Author: Staff Writer

MINNEAPOLIS — A Hennepin County jury ruled on March 14 that Michael Laurence Campbell, 21, was guilty of killing his 20-year-old girlfriend — Ria Patel of Eden Prairie — as a result negligent driving, and they ruled he was guilty of leaving the scene of the crash.

Each week we publish a detail of a local landmark. The next week we identify the landmark. Do you know where the heck this is? Send us your guess.

U.S. Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced a federal criminal complaint charging three rural Illinois men with bombing the Bloomington Islamic center on Aug. 5.

March 8, 1928: The Happ Auditorium, which is now being used for roller skating and basketball, has a fine new $550 Brunswick Panatrope, purchased at the Burkhart Furniture Store. It is not only a handsome instrument, but from a musical standpoint, one of the greatest inventions ever made in the phonograph line.

The correct answer to last week’s quiz was the Arby’s sign, off of Yellow Brick Road and County Road 61 in downtown Chaska.

One leg up, arms pumping toward the sky, Joe Molenaar pointed to the crowd, a wide smile on his face. The words “yes” coming from his mouth.

It was just before Christmas that a massive overhaul of our nation’s tax code was passed into law. This reform plan, the first in over 30 years, is a major victory for our economy, our state and for the country. It will create more jobs, boost paychecks for employees, and put more money in people’s pockets.

It was just before Christmas that a massive overhaul of our nation’s tax code was passed into law. This reform plan, the first in over 30 years, is a major victory for our economy, our state and for the country. It will create more jobs, boost paychecks for employees, and put more money in people’s pockets.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has officially identified the body found in Sand Creek Township of Scott County as belonging to Eden Prairie man Joseph Robert Best, 52.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has officially identified the body found in Sand Creek Township of Scott County as belonging to Eden Prairie man Joseph Robert Best, 52.

Welcome to The Spoonful — the show that gets you caught up on the biggest stuff that happened last week.

Members of the Chaska Speech Team attended two different tournaments on March 9 and 10, both in Eagan.

The Chaska River City Days Ambassadors are seeking new candidates for 2018.

Cologne Academy recently participated in Pennies for Patients, a fundraiser of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Our son Zach is 14 years old and attends ninth grade at Chanhassen High School. He is enrolled in the Autism In Motion program. The other programs in the special education department are designed for kids with other special needs such as Down syndrome, significant learning delays and severe physical impairments.

Chaska Police Chief Scott Knight has been named co-chair of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee’s (JJAC) Disproportionate Minority Contact Subcommittee.

Section 5AA, as deep of a playoff bracket in Class AA, maybe the state, six teams with 17 or more wins, the sixth seed, Rockford, won seven of eight games against fellow section teams in the regular season.

Sean Goldsworthy sat down with former Minnetonka coach Brian Urick, the search for the next Skipper boys hockey coach underway.

Holy Family Catholic scored 65 points against second-ranked Maranatha Christian in the final week of the regular season. Yet lost by five points.