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A burglary was interrupted and a suspect identified this morning (April 12) with the help of a Carver County Sheriff’s Office police dog, according to news release.

Jeff Pierce, of Chaska, said District 112’s proposed changes to school boundaries and school start times would affect his family in multiple ways.

Early snow melt meant golf course openings in March. Windy and cold conditions in between, though, has meant for challenging practice time leading up to season openers.

The son of a man found beaten to death along with a woman in a Shakopee home who was a suspect in the killing is dead, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Shakopee police said.

Election judges (poll workers) are paid officials who staff local polling places, carry out election procedures, and make sure that the rights of voters are protected. During a general election, there are more than 30,000 election judges who staff more than 4,100 precincts. Serving as an election judge is a chance to learn about elections, and is a great service to the community. (Read more…)  If you are interested, please fill out the Election Judge Application below or contact Vicky Sons-Eiden, City Clerk, at 952-448-5353.

 

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Author Patrick Mader will discuss international athletes and his book "Minnesota Gold" at the Chanhassen Public Library at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20. (Read more…)

Authorities are investigating the deaths of two people who were found at a residence on the 1100 block of Dakota Street in Shakopee with blunt-force injuries.

On April 5, at the Chanhassen Library, a packed room waited for Jacquelyn Mitchard to take the podium.

Groundwater serves a number of critical functions in Carver County. Perhaps most importantly, all drinking water in Carver County comes from groundwater sources. With a population forecast to grow fro

The Chaska Speech team competed at sections on Saturday in Hutchinson. Chaska tied with Eden Prairie for 2nd place and has eight speakers advancing to the state tournament.

Chaska’s relay of Andrew Leck, Josh Prater, Jermiah Ansera, and Tristan Loser made history as juniors in 2015.

Two seminars designed to increase your knowledge about local lakes and creeks, how they are being protected, and how you can help protect them are coming soon.  Check out the details below…

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In partnership with the state and the National Weather Service (NWS) in Chanhassen, Carver County will participate in two statewide tornado drills on Thursday, April 14.

Carver County will participate in two statewide tornado drills on Thursday, April 14.

An all-time high of 25,986 sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were diagnosed in Minnesota in 2015, according to a report released Monday by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH).

National Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron, who twice won the Kentucky Derby, will host a Casino Night Fundraiser Tuesday, April 26 at Canterbury Park to benefit the Leg Up Fund. Established in 2014,

The Carver Lions Club holds its annual pork chop dinner with pork chops, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, vegetable, beans, bread, dessert and beverage.

Average retail gasoline prices in Twin Cities have risen 3.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.93 Sunday, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy. (Read more…)com. That compares to the national

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Teachers at New Beginnings, a pregnant and parenting teen program at SouthWest Metro Educational Cooperative, are continuing a second year of professional learning about arts integration.