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Details still unknown about altercation that led an off-duty St. Louis Park police officer to shoot a passenger in a parking lot where the driver had hit a traffic cone.

Eighth-graders Jack Bjornberg and Kyle Koppang, both of Prior Lake take a closer look at a a oecrime scenea during a crime scene investigations unit as part of the STARS program at Twin Oaks Middle School on Friday morning.

Citations were issued to two Prior Lake High School students after an unannounced drug sweep was conducted on the school campus the day before Halloween.

The former owner of Yoshiko Sauna in Duluth has been found competent to understand the prostitution charge against her, allowing the case to advance to further court proceedings.

The first dribble in what could become a flood of lawsuits was filed late last week in the wake of the Oct.

Prior Lake artist Lowell Pajari assembles his 7-foot heron sculpture in the entryway at City Hall on Oct.

Submitted by Mathias Baden on November 2, 2009 - 6:00pm. Drivers may see a delay in cross-street and left-turn traffic along Highway 13 as the Minnesota Department of Transportation works to coordinate new traffic signal timing plans on Highway 13 from County Road 101 in Savage to Five Hawks Avenue in Prior Lake.

Aiden Flood, 2, of Prior Lake takes a pick of treats during a a oeTrick or Treat at City Halla event on Friday morning.

A green dragon and a little cowgirl were among five visitors of Prior Lake City Hall on Friday morning who got both treats and a trick after an elevator malfunctioned and left them trapped inside for about 25 minutes.

Highlighter pens are squeaking. Copy and fax machines are on overdrive. It's the waning days of the election for mayor and council in Prior Lake, and each side is trying to sell its own story of what's going on at City Hall: Is the real point years of steady tax increases? Or is the real point that a growing city has managed to keep its taxes ...

Lori Carlson of the Prior Lake American reports: A Prior Lake police detective and one-time Scott County Board candidate has been appointed to a position on the Spring Lake Township Board.

A 45-year-old Prior Lake woman pleaded guilty in federal court last week to stealing more than $470,000 in a mortgage fraud scheme designed for payment of title insurance premiums.

The daughter of a Prior Lake woman who died after an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony says she wants to see the man who led it behind bars.

Winning posters from the Constitution Day poster contest, sponsored by the Scott County Law Library, are on display in the Scott County Government Center.

Savage and Prior Lake area students are invited to speak their minds on the topic a oeCyber Communication: Progress or Problem?a as part of the Optimist International Oratorical Contest for 2009/10 sponsored by the Prior Lake Optimist Club.

Submitted by Kristin Holtz on October 21, 2009 - 10:23am. >> Read similar stories filed under: Entertainment "Octoberfest Too: Beer, Bingo & Bargains" will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct.

By Keighla Schmidt, Correspondent The Oct. 1 headcounts in the Prior Lake-Savage Area schools were up about 65 students from the end of last school year, but not as much as district officials guessed in August.

PRIOR LAKE, 2004-2008 A look at trends that affect the city budget: Population +8 percent Housing units +8 percent Parks +32 percent Park acres +75 percent Police calls +10 percent Fire calls -3 percent More from South Metro Stung by the tone of an election campaign accusing them of needlessly imposing tax increases in the teeth of a recession, ...

The deadly sweat lodge gathering at Angel Valley has claimed a third victim. According to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office Lizbeth Neuman, the last hospitalized victim, died at the Flagstaff Medical Center.

Myrtle Graves, 95, of Bloomington, entered Goda s arms Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 at McKenna Crossings in Prior Lake.