Waconia News

The field is set for who will compete at this year's Minnesota State Fair to be the next Princess Kay of the Milky Way.

Thirty third-graders greeted Sgt. Ben Lentz outside of Mississippi Heights Elementary School on Tuesday with the words of the national anthem.

John Rabe , a junior college transfer a year ago, is becoming one of MarQueis Gray 's favorite targets.

Biologists are puzzled about why large flocks of cormorants have suddenly disappeared from the metro area's second-largest lake.

"This is what you want," said owner Jim Mase."We're expecting quite a few on-lookers to stop by to see the governor go out." For only the second time in the state's history, the Governor's Fishing Opener will be held on a Twin Cities lake here in the small town of Waconia, 30 minutes west of Minneapolis.

Anglers should be prepared to have a great day on the lakes this weekend as Minnesota's 2012 fishing opener looks to have biting fish and mild weather.

WACONIA, Minn. - Waconia is set to welcome the 2012 Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener.

When it comes to Mother's Day , your mom falls into one of two categories: Easy To Buy For or Impossible To Buy For .

Carver County commissioners adopted new district borders last week to comply with population shifts in the county measured in the 2010 census.