Two unprecedented teachers' contracts approved by the ISD 2142 school board between 2002 and 2004 pushed salaries for the district's senior teaching staff to the highest levels in the state of Minnesota, and have played a major role in the district's dramatic financial slide.

It really is a dog's life at Pampered Pooch Playground . The eco-friendly doggie daycare limits the number of pets they take each day, so tail-waggers have more room to nap and chase bubbles.

A Minnesota businessman accused of orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme testified Tuesday that he did not knowingly participate in the fraud and may have "trusted some people far too much." Tom Petters took the stand in the third week of his trial on 20 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, conspiracy and money-laundering and proclaimed his innocence.

Stander, who's always been active in arts himself during his many years with Isobel, took on a bigger role two weeks ago, accepting the position of director of the Elk River Area Arts Alliance .

More from West Metro To its Wayzata neighbors, Bushaway Road is a charming, oak-lined drive that's as old as the state itself and redolent of Lake Minnetonka's rich and colorful past.

Two long-time Minnesota businessmen told the jury in the Tom Petters fraud trial that Petters borrowed millions of dollars from them and then tried everything to get out of paying them back.

What: More than 80 realistic still lifes, impressionistic landscapes and portraits by a Wayzata native living in northern Wisconsin.

Birds of a feather flock together. Minnesota business by the numbers See Minnesota's top earning companies, CEOs and non-profits Charges: Andover printer ran a Ponzi scheme Project: The Tom Petters fraud case Petters trial at a glance More from Business Twin Cities restaurateur Dean Vlahos painted a trail of deception and betrayal Thursday by ...

Peterson WAYZATA - Marin Elizabeth Kirchner and Matthew Peterson was united in marriage Aug.

Is it fair or wise that Anoka Hennepin will be able to spend $165 per pupil, beyond what the state provides, South St.

Timothy Anderson was perturbed to get the following phone call on Election Day eve, when Wayzata had two school levy questions on the ballot: This is an automated phone call from Chace Anderson, superintendent of Wayzata Public Schools .

The prosecution's star witness in the fraud trial of Minnesota businessman Tom Petters admitted she stole money from Petters and most of her work for him involved lying.

In a federal courtroom Monday, Deanna Coleman recalled the day last year that she stepped into the office of her boss, Wayzata businessman Tom Petters, to discuss the growing pressure from his investors who were sick of excuses and wanted to be repaid.

The Bookcase in Wayzata has snagged one of the nation's funniest writing teams for a reading.

Soon after school starts, many students are asked to write about what they did during the summer.

Why wait until Dec. 26 to stock up when prices on gift wrap and accessories are better now? The discontinued stock at Gage & Gage sale includes bows , 10-inch mega bows , boxes , gift bags , plus ribbon, tissue and wrapping paper, all discounted 40 to 90 percent Friday through Sunday.

It was a quiet display of confidence, defense attorney Jon Hopeman and his client, Tom Petters, greeting each other with a fist bump last winter before a courtroom hearing.

Now that plans for a housing and retail development have fallen through, the U.S. Army is getting ready to put 585 acres of Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant land in Arden Hills up for public auction.

A great store concept can survive a change in location. Zelaz has been nomadic since moving out of Ridgedale, but now has a home at the Wayzata Bay Shopping Center.

The holiday season is quickly approaching and this year many people are facing tough economic times.