
How to Get to the 2026 Minnesota State Fair From the South Metro
MVTA runs four south-metro park-and-rides to the State Fair Aug. 27-Sept. 7. $6 round trip. Free parking. Here's which lot to use.
August 23, 2026
South Metro Scoop
17 stories about Eagan

MVTA runs four south-metro park-and-rides to the State Fair Aug. 27-Sept. 7. $6 round trip. Free parking. Here's which lot to use.
August 23, 2026

A nonprofit is turning an old industrial-zone building into a safe landing spot for women escaping abuse and housing trouble.
August 20, 2026

Eagan's rebuilt Art House runs on sun and geothermal, saves ~$10K a month, and just won the city a statewide award.
August 13, 2026

Eagan's on the clock to write data center rules — and one big fact surprised everyone: the city legally can't say no.
August 12, 2026

Minnesota Burger Week is here, and three spots right in our backyard are slinging $10 burgers — here's where to go first.
August 3, 2026

Cedar Avenue is getting torn up and repaved through 2028, and a bunch of ramps around Apple Valley and Eagan are closing one by one — here's your cheat sheet.
August 2, 2026

A developer wants 27 townhomes on a wooded parcel by LeMay Lake, and the neighbors showed up in force to say no.
July 30, 2026

Eagan's Tribute Plaza adds its first statue honoring women in uniform, dedicated July 2 at a free public ceremony.
July 1, 2026

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.
June 28, 2026

Dakota County's new greenhouse at Lebanon Hills can pump out 100,000 native plants a year — tripling capacity to restore prairies and woodlands across the south metro.
May 10, 2026
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