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Good News: Setting Records, Pro Athletes and ‘Saved’ Dancer
We’ve compiled the happiest stories from the west metro over the past week.

Senior Local Editor for several Minnesota Patch sites.
We’ve compiled the happiest stories from the west metro over the past week.

Drive carefully this weekend. The Minnesota State Patrol said there have been 19 traffic deaths on this date in the past five years.
With 80-degree temperatures in the forecast, these more than 50 pools and ice cream parlors in the Twin Cities can help cool you off.
From city hall to the Albertville Outlet Mall, find out what is open on the 4th of July.
Thursday, July 4, 2013 is Independence Day.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Maple Grove Police Department in an adult arrest report for June 10-15, 2013. It does not indicate charges or a conviction.
With 80-degree temperatures in the forecast, these pools and ice cream parlors should help refresh you.
“People should always wear their lifejackets every time they step on a boat and especially during high water,” said Kara Owens, DNR boating safety specialist.
What major roadways are under construction during the summer of 2013? We have the breakdown by Twin Cities region: northwest, north, east, central, south and west.
What major roadways are under construction during the summer of 2013? We have the breakdown by Twin Cities region: northwest, north, east, central, south and west.
You'll pay an extra $1.50 more starting July 1, 2013 for tobacco to help pay for a new Vikings stadium, and parents will have new options for all-day kindergarten.
Check out some of the fireworks displays around the Twin Cities in Minnesota as the nation celebrates Independence Day July 4, 2013.
Severe weather with high winds blew HVAC unit off roof of Jimmy John’s and natural gas was escaping through broken pipe on June 21, according the Maple Grove Fire Department.