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The city revealed early plans for the big empty stretch along Cedar Avenue — expect mostly homes, not a lot of shops.

New Airbnb permit rules, a neighbor fight over a 139-year-old road, and a first look at Lakeville's next big growth area along Cedar Avenue.

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.

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

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.

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'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.

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