Category: Syndicated

There are a growing number of communities and individuals that are actively calling out distracted driving for what it is, a dangerous and selfish choice.

Residents of Minnesota’s Second Congressional District who registered to attend the first town hall meeting hosted by U.S. Rep. Jason Lewis learned Thursday if they received tickets to three events in the district Saturday, a move that left some constituents feeling unheard.

Minnetonka fired 38 shots on net, avenging a one-goal loss in the first meeting with Edina in a 15-6 win May 17.

Needing to reverse two matches from a regular season bout to advance in the Section 2A playoffs, Southwest Christian was unable to make up any ground, a 5-2 Holy Family Catholic boys tennis win May 17.

Eight of nine Chaska starters had at least one run batted in, Chaska scoring seven times in the fourth inning en route to an 11-5 win over Bloomington Jefferson May 17 at Athletic Park.

Sydney Monge played her best 18 holes of the season, a second-place score of 75, leading Minnetonka girls golf to a third-place team finish at the Andover Invitational at Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coon Rapids May 17.

More weekend closures are coming to Interstate 94 and key access points to Minneapolis as summer construction chugs along. 

Eleven games in a 21-day stretch, a pair of doubleheaders, somewhere one would assume a team would stumble.

Due to flooding, Riverside Park will remain closed. Public Services will open Riverside Park, the boat landing and archery range when the water level has receded and the Park is functional and safe to use.  Please watch the City’s website for updates.

PLYMOUTH — When 7-year-old Keyaris Samuels found a box in his house with a loaded handgun, a new hoverboard allegedly lay beside it. Three other children close to his age were in the yard as he took a closer look. Samuels had just gotten back from school.

Summer road construction got you pulling out your hair? If you travel 35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown, you may want to attend one of these meetings.  

The long ball always seems to be the difference maker at 185-foot Storm Stadium at Chanhassen High School.

Júlia Morato of Brazil is a Rotary Club of Chanhassen International Exchange student. Before she joined the Klingelhutz family this winter, she stayed with the Faheys of Carver last fall. Erica Fahey, a junior at Chanhassen High School, said this about their experience getting to know Júlia.

PLYMOUTH — A 7-year-old boy from Plymouth died Wednesday, May 16, after being shot in the head.

The House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday, May 16, approved a legislative package led by 3rd District Congressman Erik Paulsen.

The northwest corner of Second and Chestnut streets, circa 1960.

Students from Chaska Music Studios performed at the Lowertown Lofts Artist Cooperative in St. Paul on April 28 for the St. Paul Art Crawl.

The Reading List Council has announced the 2018 selections of its annual best-of list of different fiction genres for adult readers. This week’s list is women’s fiction.

May 17, 1894: Saturday was payday at the creamery and the farmers felt happy on getting their cash. The price realized was at the rate of 70 cents per hundred for milk.

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