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South Metro Scoop

South Metro Scoop

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The South Metro scoop podcast is a podcast version of the email newsletter that get sent out twice a week to South Metro Minnesota residents. We talk about events that are happening next week as well as interviewing local business owners.© 2026 South Metro Scoop Art Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Taste of Lakeville: One Ticket, 35 Restaurants, and Nearly $500K Back to the Community with Mike Puppe

    Taste of Lakeville: One Ticket, 35 Restaurants, and Nearly $500K Back to the Community with Mike Puppe
    Aug 14 2026
    The South Metro Scoop podcast is back — and we're kicking off the return with one of the best nights Lakeville throws all year. Host Brady Greenbush sits down with Mike Puppe, President & CEO of Lakeview Bank and this year's chair of the Taste of Lakev...
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    11 mins
  • Hastings’ 1,500-Unit Housing Gap and the Development Pipeline

    Hastings’ 1,500-Unit Housing Gap and the Development Pipeline
    Feb 18 2026
    Brady from South Metro Scoop covers Hastings’ housing shortage, citing a city housing needs assessment estimating a deficit of nearly 1,500 units over five years (about 1,000 for-sale homes and about 400 rentals). He recaps updates from the Hastings Ec...
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    5 mins
  • Scott County Is the 3rd Deadliest County in Minnesota — The Prior Lake Police Chief Went Looking for Drunk Drivers Himself

    Scott County Is the 3rd Deadliest County in Minnesota — The Prior Lake Police Chief Went Looking for Drunk Drivers Himself
    Feb 16 2026
    Minnesota just had its best year for traffic safety in recent memory — a 20% drop in fatalities statewide. But Scott County went in the complete opposite direction, becoming the third deadliest county in the state behind only Hennepin and Ramsey. In th...
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    16 mins
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