FARMINGTON MN
School's Minecraft Club teaches more than how to play a video game 
Students participating in the new Minecraft Club at a Farmington, Minn., school might just think they’re playing a cool game, but without realizing it, they’re also learning elements of reading, math and physics, as well as a few good social skills.
By Michelle Leonard , February 14, 2013
Minnesota grad has worked with Betty White, Kristin Chenowith in LA
Former Farmington, Minn., resident Tone Hoeft to Los Angeles to find a summer internship, and eventually found a full-time job that has led to opportunities that Hoeft sometimes finds a little hard to believe.
By Nathan Hansen , December 06, 2012
Day care license suspended after infant's death
State officials have suspended the license of a Minnesota day care provider following the death of a 3-month-old child. Police say the baby boy wasn't breathing when authorities received a 911 call Tuesday afternoon from the Farmington day care.
By Associated Press , August 03, 2012
Minnesota man hit on Twin Cities freeway ramp dies
According to the State Patrol, a 48-year-old Blaine man was driving in the Interstate 94 ramp's right lane about 10:15 p.m. when he saw Adam Davis walking in his lane. The driver tried to swerve into the other lane to avoid Davis, but he was unsuccessful.
By Associated Press , December 28, 2011
Police: Farmington, Minn., woman stole $16,000 from senior with dementia
A woman with dementia fell $20,000 behind on her rent -- and faced eviction from a nursing home in Farmington, Minn. -- after police say the person in charge of her finances stole her money.
By Maricella Miranda , October 20, 2011
Farmington, Minn., school board investigation results in no charges against ex-Grand Forks council member Burke
Farmington, Minn., school board member Tim Burke - a former Grand Forks City Council member - will not face criminal charges for behavior that led the board to censure him, an attorney for the city has decided.
By Sarah Lemagie , July 06, 2011
Bill adds $14,000 to Farmington school board's inquiry into ex-GF council member's conduct
The Farmington, Minn., school board hoped to keep the cost of a November investigation into one of its members - former Grand Forks City Council member Tim Burke - under $10,000. But a recent bill from the district's law firm has more than doubled the probe's price tag.
By Mila Koumpilova , February 26, 2011
Farmington, Minn., school board censures ex-GF council member Burke
The Farmington, Minn., school board will refer one of its members - former Grand Forks City Council member Tim Burke - to the Dakota County attorney after an investigation deemed him culpable of data privacy violations, among others.
By Mila Koumpilova , December 14, 2010
Ethics report on ex-GF council member due in Farmington, Minn.
Several board members have said Tim Burke has falsely accused administrators of withholding information from the board and burdened the district office with unnecessary data requests. Burke has said the claims against him boil down to accusations of rudeness, and that the district's real problem is a tendency to conduct business in "bewildering" secrecy.
By Sarah Lemagie , December 13, 2010
FARMINGTON, Minn.: Allegations of misconduct by ex-Grand Forks City Council member, broadcaster to be reviewed
An attorney for the Farmington, Minn., school board said an investigation of board member Tim Burke is expected to take about a month. Burke is a former Grand Forks City Council member who also worked as a broadcaster and public relations director while in Grand Forks.
By Sarah Lemagie , November 11, 2010
Farmington, Minn., district settles lawsuit over high school construction
The Farmington school district has settled a lawsuit over the construction of it's $94 million high school.
By Associated Press , September 14, 2010
Men escape after truck, trailer slide into Mississippi River at Hastings, Minn., boat launch
Two Farmington, Minn., men escaped tragedy, then spent the new few hours watching from shore as crews fished their truck and trailer out of the water.
By Chad Richardson , August 09, 2010
Man trapped in grain bin in Farmington
Emergency crews are trying to rescue a man trapped in a grain silo in Farmington, which is about 25 miles south of St. Paul.
By Associated Press , February 04, 2010
Minnesota man charged in crash that killed WWII vet
A Farmington, Minnesota, man is charged with two counts of DUI and one of child endangerment in a crash that killed a WWII vet and seriously injured his wife.
By Associated Press , December 29, 2009
AROUND MINNESOTA: Task force fights gangs ... Man charged in shooting ... Bank robbed 3 times ... more
A federal effort to dismantle gangs from the top-down will roll out soon in the Twin Cities, months after the Metro Gang Strike Force was shut down amid allegations of misconduct. The Twin Cities Safe Streets Violent Gang Task Force will be led by the FBI. It will investigate gangs as organized criminal enterprises, and use tools such as anti-racketeering statutes to take down the whole group.
By Associated Press/Forum Communications , December 21, 2009
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