Mendota Heights News

Eagan will host an open house later this month to give the public a chance to weigh in on plans for the Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway.

A picture of Medard Prosper, a Highland Park senior from the Congo who was killed in an automobile accident in April, was projected on a screen at his school's graduation at Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Wednesday, June 6, 2012.

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From THE GRAND DUCHESS of Grand Avenue: "The 'kids' make great bookends in the windows.

Blush Salon in Lilydale is donating FREE STYLE-CUTS to the first 10 moms who volunteer to donate hair.

WCCO-TV ranked 78 Twin Cities-area police departments on the number of speeding tickets per capita issued in 2011.

Lakeville police wrote about one speeding ticket for every 50 residents in 2011, according to a report on WCCO-TV . That year, Lakeville police wrote 1,203 tickets for excessive speed.

Crews will soon be ready to hit the pavement and begin work on the Hunter and Orchard neighborhood street repairs previously delayed by stylistic disagreements between residents and staff.

The Mendota Heights City Council has approved a building permit that will allow Visitation School to complete the second phase of a multi-million-dollar expansion of its facilities.

The state Senate passed a bill Monday that will make Minnesota the 12th state in the nation to allow same-sex couples to marry.

A proposal for a four-story, 148-unit senior living complex is one step closer to reality at the Eagan City Council meeting on last Tuesday.

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan school board members voted Monday, May 6, to reverse plans to convert the high school class schedule from seven periods to six.

At Lebanon Hills Regional Park, naturalist Amy Forslund led 13 children attending a birthday party on the “Discovery Trail” section of the park, pointing the way back to headquarters.

The ordinance requires the stores to have all operations indoors and have a drive-through unloading lane for donations at the rear or side of the building.

Officers from Dakota County's Multi-Agency Assistance Group were involved in a standoff at a residence north of Northfield Saturday.

Metropolitan State University a Angelique Bachman of Inver Grove Heights, bachelor's degree in accounting a Phillip Cole of Inver Grove Heights, bachelor's degree in psychology a Matthew Dybedahl of Inver Grove Heights, bachelor's degree in liberal arts a Rachel Hanson of Inver Grove Heights, bachelor's degree in gender studies a Jack Haydon of ... (more)

Students from Visitation School in Mendota Heights got a preview Thursday of what Camp Ice Age has to offer.

The Minnesota House of Representatives passed legislation that would extend marriage to same-sex couples in a 75-59 vote Thursday afternoon.

After clearing up a last-minute flap with the West St. Paul school board, Dakota County will move forward with the long-awaited final piece of a greenway trail that that spans the county's northern tip.

The following is a rundown of crime-related stories from our Dakota County Patches this last week.