Prior Lake voters went to the polls on Tuesday and rejected the city's $60 million referendum plan to improve local parks and trails. A total of 6,798 votes were cast, according to unofficial results from the Minnesota secretary of state’s office....

The Prior Lake News Compass is nearing its one-year milestone of returning local news to Prior Lake. Board members, volunteers and part-time staff members continue to work tirelessly to provide quality news and information that impacts our community. Now...

Dustin Smith bested Jon Conlon by a narrow 157-vote margin to win the Tuesday special election to fill a Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools board seat. Smith, chief human resources officer at The Arc Minnesota, a nonprofit that provides resources to...

As a former commercial pilot, Prior Lake resident Tim “T.J." Mannion flew in and out of Washington, D.C., many times. On Oct. 6, he again headed to the nation's capital for a one-day trip of a lifetime. Mannion and his daughter, Leslie Hagen,...

Scott County prosecutors charged a Prior Lake man with two weapons charges Monday after threatening three people for being noisy while riding an electric scooter, according to court documents. Prosecutors said Trent Fuller Olson, 33, pointed a gun...

Prior Lake Police responded to a call during the evening hours of Friday, Oct. 24, at the Water Tower Place Condos located on the 4600 block of Tower Street S.E. regarding a man reported to be pointing a long gun at people in the parking lot. According...

Scott County prosecutors charged a Prior Lake medical spa owner with unlawfully practicing medicine for injecting clients with “black market” Botox. The criminal complaint filed Sept. 19 alleges Nancy Anderberg, owner of RegenLIFE Antiaging Spatique...

Scott County Attorney Ron Hocevar is teaming with a statewide anti-child trafficking organization and local law enforcement agencies to form the south metro area's first task force focusing on child sexual exploitation. Hocevar's office has joined...

It was a year ago that the volunteer board of the Prior Lake News Compass announced local news was being brought back to the community. Close to 100 residents showed up at Shepherd of the Lake Church to learn more about us. Most were not familiar with...

In the past decade, Bethany Tjornhom has seen the full spectrum of people in need, and on the flip side, the willingness of people who want no recognition for stepping forward to help. Tjornhom is the executive director of Families and Individuals...

For Bob and Cindy Boegeman, 2025 has been a busy year, due in large part to a wish that was fulfilled after waiting nearly a decade. The owner of the old car repair business located on Main Avenue finally agreed it was time to close up shop and sold...