A two-vehicle crash on Presidents' Day in Credit River has been confirmed to be fatal.
The Scott County Sheriff's Office said in a press release Tuesday, Feb. 18, that a crash the evening prior killed Kalai Terese Larson, 54, of Prior Lake.
“We...
Since its inception, the Prior Lake News Compass has had the goal of filling the community’s news void by empowering its residents to cover its own happenings.
We have had a very successful launch of our website and weekly newsletter (you can subscribe...
A Jeffers Pond Elementary School teacher is threatening to sue the school district over her December suspension for a social media posting.
Fourth-grade teacher Brooke Zahn was suspended for seven days without pay by the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools...
Saturday afternoon on Prior Lake was anything but typical.
Those gathering around Sand Point Beach on the north end of the lake were treated to a parade of colorful costumes worn by many of the more than 1,100 "plungers" of all ages who voluntarily...
An aging infrastructure at the county’s training facility has Prior Lake city leaders looking for a new home to train its emergency responders. The answer may come with a price tag of more than $34 million.
During the city council’s Feb. 11 work...
Lesley Young hasn’t had much time to sit still in the past eight years. She’s been busy connecting with and entertaining more than 600 area residents who have a collective age span covering more than 50 years.
Young is the City of Prior Lake’s...
The founders of the Prior Lake News Compass made a commitment to readers that obituary information pertaining to local residents will be included in our digital publication.
We've received numerous emails and comments asking when that will happen....
Prior Lake VFW Post 6208, in collaboration with the City of Prior Lake, will be honoring active and retired first responders as part of the 2025 "Hometown Heroes" banner program.
A total of 40 applications will be accepted for the program. First responder...
Former Prior Lake resident Jeff Hanson ventured out to Prior Lake on Sunday, hoping to spend the afternoon ice fishing. He lived on the shores of Candy Cove until recently moving. He is well aware of how quickly ice conditions in the bay can change, particularly...
Twelve senior athletes from Prior Lake High School signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, February 5.
The NLI is a document used to indicate a student-athlete’s commitment to participate at an NCAA college or university. The athletes that...
Ten students from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, including Jennifer Lein of Prior Lake, will travel to New Orleans to gain firsthand knowledge of the behind-the-scenes collaboration required to orchestrate the Super Bowl — one of the world’s...
Embrace the magic of winter on a leisurely evening hike with a historical interpreter under the full moon on Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Cleary Lake Regional Park in Prior Lake.
The February moon is known by a variety of names including...
