Farmington News

Four-buck gas has south-metro cities doing everything from the obvious to the novel .

In this, my final column for the 2007-2008 school year, I want to recognize and honor some of the outstanding collaborations I've encountered in the last year.

Farmington Mayor Kevan Soderberg announced Thursday that he won't seek re-election this fall after accepting a college teaching position in Oklahoma.

A Farmington teenager who allegedly told friends last fall about a ploy to crash her car for the insurance money faces criminal charges stemming from a collision that injured two people a few weeks later.

There's more than one way to crash a car. Amelia Pothen, 19, of Farmington, allegedly told friends she rammed her car into a tree in hopes of collecting the insurance, but the damage wasn't worth reporting ...

Authorities charged a 49-year-old Farmington man today with attempted murder and burglary after a domestic incident led to a shooting last week in Empire Township.

Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom said attempted murder and attempted burglary charges have been filed against 49-year-old Jerry Lee Wiley of Farmington, Minn.

A Farmington man was arrested on June 6 after a four-hour stand-off with the Dakota County Sheriff's deputies in Empire Township.

Authorities have identified the 18-year-old Farmington woman who died in a three-car crash in Apple Valley early Saturday.

At least three SWAT teams were at the scene of a standoff in Farmington Friday morning.

Thirty-seven year old John M. Peterson, Rosemount, MN, was arrested after a search warrant executed at an Anchor Inn Road residence turned up about $150,000 in stolen property.

That's what it's like to come home from war," said Lt. Col. John Morris, a Minnesota National Guard chaplain in charge of veterans reintegration efforts.

With less than four months to go before the Defeat of Jesse James Days, Brad Ness is pretty calm.

A bicyclist remained in critical conditioned today after being hit by a car in Burnsville. via St. Paul Pioneer Press

“You think about that and the things that he has accomplished and has been able to conquer and then to have something like this happen”

A judge on Tuesday sentenced a former Dakota County deputy to 40 hours of community service for the death of a motorcyclist. via KARE-TV Minneapolis

“What this bill does is go way too far”

Pat Garofalo just wasn't going to get whipped up about it. Garofalo, R-Farmington, offered an amendment Monday during the House tax bill debate striking language from the bill extending the metropolitan transit ... via HometownSource

In this April 22, 2008 file photo, a sign outside a home offered for sale at a reduced in price is seen in Moreno Valley, Calif.. Housing prices dropped in February at the fastest rate ever, a widely watched ... via The Washington Post

Connie and Nathan Backstrom, Farmington, Minn., lost three sons between the ages of 16 and 20 when they were hit and killed by a 21-year-old drunk driver in October 2004. via Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

“The slope is one direction. There is no sign of a bottom.”

In a bad omen for sellers and lenders this spring home selling season, the erosion of house values is accelerating and foreclosure filings are doubling, new data showed Tuesday. via The Florida Times-Union

Longtime Farmington resident and Life & Times office manager Richard "Dick" Teske died Sunday, April 20. via HometownSource