. Thomas Academy of Mendota Heights. One student was briefly hospitalized and released, and stadium officials are compiling an incident report. The Vikings and stadium operators are now inspecting railings before more high school games this season.
   

📸 Around Mendota Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mendota Heights

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Monday September 7
• Labor Day - City Hall Closed →
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Tuesday September 8
• First Day of School: K, 5 and 9
  West St. Paul-Mendota Hts.-Eagan Saint Paul, MN 55118
• Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting →
  Mendota Heights, MN Calendar, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights
  6:30 pm
• Canceled- Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting →
  Mendota Heights, MN Calendar, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• First Day of School: 1-4, 6-8, 10-12
  West St. Paul-Mendota Hts.-Eagan Saint Paul, MN 55118
• Coffee & Cribbage →
  Mendota Heights, MN Calendar, 1695 Dodd Road, Mendota Heights
  9:00 am
• City Council Work Session →
  Mendota Heights, MN Calendar, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights
  4:00 pm
• Natural Resources Commission Meeting →
  Mendota Heights, MN Calendar, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• 2026 Coffee Break - Think Bank
  Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce, 4245 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd, Eagan
  8:00 am
• Walking Group →
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  9:00 am
• 500 Card Game Group →
  Mendota Heights, MN Calendar, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights
  10:00 am
• Free Concert by Jennifer Grimm and Dan Chouinard →
  St Paul's United Methodist Church, 700 Wesley Ln, Mendota Heights
  6:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

West St. Paul

• Share Ideas for Stockyards Gates Memorial (weststpaulreader.com)
• Eden Prairie police address automated license plate reader privacy concerns (eplocalnews.org)

Eagan

• Eagan Art Block: Celebrate Local Creativity at this Free Event! (thriftyminnesota.com)
• MVTA South Metro Express Shuttles to MN State Fair (blogspot.com)
• Skateville & Things to Do Near Burnsville Transit Center (blogspot.com)

Minneapolis

• ICE Agent Fired Shot Into Home With Toddlers Inside, Then Lied: Federal Indictment (patch.com)
• Property Manager 'Critical But Stable' In Minneapolis Attack, Family Says (patch.com)

Ok Mendota Heights! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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