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Ren Fest Announces Audition Schedule for 2013
Calling all jesters, bawdy ladies and belly dancers: The Minnesota Renaissance Festival is looking for a few good acts for the upcoming season.

Calling all jesters, bawdy ladies and belly dancers: The Minnesota Renaissance Festival is looking for a few good acts for the upcoming season.

Alexander C.E. Blanchard, 27, allegedly blazed a 14-mile trail of destruction from Bloomington to Burnsville to Apple Valley, hitting at least two other cars along the way.
Southwind Village Apartments, a complex just off of Crystal Lake Road West, has officially changed hands.
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Thursday morning, New Prague Middle School was once again on the receiving end of threats, this time from an unknown party claiming that bombs had been planted in the building.
The City of Shakopee is ready to move on the city's first dog park, a plan that has been in the works since 2005.
Alexander C.E. Blanchard, 27, allegedly blazed a 14-mile trail of destruction from Bloomington to Burnsville to Apple Valley, hitting at least two other cars along the way.
Dakota was ranked the 15th healthiest county in Minnesota, thanks to lower mortality rates and high quality "clinical care," but lagged with respect to physical environment factors such as pollution and fast food restaurants.
Scott County ranked high overall, thanks to lower mortality rates and a relatively low level of high-risk "health behaviors," but lagged with respect to environmental factors.
The starting bid for this two-bed house on Sommerville Street South is as low as you can go.
This home on Timber Ridge Court has sun-dappled Mediterranean charm that will keep you warm all year, even in the lingering winter months of the North Star State.
A twelve-year-old boy was taken into custody after allegedly calling in a false report of a shooting at New Prague Middle School, which led to a major mobilization of police force and a lockdown.
Amal Mohamed Osman, 18, allegedly said she would kill her father after he threatened to return a car he'd recently bought her.
Mathew John Lohr, 33, is charged with multiple counts of DUI as well as "carrying under the influence" after an incident early Monday morning.
Four students earned the mark of "superior" at the annual conference, which addressed the topic of bullying.
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Though officials at 360 Communities are optimistic, the organization is only 29 percent to goal for fiscal donations during March FoodShare, one of the biggest drives of the year.
Amal Mohamed Osman, 18, allegedly said she would kill her father after he threatened to return a car he'd recently bought her.
A Fortune 500 company's proposal to build along the Savage-Shakopee border in exchange for a tax abatement package got a lukewarm reception from the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District.
Find Easter Bunny photo opps in Burnsville, Bloomington and beyond, then post your best shots to Patch!