Dakota County

The Kids N Kinship mentor program helps young children connect with adults.

Pickleball might be all the rage, but there?s another racquet sport that?s quietly gaining popularity in the United States. It?s called padel and it originated in Mexico. The Heights Racquet and Social Club just opened the first padel court in Mendota Heights. It?s described as a mixture of squash and tennis. The court is made of astroturf and sand and it?s smaller than a tennis court. It?s played as doubles on an enclosed court and the glass walls are in-play. The Heights will be installing two more padel courts. It also has four squash courts, pickleball courts, gym equipment, locker rooms, showers and saunas. The Heights is located just north of Interstate 494, off of Pilot Knob Road at 1415 Mendota Heights Road.

The weather outside might be frightful, but inside it?s perfect for a plunge. The Dog Tank in Mendota Heights is hosting a doggy polar plunge Jan. 12-14. This is a NADD (North American Diving Dogs) event meaning some of the dogs can earn a title. The Dog Tank is located at 2415 Pilot Knob Road and is open for public viewing. It?s a great way to learn about the sport of dock diving.

As snowflakes flew Monday, Jan. 8, a semi-truck jackknifed on Interstate 35 in Lakeville. Here's the traffic camera video from the incident.

Federal authorities announced the arrest of six people on Thursday who they say were involved in a fentanyl trafficking ring that used stuffed animals to move to Minnesota. FOX 9?s Paul Blume has the latest.

Residents of Farmington are making noise about trains that they say have been idling for more than a year in the North Creek neighborhood that has about 30 homes within earshot.

As temperatures remain well above average throughout Minnesota, most of the state still has no snow to be seen ? a trend that looks to continue in the foreseeable future. FOX 9?s Rob Olson is live at Buck Hill in Burnsville, where they have continued to make their own snow to stay open.

She lives on Craig Avenue. The street intersects with Craig Avenue and is a block over from another Craig Avenue. It's a stretch of Inver Grove Heights that can be confusing, especially for Amazon drivers. And the confusion has resulted in her Amazon account be cancelled.

Fire crews have contained a large fire that broke out Sunday morning at an Eagan recycling plant. Firefighters responded to the fire at Gopher Resource around 5 a.m., according to officials. The fire was contained between two roofs, and no products inside caught on fire, firefighters said.