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.
If you draw the Powerball winning numbers in Saturday’s lottery, you could score $600 million, or a $376.9 million one-time payout. Significantly more than the already staggering $229 million jackpot won at a Lakeville SuperAmerica in 2011.
The city's current waste-services contract is set to expire in May 2014.
The county is holding an open house on May 30 to discuss the planned greenway that would pass through Eagan.
The county is holding an open house on May 28 to discuss the planned greenway that would pass through Burnsville.
The county is holding an open house on May 28 to discuss the planned greenway that would pass through Lakeville.
Mike Lavin, the Eagan YMCA's new director, has developed sports camps in Eagan and has expanded a District 196 childcare services program.
Lt. Col. Mark Weber, who was diagnosed with stage IV intestinal cancer, has written a series of letters to his sons. The letters, offering advice about how to go through life, have been published as a book that has earned the praise of Gen. David Petrae
The Burnsville City Council adopted a regulation to require off-street donation unloading lanes for thrift stores larger than 5,000 square feet.
The city is planning a full slate of activities for its annual "I Love Burnsville" week.
Caponi art park will hold a summer artist series targeted at children and their families every Tuesday morning between June and August.
Apple Valley will be replacing about 25 manhole covers by early June.
Reactions ranged from outright rejection and concern to celebration. No matter the views, it was an emotionally intense debate, legislators said.
Burnsville's state Rep. Pam Myhra spoke against the legislation to legalize same-sex marriage on the floor of the Minnesota House of Representatives Thursday.
District 191 will be the focus of a $3 million National Institutes of Health grant looking for better ways to address childhood obesity.
District 191 will be the focus of a $3 million National Institutes of Health grant looking for better ways to address childhood obesity.
Mayor Brad Tabke will give his annual speech around 8 p.m. tonight during a fundraiser at Turtle's Bar & Grill.
Nathan Halverson is accused of trying to "spice up the night" at an Apple Valley Taco Bell.
Nathan Halverson is accused of trying to "spice up the night" at an Apple Valley Taco Bell.
A.J. Albers, a freshman at the University of New Hampshire, won an award for most improved player.
The students were selected from a pool of 15,000 finalists.
