Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell named NFL Coach of the Year
After leading the Vikings to a surprise 14-3 record, O’Connell has officially been named NFL Coach of the Year. He accepted ...
‘Wicked,’ ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘Les Miserables’ on tap for new Broadway on Hennepin season
A new musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” and classics like “Wicked,” “The Phantom of the Opera” ...
Michael Brindisi, longtime Chanhassen Dinner Theatres artistic director, dies at 76
Michael Brindisi, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres’ president and artistic director, died unexpectedly Wednesday following a very ...
County auditor seeks to clear up voter confusion
Despite changes in election law and procedures aimed at making voting easier in Minnesota in recent years, confusion and uncertainty have ruled the day among Meeker County voters the past couple ...
The dance of the greater sage grouse
Looking up into the dark Wyoming night sky, all the stars in the Milky Way were shining so brightly it looked like white paint had been splashed across the sky from horizon to horizon. I blinked ...
Vote for your favorite piece on the 2020-21 Hutchinson Sculpture Stroll
It’s time to vote for your favorite sculpture featured in the 2020-21 Hutchinson Sculpture Stroll. This is the sixth year a People’s Choice Award has been offered. The winning artist ...
Madison Hicks caps Chanhassen career with Athena Award
Madison Hicks was in the middle of a computer science class when Chanhassen Athletics Director Michael Bailey walked into the room. Hicks greeted him like she would any other day, thinking he was ...
Chaska police respond to vehicle theft, abuse reports
Chaska Police officers responded to the following calls. This is not a complete list of incidents. May 23 At 2:55 p.m. officers responded to Darrick Road for an abuse/neglect report. At 6:35 p.m.
MORE TO THE STORY: How a settler’s good deed saved lives
Cornelia Nobles was only 9 years old in 1862. She lived with her family on a farmstead in Sumter Township. In April of that year, a Dakota man came to the Nobles home from a camp that was not far ...
Grand marshal Gary Gruenke takes on a new kind of Watercade duty
Like other members of the Litchfield Police Department, Gary Gruenke is used to pulling extra duty during Watercade week. From traffic control after the fireworks Friday night and during the Grand ...
Prior Lake man killed in ATV crash near Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club
A former Scott County sheriff’s deputy died in an all-terrain vehicle crash near the Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club on April 10, according to the Scott County Sheriff’s Office. Dennis ...
Hutchinson City Council: How they voted
Members of the Hutchinson City Council made the following unanimous decisions at their June 28 meeting: DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT: Approved a resolution directing the mayor and city administrator to ...