South St Paul

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The South St. Paul City Council passed a resolution March 5 in support of the city’s application for Dakota County Environmental Legacy Fund grants, which would be used for park improvements.

A South St. Paul man who was robbed at gunpoint in his South St. Paul home and then shot the robber following a botched drug deal was charged for the Feb. 12 shooting.

Police arrested a suspect in a South St. Paul shooting after the apparent victim of the shooting turned up in St. Paul and guided officers to where the shooting took place Feb. 12.

A former teacher from South St. Paul was sentenced Feb. 6 in Dakota County District Court for robbing the same drug store two seperate times.

On Jan. 16. the South St. Paul City Council approved a conditional use permit and sign variances that will allow for a new Walser Subaru dealership to be built.

The South St. Paul City Council approved two street reconstruction projects for 2018 during its Jan. 16 meeting.

The end of the year means cities finalize their budgets for the coming year. At its Dec. 4 meeting, the South St. Paul City Council approved its 2018 budget and property tax levy, as well as the city’s 2018-2022 capital improvement plan.

In a Nov. 21 press conference, Paul Rogosheske, an attorney for Dan Schoen, announced the DFL senator was resigning from the Minnesota Legislature effective Dec. 15.

On Nov. 20, a trailer full of coats pulled into the West St. Paul Police Department’s parking lot.