Farmington

The staff at Farmington city hall have been in the middle of a massive fundraising campaign, as several top city leaders commit to walk 24 hours straight to raise money for cancer.

Parents of a Farmington toddler born with a rare medical condition are turning to doctors in Boston, after multiple failed surgeries to remove a large growth on the child’s skull.

A 13-year-old boy fell off his bike and died in Farmington, Minnesota, on Saturday. According to the Farmington Police Department, officers and firefighters at 8:12 p.m. on May 27 responded to the intersection of 224th Street West and Canova Court in Farmington on a report of a person who had fallen off a bike and was injured.

A Farmington High School senior was killed in a car crash last weekend after a Dakota County 911 dispatcher rear-ended him.

Empire Township in Dakota County is expected to become the City of Empire on Tuesday. Elected officials will be sworn in as part of the process. About 20 years ago, the town started to feel the pressure of development. Nearby cities like Farmington started annexing pieces of land. The town already had its own water and sewer systems and saved millions of dollars to replace its aging water tower. Even though new signs will go up identifying Empire as a city, the addresses will continue to mostly be in Farmington.

After years of vandalism and a legal battle with the Township board, a fight for a Muslim cemetery in Farmington, Minnesota, is nearing its final stages.

The Brosam family moved into their new home in Farmington four months ago to make room for three siblings they officially adopted last month. Last week, a fire at their home destroyed nearly everything they have.

Blake Maloney, 26, is charged with three counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of 55-year-old Jack Maloney, 53-year-old Tracy Maloney and 23-year-old Scott Maloney.