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At 4:20 p.m. Sunday, May 19, the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Richfield.

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Legend Green pins: 0 to 500 tickets Yellow pins: 500 to 1,500 tickets Red pins: 1,500 or more tickets Police departments that cover multiple cities have a pin in each of the cities they cover.

Taco Bell was welcomed back to Richfield Tuesday night by the city council. Following a public hearing, the council unanimously approved a conditional use permit and several variance requests, allowing Border Foods, Inc.

Edina police wrote more than 13 times as many speeding tickets as Richfield police in 2011, making Edina the per capita leader among cities in the Twin Cities metro area, according to a report on WCCO-TV . That year, Richfield police wrote 642 tickets for excessive speed .

Richfield may once again be home to a Taco Bell in the near future. The Richfield City Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday regarding a conditional use permit and variances for the business to revamp the former Burger King building at 140 E. 78th St.

Minnesota state Sen. Patricia Torres-Ray spoke against an amendment to the same-sex marriage bill before the Minnesota Senate Monday, calling it "against our democracy." The amendment, by Sen.

Minnesota School of Business/Globe University announced today that they will be hosting the Career Connect Fair on Tuesday, May 14 from 11 AM to 1 PM.

Minnesota's walleye season officially opens at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, and forecasts call for clear skies with morning lows in the 30s and afternoon highs in the 50s.

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In the wake of last year's rejection of Hennepin County's first choice for a new social services hub in north Minneapolis , a replacement site is about to be rolled out.

The Minnesota House passed the same-sex marriage bill in a 75-59 vote Thursday afternoon.

All the following information was taken from the Richfield Public Safety Department 's crime reports from May 6, 2013, detailing incidents from May 1-4. May 1 A Richfield High School staff member found that a counterfeit bill had been used to add money to a lunch account.

Richfield High School 's 2013 Tom Spooner Award winner is Duncan Pederson. Thirteen other senior male athletes were nominated for the award, including: Kevin Krohn, Danny Opitz, Andrew Allen, Kory Lommen, Corban Halbur, Nate Luttenegger, Cameron Dearing, Andy Peterson, Deshawn Jones, Adam Aldrich, Chandler Arredondo, Raheim Hampton and Alex ... (more)

Land O'Licks, a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing the euthanasia of companion animals in the state of Minnesota, will be holding a workshop to help pet owners prepare their dogs and cats for the arrival of a new baby.

After being delayed by a couple spring snow storms and rain, crews have began working on the reconstruction of Penn Avenue in Southwest Minneapolis again.

Southdale Center -along with the cities of Edina, Bloomington and Richfield-is hosting its annual Vehicle Day on Saturday morning outside of the Herberger's store.

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A Richfield police officer was recently named as recipient of one of the 2013 American Red Cross Heroes Awards .