Apple Valley Blogs

A homegrown Minnesota strength-and-boxing gym wants to open in Apple Valley. Here's what Los Campeones is really about, and when the city votes.

Apple Valley's turning into a play-and-eat hub — pickleball, an indoor-outdoor game spot, a new Moe's, and more. Here's what's building, approved, and just opened.

Apple Valley wants its rebuilt Community Center to earn five times what it does now, and just hired a firm to figure out how.

Apple Valley just froze data center development citywide for a year, and one resident's question at the podium showed exactly how confusing that sounds.

You can walk into any Dakota County library and pick up free Narcan, no ID and no questions asked.

Six fireworks shows light up the south metro on the Fourth of July this year, and we pulled together the times, spots, and what to expect at each one. From Lakeville's Pan-O-Prog to Valleyfair's Star Spangled Night, here's where to plant your lawn chair.

Three District 196 teams won state this spring, including Rosemount baseball's first title ever and an undefeated 34-0 run for Eastview volleyball.

District 196 just approved an $825 million budget for next school year — here's the plain-English breakdown of where it all goes.

Crunch Fitness just announced four new Minnesota gyms, and three of them are landing right here in the south metro: Apple Valley, Burnsville, and Eagan. Here's where each one is going, what it's costing, and the early-bird deal worth knowing about.

Apple Valley Freedom Days is turning 60 this year, and the lineup is packed — car show, fireworks, and a Kiddie Parade that's back after 20 years.