🌱 Patch AM: Eagan Teen Charged With Felony School Threats That Shut Down High Schools

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In today's newsletter:

• Eagan teen’s alleged online threats shut down area high schools
• How much will Eagan’s new 8.9% levy hike cost you?

Also on today's calendar: Purse and Power Tool Bingo.

Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Very cold in the morning, with a high of 22 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Morning flurries, then breezy, temps: high: 29, low: 1.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 25 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Eagan Teen Charged With Felony School Threats That Shut Down High Schools (patch.com) — Eagan residents are learning more about the 16-year-old from the city who faces multiple felony charges after online threats shut down several Dakota County high schools, including those serving Eagan students. Authorities describe how Eagan police helped trace the posts to a local home, leading to the teen’s arrest, and emphasize that school threats bring serious legal consequences and community-wide disruption.
   

• Eagan City Council adopts 8.9% levy increase (hometownsource.com) — Eagan homeowners should expect about a 9.8% increase, or $143 more, in the city portion of property taxes on an average-value home in 2026 after the City Council approved an 8.9% levy hike. City leaders say the $60.2 million general fund budget will support public safety, facility improvements, and essential services while adding limited new staff.
   

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Sunday December 28

• Patty Peterson
  Aster House, 4265 Nicols Rd, Eagan
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Purse and Power Tool Bingo
  Bald Man Brewing , 2020 Silver Bell Rd , Eagan
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• New Year’s Eve Party at Lebanon Hills Regional Park
  Lebanon Hills Regional Park , 860 Cliff Rd , Eagan
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 19

• Public Skating for 18 & older
  Burnsville Calendar , 251 Civic Center Parkway , Burnsville
  9:00 am
• Storytime for Babies
  Inver Glen Large Meeting Room, Inver Glen Library
  9:30 am
• Family Storytime
  Riverview Branch Library , 1 East George Street , Saint Paul
  10:30 am
• Public Skating
  Burnsville Calendar , 251 Civic Center Parkway , Burnsville
  11:00 am
• Stick and Puck
  Burnsville Calendar , 251 Civic Center Parkway , Burnsville
  11:00 am
• Public Health in Public Places: Rondo
  Rondo Community Outreach Library , 461 North Dale Street , Saint Paul
  12:00 pm
• Winter Mocktail Mixology
  Thompson County Park Activity Center , 1200 Stassen Ln , West St. Paul
  2:00 pm
• Black American Computer Literacy Class
  Rondo Community Outreach Library , 461 North Dale Street , Saint Paul
  3:30 pm
• Bloomington Chorale: A Light in the Darkness
  Bloomington Center for the Arts , 1800 W Old Shakopee Rd , Bloomington
  6:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Mendota Heights

• Men's Notes: College Hockey Season Reaches Midway Point (collegehockeyinc.com)
• Approved Summary of Proceedings Dakota County Board of Commissioners November 18, 2025 (hastingsjournal.news)
• Patterson donates $25K to Minnesota Zoo (hometownsource.com)

Inver Grove Heights

• Minnesota Hockey Hall of Fame coming to Inver Grove Heights (inforum.com)
• Council Member Koski: ‘Escalating Harassment' Behind Exit From Mpls Politics (racketmn.com)

Burnsville

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t think you know the gravity of this situation.
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