When a bond measure in 2024 to raise funds for the district failed, leaders within the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools district set forth on the difficult task of finding budget cuts to keep the district on track.
After months of deliberation and with...
A detailed study of Prior Lake’s police department shows a need for increased staffing for both sworn officers and support staff.
At the city council’s work session on Tuesday, Feb. 25, members of the council and Police Chief Liam Duggan were presented...
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...
During its latest meeting, the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools board refined its legislative platform, opting to call on the state to update its 54-year-old education funding formula.
The platform will be used when board members and district officials...
Editor's note: The News Compass features nominated residents as Everyday Heroes in an ongoing series. To nominate someone you know in the community that goes above and beyond to make Prior Lake a better place, send us their name and the reason you are...
Three members of Prior Lake and Savage’s delegation in the state legislature joined the Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board Jan. 27 to discuss their education priorities for the 2025 session.
Rep. Jessica Hanson, DFL-Burnsville, Rep. Ben Bakeberg,...
Hundreds of local residents braved below-zero temperatures Monday morning, Jan. 20 to pay tribute to the life and lasting works of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The celebration was held at Prior Lake High School and featured a variety of presentations...
Ron Siven's lifelong passion has been music. In 2023, he decided it may be the perfect time to become the leader of his own band.
The Prior Lake resident, his wife and son were all members of the Prior Lake Windjammers community band that delighted...
Minnesota Valley Transit Authority will begin serving Prior Lake and Shakopee with MVTA Connect microtransit service beginning Monday, Jan. 13.
MVTA Connect is a point-to-point service that will provide travel connections to everyone living within...
Members of the Prior Lake/Savage Area School Board at its Dec. 9 meeting discussed significant budget reduction options for the next two school years that include staff cuts and elimination of some programs.
Superintendent Dr. Michael Thomas said much...
