Every Sunday, St. Louis Park Patch will review the week that was by highlighting five stories that had the community talking.
1) You may not have known, but a hit on Sunday! No-one in the Park was injured, but it caused a at the local Nestle factory and sent trees through residents' homes. Rep. Keith Ellison and other officials the damage, at $500,000 for St. Louis Park alone.
2) saw a bit more excitement than usual on Tuesday, when the owner's son stormed in with a shotgun and . Luckily, no-one was hurt by the gunfire or the tussle between father and son as police arrived.
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3) On Monday, St. Louis Park Schools Superintendent Debra Bowers that the Junior High would be adding another sixth-grade teacher to address crowding issues parents have raised in recent weeks.
4) The St. Louis Park City Council looks set to the freight rail reroute, according to a draft resolution discussed at a council meeting Monday night. It still remains unclear whether or not this would throw a monkey wrench in plans for the proposed Southwest Transitway light rail line.
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5) Lastly, Patch reported on eighth-grader Laura Resnick's on the SLP High School softball team.