Author: Staff Writer

Going indoors at the McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Holy Family Catholic boys tennis secured three points at the top of the line-up falling 4-3 to Litchfield in the Wright County Conference opener April 19.

Alexander Douglas patented the “new and improved bustle” on April 21, 1857, eventually reshaping what was seen as the ideal silhouette in the United States and Europe during the 1870s and 1880s.

Celebrate Earth Day (and our first sunny, spring-like weekend) with nature-friendly activities around the southwest metro, then visit some of the local fire stations as they host events for their communities.

Prince enters and leaves a clinic in Minnetonka, shortly before he died.

The Carver County Sheriff’s Office is releasing material related to the investigation of Prince’s death.

Authorities released a whooping 15 gigabytes of data to the public that detail the last few days before Prince Rogers Nelson died two years ago in his Paisley Park home in Chanhassen.

Teen drug abuse is a serious problem here in the United States and it needs to be solved before it gets worse.

This week’s five top crime and court stories in the southwest metro include a trial for a 2016 murder in Prior Lake and an arrest in Arizona for a murder case with ties to the west metro. 

Who do you trust for news and information? News is a business. There is no promise of accuracy and truth.

Recently a letter to the editor had information that is not accurate in reference to single payer, that needs to be brought to the public’s attention (“No info to support claims,” April 5).

It’s official. Democrats have endorsed House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi recruit, and wealthy liquor heir, Dean Phillips to challenge Erik Paulsen in Minnesota’s Third Congressional District election this year.

A Minnetonka doctor who supplied Prince a medical narcotic has agreed to pay $30,000 in a civil settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, according to a press release.

Carver County authorities have declined to file charges in the April 21, 2016 death of Prince Rogers Nelson.

It’s been two years since musician and pop icon Prince Rogers Nelson died of an accidental fentanyl overdose at Paisley Park, his Chanhassen home and recording studio.

CHANHASSEN — It’s been two years since musician and pop icon Prince Rogers Nelson died of an accidental fentanyl overdose at Paisley Park, his Chanhassen home and recording studio.

Sign up to be a Paisley Park tour guide, and you’ll learn a lot of interesting facts about the late Prince Rogers Nelson. You might even see a few celebrities enter the rock star’s home.

CHANHASSEN — Sign up to be a Paisley Park tour guide, and you’ll learn a lot of interesting facts about the late Prince Rogers Nelson. You might even see a few celebrities enter the rock star’s home.

There’s been great debate in our household about reducing our monthly expenses in the cable department.

The annual Minnesota Book Awards recently announced finalists for the 30th annual awards to be honored on Saturday, April 21. This week we’ll look at the fiction and genre fiction nominees.

Carver County District Attorney Mark Metz will announce whether any one will be charged for the death of rock star Prince Rogers Nelson on April 19.