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Tag: Bellows Court apartments

Town Square TV team at the Emmy awards.

Town Square TV Wins Two Emmys

December 16, 2024 Kevin D. Hendricks

The local nonprofit Town Square TV recently won two Upper Midwest Regional Emmy Awards for stories on the 50th anniversary of the Bellows Court explosion and the Dakota County Emergency Preparedness exercise.

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Historic markers found in West St. Paul.

Historical Markers of West St. Paul

December 6, 2023 Kevin D. Hendricks

From Albert Park to Langula Hardware, we catalog the historic markers in West St. Paul.

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Damaged West St. Paul Fire Dept. fire truck

1974: Four Die in Apartment Explosion

January 11, 2020 Kevin D. Hendricks

Three firefighters and one bystander died in a propane tank explosion at the Bellows Court apartment complex on Jan. 11, 1974.

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