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Shakopee Renames County Road 21 for Soldier Who Died in Iraq
The road has been renamed "Hergott Memorial Drive," after the Shakopee resident who was the first Minnesotan to die in the Iraq War.

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The road has been renamed "Hergott Memorial Drive," after the Shakopee resident who was the first Minnesotan to die in the Iraq War.

Randy Weidner, a Rosemount resident who races horses at Canterbury Park, lost all 12 of the horses he had stabled at Celestial Acres Training Center, near Moore, Okla.
Randy Weidner, a Rosemount resident who races horses at Canterbury Park, lost all 12 of the horses he had stabled at Celestial Acres Training Center, near Moore, Okla.
Music in Kelley Park is one of three summer events that Dakota County is giving curbside recycling carts.
Randy Weidner, a Rosemount resident who races horses at Canterbury Park, lost all 12 of the horses he had stabled at Celestial Acres Training Center, near Moore, Okla.
Sixth Street between Water and Division streets will be closed starting Tuesday for a summer reconstruction project.
Neil Johnson started coaching softball in Shakopee in 1975. He recently won his 500th game.
The library's "Bookawocky" summer reading program offers kids and teens a number of prizes in exchange for books they complete between June and August.
The Dakota County Library's free Rhythm & Words festival will provide education and entertainment for all ages.
The Dakota County Library's free Rhythm & Words festival will provide education and entertainment for all ages.
The Eagan police department is looking for help in investigating a series of six burglaries with similar circumstances.
Find movie reviews and showtimes for theaters in Lakeville.
Find movie reviews and showtimes for theaters in Lakeville.
The bottles are being shipped from the tribe's bottling facility to Moore, Okla., today.
Allied Waste Services will cost tax payers $400,000 less than the current waste hauler, Dick's Sanitation, over a five-year contract.
The district's elementary school attendance boundaries haven't changed for 17 years, leading to socioeconomic inequalities, the district says.
The Apple Valley High track and basketball star is the first female student from the high school to win the honor.
Asphalt sealcoating of city streets and the damage done to Lakeville sports fields by the extended winter were two of the topics discussed in the most recent episode of Lakeville's public access program, Lakeville City Limits.
Nearby Memorial Day ceremonies on Monday near Shakopee.
Nearby Memorial Day ceremonies on Monday near Northfield.