Drivers from as far as California and Florida came to Elko Speedway June 25 to race in the Automobile Racing Club of America Menards 250.
A body was discovered floating in the Minnesota River at Shakopee by fishermen on Saturday, June 25.
The Shakopee Police Department responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents June 14-19. The Shakopee Valley News doesn’t include a comprehensive list of calls to which the department responded. Incidents are included here based on severity, impact on public safety or other…
A 19-year-old Eden Prairie man died in a two-car collision near Valleyfair just before midnight Tuesday, June 21, the Minnesota State Patrol reported.
On May 18, the Shantz family officially closed on a new house, ready to make it their “forever home.”
A field of 40 LPGA legends is set to tee it up at The Meadows at Mystic Lake Golf Course for the second consecutive summer.
Stitched won the $150,000 Mystic Lake Derby June 22 at Canterbury Park in Shakopee with jockey Florent Geroux aboard.
The Shakopee City Clerk’s Office has established boards of election judges to oversee in-person absentee ballots for the city as well as in Louisville and Jackson Townships.
Allen Andersen, a former prosecutor in the Scott County Attorney’s Office, has announced his candidacy for Scott County Attorney.
The Shakopee American Legion baseball team hopes to go one step further this summer in Sub-State 3 play.
The Shakopee Indians’ season so far has gone in streaks.
A Shakopee man died following a crash at the intersection of Pioneer Trail and Great Plains Boulevard in Chanhassen on June 15.
The Shakopee Police Department has identified several juveniles suspected of being responsible for a spike in graffiti and public defacement throughout town.
Recently I have been spending some time photographing a pair of trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) with six little cygnets. This swan family is not in a wilderness setting, but a suburban backyard pond.
Junior Lauren Dubois and eighth-grader Sammy Carr earned some state meet experience June 9 at St. Michael-Albertville High School.
Wildlife researchers with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have completed outfitting newborn fawns with GPS-tracked collars as part of a three-year study taking place in the southern Minnesota.
The Shakopee Police Department responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents May 31-June 5. The Shakopee Valley News doesn’t include a comprehensive list of calls to which the department responded. Incidents are included here based on severity, impact on public safety or ot…
As golf among young players has gained in popularity in recent years, the southwest Twin Cities metro has been experiencing the growth first hand.
Local businesses, restaurants and organizations are preparing for thousands of guests visiting Huber Park for Shakopee’s annual Big Taste of Fun.
The Shakopee baseball team nearly ended its long state drought.
For the first time since 2019, the Scott County Historical Society is running its “Pedal the Past” bike tour in which riders bike around the county and make stops along the way at historical buildings and sites.
The Shakopee boys lacrosse team will have to wait another spring to try to capture that elusive Section 2 title.
A crash resulted in a fatality on Highway 13 in Savage on June 8.
Picnic with Police is returning to Shakopee from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, at Lions Park, 1103 Adams Street S.
The Slavic Baptist Church of Shakopee is running a “Help for Ukraine” fundraiser from 12-3 p.m. on June 11.
A former Renaissance Festival manager was found not guilty on two counts of first-degree sexual assault charges in Scott County District Court Tuesday afternoon, according to Scott County Attorney Ron Hocevar.
Junior Lauren Dubois and eighth-grader Sammy Carr will be representing the Shakopee track teams at state.
The Shakopee Police Department responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents May 23-30. The Shakopee Valley News doesn’t include a comprehensive list of calls to which the department responded. Incidents are included here based on severity, impact on public safety or other …
It was a difficult end to an outstanding season for the Shakopee softball team.
With summer weather returning to Minnesota, beaches and aquatic centers in Scott and Carver counties are preparing to reopen.
The Shakopee girls lacrosse team has lost in the Section 2 quarterfinals four of the last five seasons.
No major injuries were reported after a boat flipped on the Minnesota River in Shakopee on Thursday morning, sending two workers downstream clinging to the boat.
The Shakopee Indians will be looking to return to the Class B state tournament this summer where the team has failed to get the last three years.
The key to “seeing” nature is to stop and look. I know that seems rather obvious but it’s true. The simple act of stopping and looking is really all it takes to start to see more nature. This is something I learned a long time ago, but it seems that I need to stop and remember it every now a…
Maren Masters will get one more shot to earn that elusive state berth.
The Shakopee boys tennis team won six of 10 total matches in Section 2AA singles and doubles play.
The Shakopee baseball team opened the Section 2AAAA playoffs with a pair of one-run victories.
Shakopee VFW Post 4046, as it does every year, held services throughout the community on Memorial Day.
Two years in the making, Southwest Christian High School in Chaska will break ground on a new campus athletic facility.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds hikers, campers and others recreating outdoors to be aware of bears and learn how to prevent conflicts.
Shakopee city councilor Jody Brennan announced May 27 that she will run for the District 3 commissioner’s seat on the Scott County Board.
A new pollinator habitat has been planted in Shakopee, becoming the largest habitat site in the city.
The Shakopee boys and girls track and field teams excelled in the jumps at the South Suburban Conference Championships May 26 in Apple Valley.
At 1:19 p.m. Friday May 27, the Savage Police Department was contacted by the Redtail Ridge Elementary School that they observed a suspicious subject on the roof.
Shakopee VFW Post 4046 plans to hold its annual Memorial Day services on Monday, May 30.
Graduation rates at Shakopee High School increased for the 2020-21 school year, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Education.
Garrett Kes spent spring semester studying abroad in Paris. As his junior year and time in France came to a close, he made a trip April 8 to the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial.
Shakopee Public Schools will provide free lunches for children this summer.
