Month: August 2021

The smell of corn dogs and funnel cakes; the sound of excited shouts from the rides; and barns full of furry animals — from llamas to rabbits.

Before we know it, school will be back in session for many. Be sure to enjoy the last bit of summer with one of the Library’s StoryWalks in late August.

This Saturday is the last day of the 2021 “Tails and Tales” Summer Reading Program at Carver County Library. Aug. 14 will be your last chance to enter reviews online or in person to win free books.

The 36th annual Taste of Chaska returns 5-9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18.

Chaska Police Department officers responded to the following calls. This is not a complete list of incidents.

Sandy Hess has volunteered at the Scott County Thresher Festival print shop for nearly 30 years. She and her friend Al Rostberg worked together for the last decade, with Rostberg’s expertise on the linotypes and various printing machines, and Hess’s…

Carver County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the following calls. This is not a complete list of incidents.

Chanhassen, Victoria and Chaska are in the Class B State Amateur Baseball Tournament field. All that’s left is seeding and opponents in the bracket.

Chanhassen, Victoria and Chaska are in the Class B State Amateur Baseball Tournament field. All that’s left is seeding and opponents in the bracket.

Chanhassen, Victoria and Chaska are in the Class B State Amateur Baseball Tournament field. All that’s left is seeding and opponents in the bracket.

As the COVID-19 Delta variant has ripped through southern U.S. states and caused a national surge of cases, Minnesota and the southwest Twin Cities metro area have been no exception. While nowhere near the peaks of 2020, health officials in…

As the COVID-19 Delta variant has ripped through southern U.S. states and caused a national surge of cases, Minnesota and the southwest Twin Cities metro area have been no exception. While nowhere near the peaks of 2020, health officials in…

As the COVID-19 Delta variant has ripped through southern U.S. states and caused a national surge of cases, Minnesota and the southwest Twin Cities metro area have been no exception. While nowhere near the peaks of 2020, health officials in…

The Shakopee man charged with second-degree murder in the death of his longtime girlfriend, 55-year-old America Thayer, made his first appearance in Scott County District Court Monday morning.

A 5-year-old died Saturday in “what is believed to be an accidental drowning,” according to the Chaska Police Department.

Bernice Grant found her son, Bud, upstairs in their Superior, Wisconsin, home. Three gentlemen had knocked on the front door looking for him. Bernice wondered what her son had done the day before.

A small aircraft crashed into a vacant Victoria lot Saturday evening near downtown, killing its three occupants.

A small aircraft crashed into a vacant Victoria lot Saturday evening, leading to multiple fatalities and no survivors from the plane.

No matter where you live in the seven-county metro area, if you drive a car, you will eventually get stuck in traffic on Interstate 494. It is one of the region’s most vibrant, growing areas with the Mall of America,…

The situation with respect to American law enforcements’ effectiveness has hit an unprecedented low. The near-term does not look promising, as violent crime in major cities has hit double digit increases. But that is not the fault of the “rank…