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🌱 Patch AM: How an Eagan native narrowly avoided Brown University’s deadly shooting

Coming up on the Eagan Patch calendar: Eagan's Indoor Market

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Good day Eagan! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How an Eagan native narrowly avoided Brown University’s deadly shooting
  • How did Eagan shut down Minnetonka’s offense after halftime?

Also on today's calendar: Indoor market and 5 more events.

Find out what's happening in Eaganfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Eaganfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Monday: Sunny intervals; not as cold, with a high of 28 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 41, low: 21.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 36 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Eagan native and former ‘Survivor' contestant on campus during Brown University shooting (twincities.com) — An Eagan native and former ‘Survivor’ runner-up narrowly missed being inside the Brown University building where a deadly shooting occurred, instead sheltering in a campus gym as police searched for a suspect. She shared online that she left her lab minutes before shots were fired and later confirmed she and her labmate were safe while authorities continued their investigation.
   

• Tonka boys hit scoring slump in 2 nonconference defeats (hometownsource.com) — Eagan’s boys basketball team handed Minnetonka a 58–37 loss in a nonconference game at Minnetonka’s West Gym, pulling away after a close first half. The story focuses on Minnetonka’s rebuilding season and upcoming games, but highlights Eagan’s strong second-half performance that shut down the Skippers’ offense.
   

📸 Around Eagan

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Eagan

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Other local events
    Tuesday December 16
  • Rambling River Center Distribution
    Rambling River Center , 325 Oak St. , Farmington
    3:00 pm
    • Wednesday December 17
  • 2025 Meet The Chamber - Re-Schedule from November
    Think Bank , 4245 Johnny Cake Ridge Road , Eagan
    8:45 am
  • Indoor market
    Eagan Community Center , 1501 Central Pkwy , Eagan
    4:00 pm
    • Thursday December 18
  • Christus Victor Lutheran Church Distribution
    Christus Victor Church , 7510 Palomino Drive , Apple Valley
    12:15 pm
    • Friday December 19
  • New Perspective – Eagan
    New Perspective Senior Living | Eagan , 3810 Alder Ln , Eagan
    2:00 pm
  • Winter Mocktail Mixology
    Thompson County Park Activity Center , 1200 Stassen Ln , West St. Paul
    2:00 pm
    • Sunday December 28
  • Patty Peterson
    Aster House , 4265 Nicols Rd , Eagan
    7:00 pm

📣 Eagan Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday December 15
  • Bogey’s Lounge Monday Night Blues Jam
    Bogey's , 970 Sibley Memorial Hwy , St Paul
    7:00 pm
    • Tuesday December 16
  • ECFE at the Library
    Riverview Branch Library , 1 East George Street , Saint Paul
    1:00 pm
  • City Council Work Session
    Mendota Heights, MN Calendar , 1101 Victoria Curve , Mendota Heights
    4:30 pm
  • City Council Meeting
    Mendota Heights, MN Calendar , 1101 Victoria Curve , Mendota Heights
    6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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