Mars King
Mars King covers suburbs, business and development for the Pioneer Press. He studied journalism and art at the University of Minnesota where he wrote for the Minnesota Daily and helped launch the newspaper's first podcast. When he's not chasing a story, Mars can be found painting, maintaining his Wordle score or bringing a pen to a sword fight.
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Participants take out a small credit-building loan and are rewarded with a savings contribution to match.
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Hastings seeks PFAS funding after Legislature sinks bonding bill. But why isn’t 3M paying?
The recent closure of the legislative session without the passage of the infrastructure bonding bill has Hastings going back to the drawing board.
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Recently rebuilt segment of South Robert Street could receive additional safety improvements; residents invited to weigh in
A $42.5 million reconstruction project on the retail-heavy stretch in West St. Paul wrapped up in 2017.
Dakota, Goodhue Counties to run nuclear incident drill Tuesday
The annual drill tests the capabilities of federal, state and local agencies in the event of an incident at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant.
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A look at the 10 Madison Equities properties for sale in downtown St. Paul
The company is downtown's largest property owner.
Rick’s Bike Sale: Choose from over 400 bikes, donate to a Dakota County charity
For the past 15 years, Rick Anderson and his team have fixed up thousands of donated bikes and turned over half a million bucks to local nonprofits.
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Dakota County is looking to reduce water usage by making it a competition
Cities in the county with the most participation will be recognized by the Board of Commissioners.
Lakeville eyes new public safety training facility as it gets closer to funding goal
There is no current public safety training space, leaving law enforcement to utilize local businesses, schools and vacant facilities as temporary training sites.
Ryan’s proposed redevelopment of Thomson Reuters site in Eagan moves forward
Some Eagan residents who attended the meeting Tuesday voiced concerns about traffic, pedestrian walkways and green space.
Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham to speak at Minneapolis Teach for America event
Cunningham will speak on building a movement to drive equitable outcomes in education, housing and health care.