Instructor, union rep, settles retaliation lawsuit against Inver Hills CC for...
A faculty leader who claimed Inver Hills Community College retaliated against him for criticizing the school’s president has settled his lawsuit against the school for $82,500. Dave Berger, a sociology...
View ArticleMan accused of violent, apparently random home invasion in Inver Grove Heights
A 29-year-old Inver Grove Heights man was charged Monday with attempted murder in connection with an apparently random home invasion in which authorities said he assaulted a woman and her young son....
View ArticleInver Grove Heights massage business was a front for prostitution, charges say
The owner of an Inver Grove Heights massage outlet is accused of using the business for prostitution. Xueyan Wang, 40, of Inver Grove Heights, was charged Monday in Dakota County District Court in...
View ArticleInver Grove Heights city clerk gets separation deal after accusations
Inver Grove Heights and its city clerk have parted ways following a volley of accusations between the clerk and city administrator. The city council, unanimously and without comment, approved a...
View Article7 great east metro bike trails that provide an escape into nature
Bikers don’t have to go far from urban life to enjoy the natural world. St. Paul and the east metro area are home to many scenic paved trails made for two-wheeled explorers. From scenic overlooks,...
View ArticleFormer Inver Grove Heights clerk gets $89K from separation agreement
Michelle Tesser, the Inver Grove Heights clerk who filed a discrimination complaint against the city, will be given $89,600 as part of last month’s separation agreement. The city and Tesser parted ways...
View ArticleMan’s apparent drowning at Inver Grove Heights marina investigated
Authorities are investigating an apparent drowning Wednesday night at a Mississippi River marina in Inver Grove Heights. A man who fell into the water at Twin Cities Marina was found underwater and...
View ArticleMan dies after falling into Mississippi River in Inver Grove Heights
Sheriff’s officials say a man has died after falling into the Mississippi River as he was getting off a boat in Inver Grove Heights. The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about a...
View ArticleDump truck driver who died after swerving to avoid crash ID’d as Cottage...
Authorities have released the name of the dump truck driver killed Monday in a rollover crash in Inver Grove Heights. The truck driver — 64-year-old Gregg Ronald Orloff of Cottage Grove — died at the...
View ArticleDriver charged in crash that killed Inver Grove Heights grandmother
An Inver Grove Heights motorist accused of striking and killing a grandmother in January and then leaving the crash scene has been charged with two felonies. Breyona Sadi Cotton, 30, was charged by...
View ArticleInver Grove Heights city administrator takes heat from residents following...
Two Inver Grove Heights’ parks commissioners, a school board member and a former state legislator are speaking out against City Administrator Joe Lynch, who was suspended three days without pay late...
View ArticleMother and 5-year-old daughter killed in Inver Grove Heights collision
A mother and her 5-year-old daughter were killed last weekend when the vehicle the woman was driving crossed the centerline and apparently caused a head-on collision in Inver Grove Heights. Deputy...
View ArticleBody of missing UMD student from Inver Grove Heights found in Duluth harbor
DULUTH, Minn. — Authorities recovered the body of a missing University of Minnesota Duluth student from Minnesota Slip in Canal Park on Friday afternoon. The Duluth Police Department and St. Louis...
View ArticleDrowning cited as cause of death for UMD student from Inver Grove Heights
DULUTH — Drowning was cited as the preliminary cause of death for a 21-year-old University of Minnesota Duluth student whose body was pulled from the Minnesota Slip in Canal Park on Friday. Jacob...
View ArticleAuthorities warn of bear spotted in Ramsey County
Sheriff’s officials in Ramsey County are warning residents that a bear has been spotted roaming several cities, including the most recent sighting at 6:41 a.m. Monday morning near Greenhaven Drive and...
View ArticleSt. Paul teen gets 10 years in prison for Inver Grove Heights party bus...
A St. Paul teen was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for the shooting death of Billy Ray Robles, a St. Paul rapper. Trashaun Morris, 18, was 17 at the time of the shooting in Inver Grove Heights...
View ArticleOwner of Inver Grove Heights massage business pleads guilty to prostitution...
The owner of an Inver Grove Heights massage business pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of second-degree prostitution. Xueyan Wang, 40, was accused of operating a brothel out of Herb Spa, a...
View ArticleInver Grove Heights high school homecoming evacuated after possible threat
Police in Inver Grove Heights shut down a homecoming dance at Simley High School on Saturday night after a report of a possible weapon at the event. In a Facebook post, the police department said the...
View ArticleState Patrol investigating crash that killed 22-year-old woman in Inver Grove...
A motorist was killed and another injured in a three-vehicle crash Wednesday morning at an Inver Grove Heights intersection that was reconstructed last year to improve traffic flow and safety. The...
View ArticleFlint Hills planning 5-mile liquefied petroleum pipeline; public meeting...
Flint Hills Resources is planning to build a five-mile-long underground pipeline to transport liquefied petroleum from its refinery in Rosemount to its terminal in Inver Grove Heights. On Thursday, the...
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