🌱 Patch AM: What investigators say about the deadly I-694 crash in Oakdale

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In today's newsletter:

• What investigators say about the deadly I-694 crash in Oakdale

Also on today's calendar: Community Watershed Celebration & Bird Festival 2026 and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.
• Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 80, low: 62.
• Wednesday: Breezy at times with sunshine, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woodbury man killed in single-vehicle crash on Interstate 694 (bringmethenews.com) — A Woodbury man was killed Saturday evening in a single-vehicle crash on northbound I-694 at 4th Street in Oakdale, after his car left the road and hit a bridge foundation. State Patrol reports he was wearing a seatbelt and alcohol is not suspected, but few other details have been released so far.
   

📸 Around Oakdale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oakdale

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Wednesday September 9
• Adult Cards →
  Oakdale, MN Calendar, 4444 Hadley Avenue N, Oakdale
  1:00 pm
• Farmers Market →
  Oakdale, MN Calendar, 1584 Hadley Avenue N, Oakdale
  2:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Adult Cards →
  Oakdale, MN Calendar, 4444 Hadley Avenue N, Oakdale
  1:00 pm
• Farmers Market →
  Oakdale, MN Calendar, 1584 Hadley Avenue N, Oakdale
  2:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Community Watershed Celebration & Bird Festival 2026 →
  Brown's Creek Park, 8312 Neal Ave N, Stillwater, MN 55082, USA
  10:00 am
Saturday September 26
• Safety, Crime and Fire Prevention →
  Oakdale Discovery Center (Discovery Room Closed), 4444 Hadley Ave N, Oakdale
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 8
• Economic Development Authority Meeting →
  North St. Paul, MN Calendar
  4:00 pm
• SPCS vs Math & Science Academy (Boys Soccer)
  St. Paul City Schools, 400 Arlington Ave E, St Paul
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Coffee & Donuts for Kinder Families
  Little Canada Elementary Saint Paul, MN 55117
  8:55 am
• Knyaw Digital Literacy Class
  Rice Street Branch Library 1011 Rice Street, Saint Paul, MN 55117
  3:30 pm
• Black American Digital Literacy Class
  Rice Street Branch Library 1011 Rice Street, Saint Paul, MN 55117
  3:30 pm
• Public Health in Public Places
  Rice Street Branch Library 1011 Rice Street, Saint Paul, MN 55117
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Maplewood

• Richard Stoupa (thebestmix1055.com)
• 3 Juveniles Targeted, 2 Wounded in Saint Paul Drive-By Shooting (mncrime.com)
• Labor Day Weekend in the Twin Cities: September 5–7, 2026 (town.news)

Woodbury

• 4 vehicles crash Friday in Benton County, one sent to hospital (miamiherald.com)

Stillwater

• Rivertown Fall Art Festival 2026 (presspubs.com)
• Lake Life: The Cost of No Rain (hometownsource.com)

Ok Oakdale! 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: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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