Prior Lake News

The Native Peoples Native Homelands conference aims to give indigenous people more say ahead of a 192-nation conference on climate change in Copenhagen next month.

You have probably heard of texting, but what about sexting? It is a new crime that can attack the most vulnerable, and a Maple Lake man is in jail for doing just that.

Police are investigating a report of ongoing a oesextinga communications between a 31-year-old Maple Lake, Minn.

Shakopee Police arrested an 18-year-old Prior Lake man early this morning for the armed robbery of Burger King late Tuesday night.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff WriterA A 41-year-old Prior Lake man who is the owner of a pharmaceutical company that collects and disposes outdated, recalled or excess prescription drugs was sentenced today in federal court on Tuesday for selling Xanax and OxyContin.

Native American groups gather in Prior Lake today to strengthen their clout in global climate change talks.

"You can't have a House of Hope if you don't have a house," said Amy Jants, co-founder and president of House of Hope Twin Cities.

Volunteers with both the Prior Lake Chamber of Commerce and the Prior Lake Amateur Baseball Association have been charged with serving alcohol to minors after failing alcohol compliance checks earlier this year.

Gail Taylor, 63, of Prior Lake, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Submitted by sfiecke on November 13, 2009 - 2:12pm. By Shannon Fiecke, Correspondent A group claiming rights to tribal land in Prior Lake as lineal descendants of the a oeLoyal Mdewakantona Dakota have appealed their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

A favorable construction market has shaved $5 million off the anticipated cost of extending County Road 21 and building a transit station and bus-only highway ramp in Shakopee.

Prior Lake businesses received a financial shock in the mail. When they opened their property tax statements, they discovered their taxes had doubled.

The president of Southwest Newspapers has announced his retirement from the company he organized and led for the past 35 years.

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.