Currently there's only one in Minnesota. Ahead of the holiday season, Target has announced it will be more than doubling the number of Apple "shop-in-shop" experiences at its stores nationwide – including three in Minnesota. The Bullseye first announced the Apple experiences would be rolled out on a trial basis in 17 stores this past February, with the store in Monticello the only Minnesota location included on the list. But on Tuesday, it announced plans to open the Apple shopping experiences in another 19 stores, bringing the number of Minnesota stores with the shop-in-shops to four. The Min ..read more

Months of investigation led to the digital footprint of the juvenile. A bomb threat earlier this year that was directed at Lakeville South High School has been traced to a computer belonging to a kid in the Lakeville area.  Months of investigation led by Lakeville Police Department and the Europe Division of the FBI resulted in police being provided with the IP address to a residence in the "Lakeville area community" where the device in which the threat was emailed to school staff members on May 20, 2021.  Investigators determined that a kid in the community sent the bomb threat. The ..read more

Authorities said he repeatedly submitted fraudulent reimbursement claims. Pixabay A high school softball coach accused of stealing thousands of dollars from a booster club was sentenced this week. Eric Carlyle Heflin, 66, received 60 days of electronic home monitoring and two years of probation, the Dakota County Attorney's Office announced Wednesday. He'll also pay restitution in the amount of $23,508.84. He'd pleaded guilty in June to one count of felony theft by swindle — the other two theft by swindle charges against him were dismissed, according to court records. Heflin, of Rosemont, was ..read more

The suspect was indicted on the more serious charges by a grandy jury. The man accused of fatally shooting his former girlfriend outside of a Lakeville daycare has been indicted on first-degree murder charges. Atravius Weeks, 32, was initially charged with second-degree intentional murder in connection with the death of Grace Henry.  Henry, from St. Paul, was found dead in the parking lot of a daycare at 203rd Street and Icefall Trail at about 2:40 a.m. on June 22. Officers noticed multiple gunshot wounds, including to her  left leg, thigh, stomach and neck, the original charges stat ..read more

Sen. Zach Duckworth (R-Lakeville) is a major in the MN Army National Guard. Zach Duckworth, Twitter One of Minnesota's state lawmakers will be shipping out soon. Sen. Zach Duckworth, a Republican from Lakeville who represents the state's 58th district, has announced he's deploying to the Middle East with his Army National Guard unit.  “It’s an honor to serve our state in times of need and I’m proud to wear the uniform when our country calls," Duckworth said in a news release from Senate Republicans.  Duckworth and his wife, Carly, are expecting their third child in November, the rel ..read more

The man from Burnsville died Saturday night. Pixabay A 34-year-old man died when he crashed his motorcycle in Lakeville Saturday night.  Manuel Alejandro Manrique of Burnsville crashed near 175th Street West and Gettysburg Way in Lakeville at 6:43 p.m., the medical examiner says. He was taken to the hospital, where he died an hour and a half later.  The medical examiner says he died of multiple blunt force injuries.  According to the Lakeville Police Department's report, an officer arrived to find Manrique unresponsive with blood on his face and head. A nurse at the scene ..read more

Few details have been released about the incident on Lake Marion. Authorities say they have recovered a body after being called to a report of a possible drowning in Lakeville. Few details have been released about the incident, but the Dakota County Sheriff's Office says it was called to assist Lakeville Fire and Police Departments in the search on Lake Marion Sunday evening. A body was recovered, with no further information being released as of Sunday night. Lake Marion can be found to the northwest of downtown Lakeville, just to the east of Interstate 35 ..read more

It appears the crash involved a semi-truck and another vehicle. Multiple emergency vehicles responded to a crash on Interstate 35 northbound near Lakeville Thursday morning.  MnDOT traffic cameras show vehicles in the ditch along the freeway, with MnDOT reporting the crash happened between Deuce Road and 210th Street West.  Traffic is getting by the crash in the left lane, and the entrance ramp from County Road 70 West to northbound I-35 is closed due to a crash, MnDOT's website shows. The Minnesota State Patrol says it is investigating the "injury crash" but the extent of the ..read more

The suspect shot himself in the head after fatally shooting his ex, charges say. A 32-year-old Richfield man is accused of shooting a 29-year-old woman multiple times and leaving her body in the parking lot of a daycare in Lakeville.  Atravius Weeks was charged Thursday in Dakota County District Court with second-degree intentional murder in connection to the death of Courtney Grace Henry, of St. Paul. Related [June 23]: Man arrested after body found near Lakeville day care According to the criminal complaint, at 1:15 a.m. on June 22, police responded to a report of a violation of an o ..read more

The man was arrested in Belle Plaine after he shot himself. A Lakeville man was arrested after a female was found fatally shot in the parking lot of a day care in Lakeville early Tuesday morning.  A 32-year-old man is being held in the Dakota County Jail on suspicion of second-degree murder after being released from the hospital, where he was treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Lakeville Police Department said in an update Tuesday evening.  The victim, who knew the suspect, was found at 2:40 a.m. Tuesday in the area of 203rd Street and Icefall Trail. She had gunshot woun ..read more