
Lakeville School Board Keeps the Final Say on Library Book Challenges in 4-3 Vote
Lakeville's board spent nearly an hour on one question: who gets the final word when someone challenges a library book?
June 24, 2026
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Lakeville's board spent nearly an hour on one question: who gets the final word when someone challenges a library book?
June 24, 2026

Three District 196 teams won state this spring, including Rosemount baseball's first title ever and an undefeated 34-0 run for Eastview volleyball.
June 24, 2026

District 196 just approved an $825 million budget for next school year — here's the plain-English breakdown of where it all goes.
June 24, 2026

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.
June 23, 2026

Farmington's biggest week of the year, Top the Tater Days, runs June 22 through June 28 with seven days of bed races, duck races, live music, and the famous Top the Tater scooping contest downtown. Here's the full day-by-day schedule so you can plan exactly which events to hit.
June 21, 2026

Rosemount has a few ways to fix Well #8 — and the priciest one means a treatment plant and a likely bump to your water bill.
June 20, 2026

Residents keep asking how much water Meta's data center will draw. At the water meeting, Rosemount finally put a number on it.
June 20, 2026

Gross alpha sounds scary — but here's what Rosemount's water experts actually said about whether your tap water is safe.
June 20, 2026

Rosemount brought a roomful of water experts to the Steeple Center — here's the plain-English version of what they said about your tap water.
June 20, 2026

Got questions about Rosemount's water? Thursday night, state and county experts will be at the Steeple Center to answer them in person.
June 17, 2026
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