Minnetonka News

Even as the lake continues to inch closer to a high water classification, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District is keeping the flow from the lake at a minimum.

Abdo, Eick & Meyers, a 50-year-old accounting firm in Edina, said Monday it has acquired Minnetonka-based Francis & Associates.

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A Minnetonka High School student is one of 42 students who have been honored in the state Department of Education's scholar of distinction program.

Lucid , Badger Hill and Bad Weather Brewing warn that an increase in the alcohol tax could slow plans for an expansion to the facility that the three breweries share, according to a Wednesday Star Tribune report .

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Originally from Hinsdale, Sturgess spent 23 years building and operating 800 actual hotels worldwide, but he's now building a chain of upscale pet hotels in the Midwest.

Minneapolis-based Harriss Architects plans to build a four-story, 93-unit apartment complex near the intersection of Highway 169 and Minnetonka Boulevard, according to documents filed with the City of Minnetonka.

The ramp from I-494 North to I-394 East in Minnetonka is closed for repair of a water main and upgrades to the storm sewer, both of which are located directly adjacent to the ramp.

This week: How much do lawn services cost? How much do you pay for your lawn service? And what does that cover-just mowing, or does it cover weeding, pruning, planting? Please share in the comments below-we promise we won't judge you! And if you've got a lawn service you love, tell us that too.

While sending care packages to troops overseas is a time-honored tradition, Minnetonka Assisted Living will be delivering them to local senior veterans or their surviving spouses during Memorial Day week.

UPDATE : It took 17 hours of debate and more than a little arm-twisting from bill author Sen.

Whatever side of the debate you fall on, there's no denying that this week's passage of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage was a historical moment.

Paint is still drying and boxes waiting to be unpacked line the walls, but the Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Chamber of Commerce has officially moved into its new headquarters on Water Street.

After a marathon overnight debate that lasted almost 17 hours, the Minnesota Senate approved a bill that would allow child care providers and personal-care attendants to bargain collectively with the state.

Stand-up comedians love to make light of the earnest nature of insurance people.

More than a year after a Ramsey County Court judge threw out an executive order from Gov.

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