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Burnsville's Burnhaven Library is mid-remodel — and when it reopens in 2027, expect quiet rooms, kids' play space, and possibly honeycrisp trees out back.

If you've got a baby under one in Rosemount, the city wants to hand you a free water filter pitcher — here's why and how to get it.

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.

Apple Valley's getting its own 7 Brew on June 22 — and the city already has a traffic plan ready after watching what happened in Vadnais Heights.

Every year, tens of thousands of tons of incinerator ash from Minneapolis get trucked to a Rosemount landfill — and that ash just landed in a legal fight.

Three development items, all recommended for approval — including 166 new homes that slip right past Lakeville's housing moratorium.

Apple Valley High's new gym opens in November, a 50-truck concrete pour, and a hidden tank that holds 168,000 gallons — the latest on District 196's building boom.

Camera glasses are out. District 196 banned students from wearing smart glasses at school over privacy and cheating worries — here's the deal.

Lakeville's new ELA and social studies curriculum is locked in for the next decade — but one board member fought hard to keep it off the consent agenda.

Apple Valley's community center and senior center are becoming one building — with an indoor playground and a two-year construction window.