Dave and Angie Shepard, along with their son, Jaxson, have known this week would be exceptionally difficult. On July 1, it was a year ago that their daughter and twin to Jaxson lost her short battle with leukemia.
Addy, their spunky nine-year-old,...
The Prior Lake City Council unanimously approved during its June 24 meeting a plan to present voters with a $60 million bond referendum. If passed, the proposal will help fund improvements across the city's park and trail system, including enhanced lakefront...
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) celebrated the grand opening of its new organics recycling facility, Dakota Prairie Composting, in Louisville Township on June 24.
Dakota Prairie Composting is one of only two large-scale composting facilities...
The City of Prior Lake will celebrate Night to Unite on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
Many neighborhood block parties are planned for the annual event. City leaders, police officers and firefighters stop by some gatherings that register and request a visit.
Party...
The former T-Shirts and More building no long exists. New utility connections have been installed, foundation footings have been poured and within the next week or so Prior Lake residents will start seeing the construction beginnings of Chula's, a new...
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community announced its partnership with Girls on the Run Minnesota to support the creation of teams within the state's Native American communities and provide adult coaches with culturally appropriate curriculum and training.
Through...
The Prior Lake Association and Knotty Oar Marina will again sponsor the city's annual boat parade on July 4.
The parade of decorated boats will depart at 1 p.m. that day in front of Charlie's on Prior with judges stationed in the no-wake channel near...
The Scott County Sheriff’s 911 Dispatch Center received a report of a two-vehicle crash on Union Hill Blvd and 235th Street West in Belle Plaine Township at 8:47 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24.
The preliminary investigation indicated that a 2016 Harley...
Starting on July 1, 2025, a new law will require some adults and youth who operate motorboats—including personal watercraft—to have a valid watercraft operator's permit, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
People who already...
The Scott County Sheriff's Department responded to a 911 call shortly before noon on Sunday, June 22, involving an unresponsive 30-year-old Credit River man who was pinned under an overturned tractor. The incident occurred on the 21000 block of Vernon...
The Prior Lake High school girls lacrosse team finished season play undefeated and came home with the state championship trophy.
The Lakers defeated the Stillwater Ponies 13-8 last Saturday while playing at Eden Prairie High School. This was the third...
Area residents woke up Saturday morning to the tragic news that Minnesota Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman and her husband had been murdered in their north metro home. That crime was quickly connected to the shooting of state Sen. John Hoffman and...
