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One person died this morning in an apartment fire in Mound, the first fire fatality of 2017 in Minnesota. The death comes on the heels of a near record-setting year for fire deaths in the state.

Paisley Park continues to keep Chanhassen in the news. Recently, the New York Times included Prince’s Chanhassen home and music studio on its list of “52 places to go” in 2017.

Sheriff Report

Councilors reviewed a County Road 61 reconstruction plan that would redirect Creek Road traffic through the Chaska Curling Center parking lot for about four months.

Just west of Carver, crews are chopping down trees to save an ecosystem.

Auburn Homes & Services hosted its Festival of Trees Gala event Nov. 18 at the Oak Ridge Hotel and Conference Center in Chaska. Proceeds from the event support the life enhancement and music therapy programs within the Auburn organization, according…

A special enforcement effort that included more than 300 state law agencies netted 2,407 arrests for driving while intoxicated (DWI) on weekends and holidays from Nov. 23 to Dec. 30, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of…

The Chaska City Council, acting as the Economic Development Authority (EDA), voted unanimously Monday night to execute a purchase agreement for the Carver County Public Works garage.

Ben Almquist, Holy Family Catholic team leader with 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists), a recent commit to the University of Wisconsin, netted the game-winner in a 3-2 road win at No. 14 Blaine Tuesday.

Nearly half of the 15 members of the East Lake Townhouse Association (ELTA) attended the Chaska City Council meeting Monday night when councilors unanimously voted to help them make approximately $768,604 in repairs to their homes.

Southwest Christian held Trinity of River Ridge to nine first-half points, a winning streak hitting four in a 63-34 boys basketball victory at home Tuesday in a nightcap of a girl/boy doubleheader.

A long lay off gave Chaska/Chanhassen a chance to add new skills, and those skills were put to the test Jan. 10 in a Metro West Conference dual with St. Louis Park.

Jan. 12, 1893: The consolidated band, Jordan and Chaska, had a grand rehearsal on Sunday at Stege’s Hall. We understand that the boys rendered some “grand music” and as one of our friends remarked it is a “grand musical combination.”

Jan. 12, 1893: The consolidated band, Jordan and Chaska, had a grand rehearsal on Sunday at Stege’s Hall. We understand that the boys rendered some “grand music” and as one of our friends remarked it is a “grand musical combination.”

Preliminary plans for a Hy-Vee store go before the Chaska Planning Commission on Jan. 11.

Chaska clinched its third consecutive Metro West Conference dance title Tuesday on its home floor, edging Benilde-St. Margaret by a single team point.

Chaska entered the Metro West Conference schedule in 2016 with a 2-9 record. Eleven league wins later, the Hawks were sharing a conference title with Bloomington Kennedy.