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Hastings secures a $55,300 Met Council grant for Phase 2 environmental work on the Block 28 Gateway redevelopment site.

With nearly 670 housing units in the pipeline, Hastings is making its biggest push in years to close a 1,500-unit housing gap.

Scott County is now the third deadliest county in Minnesota for traffic deaths, and Prior Lake PD is ramping up impaired driving enforcement after the chief found a drunk driver within 45 minutes of hitting the road himself.

Hastings' proposed 375-home Pleasant Valley Farms development clears another hurdle, with grading potentially starting later this year.

Prior Lake PD is exploring drone-as-first-responder technology that could put an eye in the sky over 911 calls within minutes, potentially sharing costs with other south metro cities.

District 196 transports over 22,000 students daily on 220 buses, but a persistent driver shortage has left some routes delayed or cancelled.

District 196's American Indian Education Program serves 579 students from 67 tribal nations with cultural programming, language learning, and academic support from pre-K through 12th grade.

Echo Park Elementary principal Logan Schultz and teacher Brian Hurley — named Region 6 Magnet Teacher of the Year — were recognized at the District 196 school board meeting on February 9th.

Lakeville Area Schools' fund balance is growing to $29 million, but the district still faces an $800,000 health insurance shortfall and will need future levies to afford programs like seven-period days and expanded arts.

Lakeville school board eliminated its policy committee to speed up three years of backlogged updates while debating whether administrators should be required to notify parents before searching students or investigating hazing incidents.