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.

From the Prior Lake Association

The Prior Lake Police Department responded to the following incidents between Oct. 1 and 8. This is not a comprehensive list of all incidents to which the department responded.

DWI

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.

Pumpkin just turned 4 years old this summer. She is a black, red, and Pumpkingray torbie. She is a polydactyl, having extra toes on her front feet, looking like big mittens.

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.