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Hwy. 110 in Dakota County to get a new name — and it’s a familiar one
A state highway that stretches from Minnetonka to Inver Grove Heights has an identity crisis. It’s Minnesota 62 from Interstate 494 in Minnetonka to just west of Fort Snelling, when it becomes...
View ArticleSuper Bowl committee lists Inver Grove Heights strip club in resource guide
A Twin Cities strip club was listed on the Minnesota Super Bowl Committee’s vendor guide until it was removed on Tuesday. King of Diamond’s Gentlemen’s Club, a woman-owned business in Inver Grove...
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Finalists for new Inver Grove Heights police chief include former Hastings,...
Paul Schnell, a former police chief in Hastings and Maplewood, is among five finalists for the top cop job in Inver Grove Heights. The finalists were chosen Wednesday by the city council and now move...
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With development coming, two-lane road in Eagan, Inver Grove Heights could...
An east-west artery that runs through one of the largest undeveloped areas adjacent to Interstate 494 is being considered for expansion. Increasing traffic is expected along Dakota County 26 (Lone Oak...
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Robbery suspect shot by Inver Grove store clerk indicted in federal court
The alleged robber shot by a clerk in an August stickup at a Verizon Wireless store in Inver Grove Heights has been indicted in federal court. Jamaal Marquie Mays, 32, of Crystal, was charged last...
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Eagan’s effort to stop credit card skimming spreads to Inver Grove Heights,...
Store manager Matt Klinkhammer checks the gas pumps at New-Mart Marathon in Eagan in March 2016 to make sure would-be thieves have not installed electronic devices that steal data from customers’...
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Former Hastings, Maplewood police chief gets job in Inver Grove Heights
Paul Schnell, a former police chief in Hastings and Maplewood, has been tapped to be the top cop in Inver Grove Heights. The city council last week voted 3-2 to offer the job to Schnell, who was one of...
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Dakota County firefighters unveil car-fire simulator for training
Dakota County firefighters have a new tool to practice fighting car fires. Flint Hills Resources’ Pine Bend refinery in Rosemount has donated a $50,000 car-fire simulator and trailer to the Dakota...
View ArticleApple Valley, Hastings and Lakeville libraries undergo remodeling this year
Dakota County will ramp up its ambitious remodeling of libraries this year, with the Apple Valley, Hastings and Lakeville locations up next. A $5.4 million, seven-month remodel of Galaxie Library in...
View ArticleSix months after alleged accomplice shot, a second Inver Grove Heights...
A second man has been charged in the August 2017 armed robbery attempt at a Verizon Wireless store in Inver Grove Heights. Jaquon Keshawn Moman, 25, faces two counts of interference with commerce by...
View Article1 Dakota County city needs ice time, another needs rink repairs, so they...
Inver Grove Heights and Rosemount might have a fix for their ice arena issues: a partnership. Inver Grove Heights has a rink in need of repairs. Rosemount has too little ice time for its growing hockey...
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A defunct Rainbow Foods in Inver Grove Heights could become a school building
A vacant Rainbow Foods building in a sluggish Inver Grove Heights retail area could get new life under a plan by a local developer and Intermediate School District 917. Interstate Development Corp. is...
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South Dakota teens lead police on high-speed chase in Dakota County
A 15-year-old South Dakota boy driving a stolen pickup truck with five other teens inside led officers on a high-speed chase in Dakota County Thursday before crashing into another vehicle, Inver Grove...
View ArticleInver Grove Heights police investigate report of man approaching boy in back...
A man tried to lure a 10-year-old Inver Grove Heights boy out of his backyard on Tuesday, police said. Police issued a community safety alert Thursday detailing the incident that occurred about 5:30...
View ArticleTwo die in Inver Grove Heights mobile home fire
A man and woman were killed Sunday night in a mobile home fire in Inver Grove Heights. The blaze broke out just before 8 p.m. in the Skyline Village mobile home park off Concord Boulevard, Fire Chief...
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Defunct Rainbow Foods in Inver Grove Heights to become a school
A vacant Rainbow Foods in Inver Grove Heights will become a special-education school under a plan by a local developer and Intermediate School District 917. The former Rainbow Foods store at 9015...
View ArticleInver Grove Heights fire victim died of smoke inhalation, burns
The woman killed in a mobile home fire Sunday night in Inver Grove Heights died of smoke inhalation and thermal injuries, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office said Thursday. Tiffany Meyers,...
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Lunch lady who argued sexting with a 15-year-old was free speech pleads guilty
A former lunchroom worker at Inver Grove Heights Middle School has pleaded guilty to sending nude photos of herself and sexually explicit texts to a student in 2014. Krista Ann Muccio, 44, of Inver...
View ArticleOne dead in Inver Grove Heights after party bus fight escalates to shooting
One man was killed and a woman was wounded early Saturday morning in shooting at an Inver Grove Heights movie theater parking lot. Officers responded to a call at about 1:30 a.m. after a fight broke...
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Many shots fired near ‘chaotic’ party bus, no arrests yet in young rapper’s...
Inver Grove Heights police said Monday that no arrests have been made in the shooting death of Billy Robles, a 19-year-old aspiring rapper from St. Paul killed early Saturday during a fight between two...
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