Lakeville

According to a news release issued Thursday, Jack Akenson, a 25-year Lakeville resident and Air Force veteran, announced his candidacy Wednesday for a seat on the Lakeville City Council this November. Akenson, 57, is a native of Minneapolis, where he attended St...

Three men have been charged with prostitution after an undercover child predator sting operation in Lakeville last week. According to KSTP TV, 28-year-old Aiyaz Hussain of Eagan, 39-year-old Matthew James Parten of Apple Valley, and 40-year-old Jamie John Huth of Lake City were each charged with prostitution...

With all of the turmoil in North Minneapolis yet and the issues surrounding that police department, and with the news of a Plymouth officer accidentally getting hit by a car while on duty yesterday, it's nice to hear a good police story. Last week, a Lakeville Police officer responded to a call of a resident who had fallen inside her garage...

A fire on Thursday at a construction site in Lakeville has claimed the life of a 35-year-old man from Inver Grove Heights. The Star Tribune reported that Chris Cahoon, was working for Lennar Corp., in the basement of a house on the project site when the accident occurred...

According to KSTP.TV and the Dakota County Sheriff's office, the crash that killed 17-year-old Jacob Flynn and 18-year-old John Price was connected to a game played with Nerf guns. Sheriff Tim Leslie said this was based on witness accounts and Nerf guns were found at the scene of the crash...

Two Lakeville South High School students are dead and two are injured after a crash on Friday afternoon. According to Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie, the fatal accident happened on 225th Street West, just west of Dodd Boulevard in Lakeville, about 3PM, just after the four students had left school...