By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

Armando Velasquez, 20, of Faribault was sentenced to serve 57 months in prison by Dakota County Judge Timothy McManus in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that killed a 32-year-old Prior Lake man at the Event Center parking lot in Burnsville on April 5.

By Shannon Fiecke, Shawn Hogendorf and Keighla Schmidt, Staff Writers 

Drunken-driving court cases across Minnesota have been in disarray for more than two years, with hundreds – if not thousands – of cases on hold or simply thrown out, all because an attorney asked to see the evidence.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

With financial conservatism and responsible spending on the minds of many these days, Prior Lake’s new Fire Station No. 2 got a bad rap even before the doors were set to open to the public for a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday.

By Joanna Miller, Staff Writer

At a Citizens for Accountable Government forum Tuesday, school district representatives met with the group that opposed last year’s referendum.

By Shannon Fiecke

Until Friday, a campaign sign for Congressman John Kline was posted in the Chaska yard of Kevin Masrud.

Masrud, a network engineer, endorsed Kline at the Republican Congressional Convention. He and his children marched for him in the Chaska parade.

“I really like John,” Masrud said. “He was one of my heroes. I used to brag about him to my friends.”

By Joanna Miller, Staff Writer

Children are going outside less than previous generations, and Martha Erickson, Ph.D., will talk to parents about the impact when she visits Prior Lake this November.

By Joanna Miller, Staff Writer

This “SNL” doesn’t have Tina Fey, but coordinators for Science Night Live hope to get students pumped up about science again this year with a series of free family events.

By Lori Carlson, Editor 

A Scott County District Court judge has dismissed Dakota Liquors’ case against the city of Prior Lake and MGM Wine and Spirits.

A benefit spaghetti dinner and silent auction for the family of Christopher Kleven is set for 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 in the commons area at Prior Lake High School, 7575 150th St., Savage.

Kleven died Aug. 30 in a car crash in Wyoming, leaving behind a wife and five children. Kleven had been working in Wyoming to support his family after a layoff from his previous job.