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An Eagan senior placed first in the world, an Eastview junior placed sixth, and an Apple Valley sophomore cracked the national speech top six.

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

Burnsville just counted up every piece of land it owns — and 22 lots could become the city's next single-family homes.

Highway 61 will be down to one lane each way for two years. Here's how MnDOT plans to stage the whole rebuild.

Thirty-plus local restaurants, all-you-can-sample drinks, and a country-rock band — Taste of Lakeville is back August 20, and every bite helps fund local scholarships.

Dakota County's financial cushion is nearly gone, and your property tax bill could jump by double digits for 2027 to help fix it.

Six hens, simpler bee permits, and closer decks on small lots — Lakeville's yearly rule cleanup had a little of everything. Data centers got cut.

A local builder just got the OK for 24 single-family homes off Gresham Way — and it dodged the city's housing pause on a technicality.

A new industrial road, sewer bored under I-35, and water lines west of County Road 70 — Lakeville's 215th Street project is a go.

Speaker after speaker — Lutheran, Jewish, Muslim, Latter-day Saint — stood up for the Al-Hadi mosque. A few neighbors pushed back on traffic and looks.