Carver County News

This week, the newspaper asked Carver County legislators the following questions regarding constitutional amendments.

Mendota Heights Police Chief Mike Aschenbrener is being investigated by the Carver County Sheriff's office after his officers accused him of ethical and criminal violations, according to Fox 9 News .

A motion to shut down an Internet blog that contains information related to several child custody battles in Carver County is being considered in Carver County court.

The Carver County/University of Minnesota Extension Dairy Expo & Trade show is later this month.

Lynette Morgan of Chaska picks up information from tables staffed by Chaska Police Explorer Hunter Panning, Chaska Police Officer Tracy Perlich and Carver County Sheriff deputies Bill Johnson and Jeff Trick during the second annual "Examining Bullying in our Community" town hall.

Allan and Susan Orsen of Victoria both entered guilty pleas this week to charges of careless driving.

State Sen. Julianne Ortman got the loudest applause of the night when she said "We are going to put voter ID on the ballot." Carver County Republicans are on the Rick Santorum bandwagon.

Hoping communities step up for CSEC I have been an employee of the Carver-Scott Educational Cooperative for over 25 years.

From last week's print edition They say it takes a village to raise a child. Getting the village on board isn't the problem.

Highway 212 traffic between Highway 41 and Engler Boulevard was shut down for a while around 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon as local law enforcement responded to a call of a possible gun being thrown out of a vehicle.

A Federal grand jury has indicted Demetrius Charles Edward Derden, 32, for violation of the Federal Hobbs Act, according to a press release from Carver County Attorney Mark Metz.

Five years ago, district officials braced for a student body increase of 25 percent by 2020.

They say it takes a village to raise a child. Getting the village on board isn't the problem.

Hooked on Books organizers Mary Erickson and Lori Kendall feel like they've hit the jackpot.

"Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations" is a new traveling exhibition that will explore the Native nations in Minnesota and their history of treaty making with the United States.

Birth, death, and everything in between. Carver County Historical Society recently completed its newspaper indexing project, totaling 310,000 facts.

Carver County will be even a bit redder than usual this weekend. GOP presidential primary candidates Ron Paul and Rick Santorum will be in the area this weekend.

An early image of the front of the original Rex Theater, located on Chestnut Street in Chaska .

The Minnetonka City Council unanimously agreed last week that Assistant City Manager Geralyn Barone will be Minnetonka's next city manager.

Roads in Minnesota's 13 counties with the highest combined totals of alcohol-related traffic deaths and serious injuries will be hot-spots for increased DWI enforcement through September, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety.