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UPDATED: Tornado Touches Down in Mendota Heights (Photos)
A Mendota Heights resident living near Pickerel Lake said Saturday evening's storm "sounded like an airplane flying through our backyard."

Zac Farber is the Local Editor of St. Louis Park Patch and Edina Patch. He is a graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul. You can email him at zac.farber [at] patch.com.
A Mendota Heights resident living near Pickerel Lake said Saturday evening's storm "sounded like an airplane flying through our backyard."

New listings offer new opportunities for house hunters in Inver Grove Heights.
New listings offer new opportunities for house hunters in Mendota Heights, Mendota, West St. Paul and Sunfish Lake
The mission of the local nonprofit is to bring development, health and education to the poorest of the poor.
The Saturday storm reached wind speeds of 70 miles per hour, according the National Weather Service.
A roundup of domestic, narcotics-related and other violations committed in Roseville in the last week.
A roundup of burglaries and other property crimes committed in Roseville during the last week.
Most private retailers are staying open for Veterans Day, but plan ahead if you want to borrow a book or mail a letter.
How well do you know the Mendota Heights area?
Check out our citywide results for Mendota Heights and a number of other Dakota County communities.
When Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman starts at the Mendota Heights Jewish temple later this week, Beth Jacob will be the only Conservative congregation in the Twin Cities with a woman as a pulpit rabbi.
Democrats swept the three local house and senate races Tuesday night. Here's a look at the precinct-by-precinct breakdown.
Democrats swept the three local house and senate races Tuesday night. Here's a look at the precinct-by-precinct breakdown.
A selection of quotes from candidates for state and local office in Mendota Heights and Inver Grove Heights.
How much money have local candidates raised? Patch has the documents.
The local television station's coverage starts at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
A roundup of burglaries and other property crimes committed in Roseville during the last week.
The Lilydale Senior Living facility held a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday afternoon.
How well do you know the Mendota Heights area?
The state senator is running for election to Ramsey County Board District 2.