Inver Grove Heights News

Though you might live or work in Inver Grove Heights, chances are you follow, to some degree, what's happening in neighboring communities.

And they arrived at the perfect time, she said. It was Oct. 15 of last year, on the six-month anniversary of her son's death in Afghanistan -- to the day -- and Kennedy felt the need to spend it with others on the same "healing journey." Six months after his death, Valerie Kennedy drove from her Inver Grove Heights home to a weekend retreat in ... (more)

Young visitors and seniors in care centers benefit when they interact. For two home-schooled families, monthly meetings at an Inver Grove Heights residence have become much more than a service project.

A 49-year-old Anoka man charged with burglary, stalking and the brutal beating of his Inver Grove Heights ex-girlfriend last July was sentenced to 20 years in prison on May 3. David Eugene Nelson, Jr.

A 26-year-old student teacher at Simley High School was charged Friday afternoon with two counts of felonyA stalking and a count of contributing to the deliqunency of a minor A after allegedly sending Facebook messages containing sexual content to one of her 17-year-old students.

A 26-year-old student teacher was accused Friday of sending inappropriate messages, including a naked picture of herself, to an Inver Grove Heights high school student.

A former student teacher at Simley High School in Inver Grove Heights faces felony charges after reportedly sending sexual messages to a 17-year-old student over a social media website.

INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. - A police chase that began on a freeway in Bloomington ended Friday afternoon with a roadside spectacle a few communities away.

Pawn America has appointed longtime Fargo store manager Randy Capouch to head of the company's new store in Inver Grove Heights.

Longtime Inver Grove Heights City Council member Bill Klein has announced he will seek election to the Dakota County Board.

A 35-year-old Inver Grove Heights man was charged May 17 with first degree criminal sexual conduct after allegedly inappropriately touching a 3-year-old neighbor on multiple occasions.A According to a Dakota County criminal complaint, the child told a Children's Hospital nurse that Justin Wellington Tatum molested her "once in the bathtub and once ... (more)

After receiving complaints from Oak Park Heights business owners and city officials, state transportation officials said this week that they are reviewing plans to close access to Omaha Avenue from eastbound Minnesota 36.

A 43-year-old Inver Grove Heights man pleaded not guilty Monday afternoon to fourth degree criminal sexual conduct with a 10-year-old girl.A Roger Alan Pojar is accused of touching and kissing his daughter's friend while she slept overnight at his house.A According to a criminal complaint filed in January, Pojar told police he remembers the victim ... (more)

The Pawn America scheduled to open in Salem Square Shopping Center this summer will become the company's biggest Minnesota store, according to a press statement issued today.A Late last week, Pawn America leased the space that once held the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in addition to the property already leased for the Inver Grove Heights store.

In the latest installation of Mayor Matters, mayor George Tourville addresses construction around the Rock Island Swing Bridge .

The Inver Grove Heights Planning Commission votedA unanimously Tuesday night to recommend a state-of-the-artA Catco Parts & Service facility on Clark Road, between Highways 52 and 55.A Catco-which supplies truck repair and parts for commercial vehicles-is planning to close its Eagan outfit and, if approved, build a 37,000-square-foot facility in ... (more)

Though you might live or work in Inver Grove Heights, chances are you follow, to some degree, what's happening in the neighboring communities.

A 41-year-old Inver Grove Heights man was injured in a four-vehicle chain reaction accident in Washington County Friday afternoon that began when his motorcycle was rear-ended by an SUV.

Editor's note: The following article contains excerpts from a press release. A two-year bout with writer's block recently paved the way for an Inver Grove Heights author to publish his first fiction novel.

The Inver Grove Heights planning commission votedA unanimously Tuesday night to recommend a state-of-the-artA Catco Parts & Service facility on Clark Road, between highways 52 and 55.A Catco-which supplies truck repair and parts for commercial vehicles-is planning to close its Eagan outfit and, if approved, build a 37,000-square-foot facility in ... (more)