
It was following the loss of her son that Janet McGee says she found a new purpose in helping others facing similar tragedies. McGee's son, Ted, was a bubbly and happy youngster who was six weeks shy of celebrating his second birthday. It was Valentine's Day of 2016 when she put him down for a nap. She checked on him a short time later only to find him critically injured, lying under a dresser that had fallen on top of him. His face was purple. Her 11-year-old son called 911 to request emergency assistance while she performed cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. Ted died four hours after arriving at the hospital. McGee barely remembers driving home after being told her son did not survive,...

A 23-year-old Vadnais Heights man is facing three gross misdemeanor charges after he reportedly showed a gun to two children who were running a lemonade stand at Lakefront Park on June 16. According...


Clean Water Funds from the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) supported conservation work that significantly contributed to four lakes, two river reaches and one creek’s proposed removal...




The Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board approved at its June 8 meeting two questions that will be included on the special election ballot put before voters in November. One question, if approved, would...

One of Prior Lake's most festive — and certainly most patriotic — events will be held on Saturday, July 4, as our nation celebrates 250 years...















