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Morning Burnsville! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How one foundation just changed a Burnsville hero’s family future
  • Burnsville man among two killed in North Dakota highway crash

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 43 and low of 21 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 38, low: 29.
  • Thursday: Winds becoming strong, with a high of 34 and low of -4 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Foundation pays mortgage of fallen Burnsville firefighter (startribune.com) — Burnsville residents are seeing a powerful gesture of support for a local hero’s family: the Tunnel to Towers Foundation has paid off the mortgage of fallen Burnsville firefighter and paramedic Adam Finseth. Finseth, who joined the Burnsville Fire Department in 2019 and later served on the SWAT team, was killed responding to a domestic disturbance in February 2024, leaving behind his wife and two young children.
   

• 2 killed in northwest North Dakota crash (thedickinsonpress.com) — A Burnsville man was one of two people killed in a head-on crash Monday morning on Highway 1804 in northwest North Dakota. Authorities say a Chrysler sedan slid into the path of a semi truck; both men in the car died at the scene, while the truck driver was not injured.
   

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    Tuesday December 16
  • Storytime for Babies
    Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library
    9:30 am
  • Feeding Your Baby
    Wescott Large Meeting Room, Wescott Library
    10:00 am
  • Family Early Literacy Class at Jordan Library
    Jordan Library , Jordan Large Meeting Room , Jordan
    10:30 am
  • Family Early Literacy Class at New Prague
    New Prague Library , New Prague Large Meeting Room , New Prague
    10:30 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • What happened on hwy 13 near the cub foods in Burnsville?
    There was like seven + cop cars speeding pass towards Burnsville (Nextdoor Burnsville)
  • Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Walmart Merchandiser in Burnsville. Apply here.
  • Chuck E. Cheese posted a job opening for Game Room Attendant Cast Member in Burnsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Burnsville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bloomington

  • Kuhn OT winner lifts Jags past Hopkins/Park (hometownsource.com)
  • At nearly half a billion dollars, water park is just the beginning of Mall of America's transformation (startribune.com)
  • Retired meteorologist explains why tracking local snowfall matters (orilliamatters.com)

Lakeville

  • USA after redemption, not a three-peat, at 2026 World Juniors (duluthnewstribune.com)
  • Robbinsdale school board votes to close middle school, 2 elementary schools (kstp.com)

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