More oversight and accountability for police and better relationships between police departments and their communities could help prevent deaths like that of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis officers, several legislators and candidates for Scott County said this week.
Tuesday marked the last day local residents could file to run for state and county offices. The filing period opened May 19.
Republicans are sending in a Marine to challenge first-term U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, a Democrat, in the south suburban 2nd Congressional District.
A Prior Lake Republican veteran hoping to unseat U.S. Rep. Angie Craig released his military record this week after refusing for several days, criticizing his GOP opponents who demanded the release.
Updated 2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 30A Prior Lake Republican veteran hoping to unseat U.S. Rep. Angie Craig this week declined to provide the document detailing his military service, saying even basic details could help foreign adversaries and put other servicemembers at risk.
Joe Biden not only won the state of Minnesota in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary on March 3, but he also had a strong showing of support among Lake Minnetonka-area Democrats.
Scott County Democratic voters picked Joe Biden as their favorite presidential nominee on Super Tuesday, according to unofficial election results from the Minnesota Secretary of State.
Shakopee resident Sahra Odowa will run for the District 55 seat against GOP incumbent Sen. Eric Pratt in the upcoming election.
About 25 people filled a classroom on the third floor of Shakopee High School for GOP precinct caucuses Tuesday night.
Health care remains the most important issue in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District, but there's been progress over the last decade, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig said at a town hall in Savage Wednesday.
The U.S. Senate voted Feb. 5 to acquit President Donald Trump of charges of abusing his power and obstructing the Congressional investigation of his request to Ukraine to investigate a potential rival in his re-election run.
Two Dakota County Republicans this week announced they're running for the 2nd Congressional District seat, each saying Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig has lost her way and that they're the best choice among a growing list of contenders.
Two more Republicans have joined the 2020 race for Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District, which includes Scott County and is represented by Democrat Angie Craig.
Lowering the cost of insulin and other prescription medications has become a shared goal for Democrat and Republican elected officials, whether they're southwest metro legislators and candidates or President Donald Trump.
The Democrat representing Scott County in the U.S. House and other Minnesota members of Congress joined the Wednesday vote impeaching President Donald Trump for abuse of his power and obstructing Congress.
The House will begin an impeachment investigation into whether President Donald Trump has abused his power for personal and political gain, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday after U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, and other Democrats in Congress voiced their support.
Congress should begin impeachment proceedings to investigate President Donald Trump after he asked a foreign government to interfere with Joe Biden's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, said Monday.
Rick Olson, a Prior Lake Rotary Club member and former Michigan legislator, will run as a Republican in 2020 for the U.S. House seat held by Democrat Angie Craig, he announced this week.
Former U.S. representative and Republican Jason Lewis announced Thursday he will run against U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, a Democrat, in 2020, setting up a contest between two very different stances on President Donald Trump.
The race to represent Prior Lake and southern Scott County in the Minnesota House has begun more than a year before the November 2020 election.
A letter to the editor penned by Scott County Administrator Gary Shelton in support of Sheriff Luke Hennen has drawn criticism.
They were asked to assess the just-completed 2018 election — and to look ahead to 2020.
A record number of Scott County voters cast ballots in the midterm election Tuesday, according to early, unofficial results.
A former Mankato school teacher who spent 12 years in Congress as an outlier — a Democrat from farm country — will be bringing his brand of bridge-building to the Minnesota Capitol.
Our news staff is fanned across the southwest metro area Tuesday to talk to voters and candidates. This is what they found.
Scott County Sheriff Luke Hennen has been elected to the post he was appointed to two years ago.
Incumbent Mike Beard is returning to the Scott County Board to represent Shakopee after a convincing 20-point win over challenger Joe Wagner.
Minnesota may be the center of the political universe on this upcoming election night — and not just in the eyes of Minnesotans.
Jeff Johnson and Tim Walz know where to focus their attention in the closing days of their 2018 campaign.
Sheriff Luke Hennen and drug task force commander Jason Arras politely chatted and joked before getting on stage to debate at the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce debate on Oct. 25.
Second District Democratic candidate Angie Craig hosted a round table discussion Friday, Oct. 26 on workforce development in Shakopee, where she heard from area politicians, industry representatives, labor leaders and child care experts.
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Southwest metro voters will help decide whether a district court judge keeps her job or is replaced by an area lawyer on Election Day.
A big name in national politics made a stop in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District on Monday.
In case you’re wondering: Yes, you are seeing a whole lot of political ads — more than $71 million worth of ads across Minnesota airwaves, not even counting the state legislative races.
It’s the moment we’ve all been losing sleep wondering about: Who will the MyPillow guy endorse in the 2nd congressional district?
Some candidates run for office because they want to be elected. Okay, most candidates run for office because they want to be elected.
As the days before Nov. 6 become fewer, the patience of the two candidates for governor of Minnesota is growing thinner.
If the television ads, media coverage and dinner table debates aren't telling enough, the midterm elections are just a few short weeks away.
Two people are vying to be the next Scott County sheriff. We asked them a variety of questions about how they would do the job, and here are their answers, which have been edited for brevity:
With six weeks to go until the Nov. 6 midterm election, the southwest metro is converting from manicured suburbs into a ragged battlefield, where millions of advertising dollars and hundreds of door knockers and phone bankers will make the pitch that their candidate and political party are b…
With six weeks to go until the Nov. 6 midterm election, the southwest metro is converting from manicured suburbs into a ragged battlefield, where millions of advertising dollars and hundreds of door knockers and phone bankers will make the pitch that their candidate and political party are b…
It was the first debate between the major party candidates for Minnesota attorney general, and — if nothing else — it moved the two men from talking about each other to talking to each other.
Minnesotans can now begin voting early for the Nov. 6 general election, giving them 46 days to vote — the longest early voting period in the nation.
Tim Walz might not have been the first choice for governor of many of those who attended a Sept. 12 meeting in a St. Paul brewery. The DFL congressman did not have the bona fides on the issue that members of the group Moms Demand Action is organized around: gun safety laws in response to dea…
Eleven people have filed to run for the Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board.
Three candidates will run for two seats on the Prior Lake City Council come November.
Prior Lake resident Kimberly Churchill withdrew her filing on Wednesday to run in the Prior Lake City Council election this fall.
Minnesota had a number of high-profile primary election races on Tuesday.
