South St. Paul News

Motorists on Interstate 694 can anticipate more traffic similar to Tuesday's. Above is westbound traffic as viewed from the NE.

The Inver Grove Heights City Council gave its blessing to the latest improvements at the newly-christened Swing Bridge Park last week, bringing the total investment in the renovated park to more than $5 million.

The city is accepting applications from residents through Friday. The cost to participate is $14, with all proceeds benefiting community programming.

A longtime South St. Paul police officer was arrested in Rosemount last week on suspicion of driving under the influence and fleeing from police in his car.

In the first case, a home at 2014 Villard Ave. in St. Paul burned to the ground after a sewer contractor accidentally ruptured a gas line that ran through a sewer line.

The off-duty South St. Paul police sergeant who allegedly drove drunk and fled Rosemount police this week had a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit when he struck mailboxes and gas pumps before an officer rammed his SUV to stop it, according to criminal charges filed Friday.

A South St. Paul Police sergeant was charged Friday with two counts of fourth-degree driving while impaired, one count of criminal damage to property and one count of fleeing a peace officer after a run in with Rosemount Police earlier this week.

South St. Paul voters will head back to the ballot booth in February, this time for a proposed $9.9 million bond referendum for park improvements and upgrades to the city's ice arena.

Austin Bernier, right, gets a high-five from Grant Amelse as the graduates wait for the commencement ceremony to begin at the South St. Paul High School 2013 Graduation at Ettinger Field in South St, Paul, Thursday, June 6, 2013.

A South St. Paul police officer has been arrested on suspected drunken driving and fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle.

Three Girl Scouts from South St. Paul earned their Bronze Award last week by creating a colorful butterfly garden at Lawshe Park.

Donald D. Hillquist, 75, Huntley, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at St. Lukes Lutheran.

The body of a man was removed from the Mississippi River on Sunday night, the Dakota County sheriff's office said.

The St. Paul Farmers market will return to South St. Paul starting July 3. The market will be open from 3-6 p.m. on Wednesdays.

Police in the southeast Twin Cities metro are looking for two suspects after a man was threatened with a knife Thursday morning in a robbery.

Nearly $2.4 million in additional aid is expected to flow to eight south-metro communities after the Minnesota Legislature agreed to bump up taxes and spending.

The electricity would be used in the nearby Sanimax plant. The biogas production would take place in an enclosed building with negative pressure to reduce odor, Ostrenga said.

Five Minneapolis schools will have new principals for the next school year. Minneapolis Public Schools superintendent Dr.

There are are more glamorous ways to get out of town -- the summer cabin, for example -- but probably none as fascinating as Judy and Elmer Gilow, owners of a Winona company who are culling through the mysteries of Duluth this week.

She said his work can be seen on and inside buildings and churches across the Twin Cities, including the Cathedral of St.