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Natalie Daher

Reporter | Scott County
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Two men shot during brawl early Saturday in downtown Minneapolis

Officers responded to reports of mass fighting and gunshots early Saturday morning.
"A Prairie Home Companion" host Chris Thile performed a during Saturday night's show at the Fitzgerald Theater. ] (AARON LAVINSKY/STAR TRIBUNE) aaron.

Chris Thile addresses scandal around his 'Prairie Home' predecessor Garrison Keillor

Tradition fell to the wayside on the Saturday edition of what was formerly known as "A Prairie Home Companion."
The author and her mother.

Millennial thanks the 'unofficial mothers' she met in Minnesota

The matriarchs whom this East Coast 20-something found in Minnesota weren't blood-related, weren't teachers, weren't necessarily bosses — but they looked out for a newcomer missing her mother.
Barbara Marschall was greeted with hugs by other commissioners and community members during a farewell party for her at the Scott County Government Ce

Elections turned into an anti-incumbent rout in Twin Cities

Spillover from presidential election hit local ballots, leading to many going-away celebrations in December for local government officials.
Dick Voss

Dick Voss was a cyclist, champion for AIDS, and a veteran

Voss died on Dec. 5 at age 77 after an eight-month battle with brain cancer. He'd most recently lived in Minneapolis and spent winters in Arizona. He's survived by 15 siblings.

Dakota County nonprofit adopts first "victim support dog"

Ranger previously assisted victims of the Sandy Hook massacre.
Earlier Saturday, it was the snow-covered landscape putting a grimace on a face in northeast Minneapolis. Later, it will be the extreme cold, with tem

Saturday: Snow emergencies on as temps plunge

Snow emergencies have been declared in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Both cities had about 6 inches of snow by 6 a.m. And there's more: Air temperatures will drop to 20 degrees below zero Saturday night.
Tyler Otte and his parents Chicky and Blake won "Minnesota Farm of the Year" for their Square Deal Dairy Farm in Dakota County.Richard Tsong-Taatarii/

For Dakota County family, milk is lifeblood

The Randolph-based dairy farm was awarded "Minnesota Producer of the Year."
A United Parcel Service driver delivers packages from Amazon.com.

Amazon adds jobs in Shakopee, but how will workers get there?

Earlier this week, Amazon announced that it's hiring 1,000 more full-time workers at its Shakopee fulfillment center. But city and county officials are still assessing reliable transportation options for the 1,500 people who already work there.
Prof. Bosco Tjan.

USC professor stabbed to death began his career in Minnesota

Bosco Tjan of the University of Southern California was fatally stabbed on Friday afternoon in the building that houses his lab.

1 person injured in 2 a.m. shooting at St. Louis Park shopping center

Police responded to a report of gunfire around 2 a.m. Saturday.
Minnesota Orchestra violinist Deborah Serafini dances with trumpet player Manny Laureano in Plaza de la Catedral in Havana, Cuba on May 14, 2015.

'New day is dawning': Minn. leaders, artists reflect on Castro's death

The former Communist president died on Friday at the age of 90.
Renee Hentges visits the cemetery every day to commune with the husband and son she will never see again. Hundreds of farmers have come to her aid wit

Neighbors rally after a double farm tragedy near Jordan

The week after Mark and Travis Hentges were electrocuted, a Shakopee farmer who didn't even know the family called out on Facebook for volunteers to help bring in their harvest. "Farmers always help each other out," he wrote.

Jordan hopes to spur growth with new 57-unit hotel

City Council will meet Tuesday to vote on 57-unit site proposal.

Chicken products sold in Minnesota are subject of recall

CEO William Rahr looked into the steeper at the new $68 million malthouse at Rahr Malting Co., a family-owned production facility in Shakopee, on Tues

Rahr debuts world's largest single-site malting facility in Shakopee

The company chose to develop this facility in Shakopee because of its deep ties to the community.

Prior Lake couple sentenced for tax fraud that targeted immigrants

The couple's criminal history spans from Florida to Minnesota and dates back to 2004.

One dies, two injured in Pipestone County crash

The head-on crash involved two drivers and one passenger from South Dakota.

Technology delayed election results in Scott, Dakota counties

Early voting and new technology were cited as contributing factors.
Nelson Geovanny Soto-Lopez

Suspect, 5-year-old missing after Blaine toddler found dead

The suspect is a 24-year-old man who was last seen in Arden Hills and may have left the Twin Cities area, authorities said.

Partisanship popping up in usually nonpartisan local races

The presidential election's polarizing tone is trickling down, observers say.
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In Jordan, problem property could help ease senior housing crunch

The rundown property owned by St. John the Baptist Parish could find new life as an unusual hybrid — a new City Hall combined with retail space and senior housing.

Shakopee student arrested in alleged sexual assault of classmate

The 18-year-old male student was arrested on Tuesday.

Former Shakopee festival director sentenced to community service

He was accused of theft, fraud after charges found on festival debit card.
Dana Logan

2 people found shot in separate cars in Minneapolis die early Saturday

A woman was shot in a car at 36th and Queen avenues N. A few hours later, a man was found shot to death in a vehicle at 48th and Bryant avenues N.

Man, 23, dies in rollover crash in Cass County

The victim was a passenger in a car whose driver may have been intoxicated, according to the State Patrol. The driver survived.
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson addressed the crowd of supporters at Canterbury Park Thursday night.

Libertarian Gary Johnson charms crowd in Shakopee

Supporters praised his support of small government, his wit and his demeanor.

Scott County in line to get first residential treatment centers

It has no inpatient options for people with addiction, mental health needs.

Two dead in six separate Anoka County heroin overdoses Saturday

A wave of heroin overdoses in just a 12-hour period Saturday in or near Anoka County left two people dead and four others taken to hospitals, one of them in critical condition.
District Judge Rex Stacey put his head in his hand as he talked about his daughter and her artwork which was hanging up all around his office at the S

Scott Co. judge runs drug court after losing daughter to heroin

Judge Stacey, whose daughter OD'd, was instrumental in starting drug court.

Minnesota treatment courts get federal funds

New grants will support judicious sentencing, help for drug defendants.
The director of the Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women, Mary Ann Bigaouette, took over the organization from her mother, who founded the netw

Battered women's alliance works to curb abuse in Scott, Carver counties

There were 34 domestic violence homicides in Minnesota last year, but help is spreading.
Rachel Boucher called her alpacas at her farm Wednesday October 12, 2016 in Hastings, MN.

'Buy local' movement raises stakes for local fibers

Fiber farmers embracing 'buy local' and humane treatment

2 men killed in weekend crashes in Fridley, Nicollet County

Prior Lake opposes Dakota tribe's latest land trust application

The mayor warned that it could damage ties with the tribe, which owns Mystic Lake Casino.
Henry Isaacson made the most of his pumpkin portrait session at Anoka County Farms.

Anoka County Farms celebrates 10 years

The pumpkin patch has become a fall tradition for families.
These five towers, seen in 2006, are a remnant of the Gopher Munitions Works, a WW II-era munitions plant in Rosemount. They are being demolished to r

WWII smokestacks from Rosemount gunpowder plant will come down

Gunpowder plant ruins stood for decades at U research site.

Gov. Dayton expected to attend fundraiser for vandalized Shakopee daycare

Police say they have "a strong lead" in their investigation of burglary, theft and damage at Al Huda Child Daycare Center.

Shakopee police probe burglary, vandalism at mostly Somali daycare

Along with the theft of cash and electronics, several gallons of paint were poured inside.
Jeanette Schnoor prepared the barn for a Friday wedding. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Thursday, September 1, 2016 Sponsel's Minnesota Harve

Trust behind popular Scott County orchard sues over event rules

It comes as more barn owners recognize the payoff of transforming a space designed for rearing animals into a stage for a social gathering.

4 injured when squad car rear-ended during I-35W traffic stop in Mpls.

A driver rear-ended the squad car, which then hit the vehicle it stopped near 36th Street. The citizen's vehicle then swerved into traffic and struck again.
Jim Tafro, 72, has been sprucing up Spring Lake Cemetary, founded in 1861, since early December, despite an upcoming back surgery. Tafro was seen usin

Restless man is restoring forgotten cemetery near Hastings

Despite upcoming back surgery, Jim Tatro labors among the gravestones at Spring Lake Cemetery, owned by St. Luke's Episcopal Church, in Nininger Township.
Donna Wold

Donna Wold, who inspired Charles Schulz's 'Little Red-Haired Girl' in 'Peanuts,' dies

Orangetheory Fitness workouts make use of treadmills and indoor rowing for cardio, plus strength training.

Orangetheory Fitness brings the heat at Minnesota studios

High-intensity interval workout gets you in the zone.
Sisters Jacqueline, McKayla and Lydia (L to R) Lucas have taken the rodeo world by storm by claiming top titles at the National Little Britches Rodeo

Jordan family of champions wrangles a passion for rodeo

Five siblings' love of riding horses inspired their mother to found a Minnesota organization for competitors.

Shakopee teens test out 'real world' as students

This Thursday, April 26, 2012 photo shows the Shutterfly headquarters in Redwood City, Calif. Shutterfly's stock climbed after the online photo publis

Shutterfly falls short of jobs pledge in Shakopee, gets extension

The photo company, which opened a manufacturing plant in Shakopee in 2014, fell 28 jobs short of the 258 jobs that it agreed to create within about two years under a tax-break deal that helped bring the company to town.
A group releases balloons into the air during a vigil for 28-year old Jaquan Oatis who was shot and killed in the Jordan neighborhood in north Minneap

Shooting victim found on sidewalk was 28-year-old Mpls. man, friends say

Authorities haven't released the victim's name, but friends gathered at the shooting scene on Saturday morning identified him as Jaquan Oatis.
A profile of newly-elected District 196 school board member Sachin Isaacs August 10 ,2016 in Burnsville, MN.] Jerry Holt / jerry.Holt@Startribune.com

New Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school board member brings fresh perspective

Sachin Isaacs defeated six others in a special election on Tuesday.

Hastings revokes rule requiring citizenship to obtain a liquor license

Marjorie Moore Kadue was a longtime home economics teacher who prized education and family values.

Obituary: Marjorie Moore Kadue, home economics teacher

Two injured in early Saturday shooting in Minneapolis

The victims' legs were wounded by gunshots when an off-duty officer found them in downtown Minneapolis.
Laura Delventhal and Zak Delventhal in a scene from Delve Theatre's "Two Jokes, One Act: The Boar & The Proposal" Monday night on the Rarig Center Thr

After more than 2 decades of live arts, Minn. Fringe Fest freshens up

The Fringe Festival welcomes a rise in offbeat venues and traveling storytellers in the spirit of old-school weirdness.
The synthetic mat set to be used at Buck Hill in Burnsville is made by a company called Neveplast in Italy, where organizers traveled last fall for a

Artificial ski slope to open at Buck Hill this fall

Construction began this month on a new surface that enables skiing without snow.

Man dies in overnight crash near Hastings

His semi went off the road and struck a tree, the State Patrol said.
Customers picked out sweets at Minnesota's Largest Candy Store. The store is one of Jordan's biggest commercial attractions and lies right along Highw

In Jordan, an old-country feel contrasts a desire to grow

City's growing population is prompting it to balance its history with its future.

Criticism of Savage gun store location prompts discussion over local law

The city will discuss a possible ordinance for sites of future shops.

Two injured in early Saturday shooting in Minneapolis

One of the victims is in critical condition, police say.

2 Mississippi River locks closed because of high, swift water

Recreational traffic isn't permitted once the water's speed exceeds regulated levels.

Unsafe conditions halt search for 26-year-old who fell into St. Croix

The search for a 26-year-old man who fell into the St. Croix River will resume Sunday after Saturday's search on high, swift water proved futile and unsafe.

DNR grant to stabilize trails, aquatic habitats along Vermillion River

Riverbank will be preserved in popular Farmington area.

A woman's plea for peace after fatal shooting of 2-year-old in Minneapolis

One woman pleads for peace after boy, 2, is killed.
Members of Shakopee Robotics, the Shakopee Senior High School's Robotoic Team, pick up gift bags after displaying their personally designed robots in

MVTA tests bus route between Shakopee, Mall of America

Agency hopes better connection to big job sites will help route succeed.
The Shakopee Police Department was among those receiving gifts Friday from well-wishers in the aftermath of the Dallas police shootings Thursday night

In wake of Dallas shootings, Twin Cities communities reach out to police

Notes from children and baked treats are among the kind gestures.

Shakopee raises minimum wage to $19 for firms seeking city tax breaks

This new minimum will not affect the city's existing companies — or newcomer Amazon, which is building a distribution center in Shakopee without tax-increment financing.

Savage is test site for Mediacom community Wi-Fi project

Mediacom installing antennas for pilot project in south metro.
A large crowd gathered outside the King‚Äôs Gate, at the Renaissance Festival, prior to the start of a new day. ] JIM GEHRZ ‚&

Renaissance Festival won't have to find new home until 2020

Medieval show to find a new home for its 50th season.

Prior Lake council votes to stick with plan to revamp Co. Rd. 42

Council members urged residents to relay their complaints to County Commissioners.
Jordan police officer Shane Schultz visited Jordan Elementary school in 2013 before the "Cops In Schools" program was started.

Proposal to cut Jordan's 'Cops in Schools' stirs safety debate

The City Council scales back the program, which received national media attention after the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre, amid debate over police vs. resource officers.
Minneapolis Police Lt. Greg Reinhardt displayed two of the body cameras that will be tested by the department. Both cameras will record 9.5 hours of v

One obstacle to police body cameras: Money

Shakopee is among the cities pinning hopes on federal grant funding.

Better cell coverage is the modern railroad

Newlyweds Savannah and Jeremy Eckert posed for photographs following the ceremony. ] JIM GEHRZ ï james.gehrz@startribune.com / Cottage Grove, MN

Scott County approves new rules for farm wineries, delays wedding barns

The county is one of the first to regulate popular rural events.

Prior Lake's decision on County Road 42 project agitates business owners

Plan to rebuild heavily traveled stretch at Hwy. 13 gets city OK.
Kevin Burkart prepared to skydive toward his goal of completing 200 jumps in 24 hours. Burkart started the event, 200 Perfect Jumps, to raise money fo

Prior Lake man with paralyzed arm trying 300 skydives to fight disease

The sky is no limit (nor is a parlayzed arm) for Kevin Burkart's philanthropic jumps in honor of his ailing dad.
Joe Kleason,25, left, and John Culligan,23, are young, savy poker players.] Canterbury Park IS seeking to usher in younger, group and strategy-oriente

Minn. casinos look to bring next generation to the table

Minnesota's 18 casinos, especially the most successful ones like Mystic Lake in Prior Lake and Grand Casino in Onamia and Hinckley, are at a generational crossroads.