Sexual assault reported at popular Eagan Park

Eagan police and the Dakota County Sheriff's Office has increased patrols and are urging caution after two sexual assaults took place at the popular Lebanon Hills Park in Eagan.

Husayn Braveheart charged with fleeing police in Eagan

A young man who accepted a controversial plea deal for a deadly 2019 carjacking in Minneapolis, which happened as a minor, is accused of driving a stolen vehicle and fleeing from police. 

Five-course chef’s dinner inside Eagan gas station

A popular dinner series continues to sell out despite its unusual location. El Sazon is located inside the BP gas station on Diffley Road in Eagan. They’re open Tuesday through Saturday and offer takeout, but every few months, they host 50 people in the gas station for a five-course chef’s dinner with mocktail pairings. They call it ‘A Night at the Gas Station.’ Watch their socials for the dates of the next dinner series. Owners Cristian and Karen de Leon have opened a standalone restaurant in Minneapolis and will open a third location in Stillwater this fall.

Flashy new pickleball club opens in Eagan

There’s no shortage of pickleball facilities across the Twin Cities metro, but how many of those have an official rap music video? Chip’s Pickleball in Eagan does, plus a fitness center, sauna and cold plunge, a coffee shop, café and full bar. Chip’s opened in June and has 12 tournament-sized courts and is located at 980 Discovery Road in Eagan. They’re open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Procession for firefighter killed in shooting [RAW]

A procession was held Tuesday morning for a firefighter who was killed in a shooting in Minneapolis over the weekend. Joseph Johns, who worked for the Eagan and Eden Prairie fire departments, was killed early Sunday morning after a shooting in Minneapolis. A procession was held to bring his body from the medical examiner's office in Minnetonka to a funeral home in Jordan.