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

Spotted on the Oakdale calendar: Community Watershed Celebration & Bird Festival 2026

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Hi Oakdale! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

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: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Breezy at times with sunshine, temps: high: 79, low: 55.
  • Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 59 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 when his car left the road and hit a bridge foundation. State Patrol officials say the 61-year-old driver was wearing a seatbelt and alcohol is not suspected, but no additional details have been released yet.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oakdale

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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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  • FOUND TODAY MISSING 100 DAYS .
    5.7 MILES AWAY !!!!@@@@@! My kitty Benson ORANGE AND WHITE EAR TIPPED/ MICROCHIPPED! has Been missing for over 3 months from 45th and Geneva 9th… (Nextdoor Oakdale & Lake Elmo)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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