The Shakopee Police Department responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents Feb. 22 to Feb. 28. The Valley News does not include a comprehensive list of calls to which the department responded. Incidents are included here based on severity, impact on public safety or other…
The Shakopee wrestling team's dominance over the South Suburban Conference continues.
Valley News reader Isaac Mckenzie sent in this photo for our weekly contest.
Interested in learning more about monarch butterflies? Come to Monarch Hour with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), a Facebook Live event hosted by Minnesota Valley Refuge Friends.
The Science Museum of Minnesota has reopened with friendly reminders for visitors to stay a Golden Eagle's wingspan apart.
The following students made Shakopee High School’s A and B Honor Roll for the second quarter:
Valleyfair amusement park, which was shuttered for the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is planning on finally opening its gates after a rollercoaster year for the entertainment venue.
Editor's note: Dr. Karissa L. Niehoff is an executive director of the National Federation of State High School Associations.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that the deadline to remove fish houses from Minnesota lakes is here.
The following students made Shakopee East Middle School’s A and B Honor Roll for the first quarter:
I was sad to see the comments from a person who stated so much misinformation in the Feb. 20 opinions.
A Belle Plaine woman was charged in Scott County District Court with one count of mail theft and one count of possessing stolen checks — both felonies — after her mother found pieces of mail within the apartment they shared and alerted authorities.
Human-caused global climate change is one of the most complex issues facing society today. It is a global problem felt on local scales that cuts across many dimensions — science, economics, society, politics, and moral and ethical questions. It is here today, will be around for decades and c…
The great Arnold Palmer once said; "It's a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get."
The bison turned quickly, ready to charge. The two feet of snow didn’t slow its powerful hooves, but rather kicked up a rooster-tail of shiny ice crystals into the cold winter air, highlighting the bison’s efforts.
The bison turned quickly, ready to charge. The two feet of snow didn’t slow its powerful hooves, but rather kicked up a rooster-tail of shiny ice crystals into the cold winter air, highlighting the bison’s efforts.
Credit River, Scott County’s upcoming new city, has contracted with the Scott County Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement services to its nearly 6,000 residents, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.
Last week my wife and I went to see the Sistine Chapel exbibit at the Mall of America. I’ve never been to Vatican City to visit the pope’s official residence in person, although I’m familiar with the incredible artwork. Seeing the images replicated larger than life at the mall exhibit was a …
Chef and television star Guy Fieri's virtual restaurant chain, Flavortown Kitchen, is now open in Minnesota.
It is hard to believe that it has been almost a year since COVID-19 began to grip our state causing a major shift in the delivery of education to students. I recently read an article about education in 1937 during the polio outbreak. The photograph with the article showed several children hu…
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Taylor Koenen of Savage has taken her game to another level.
Valley News reader Randy Monnens captured the spiral of boiling water being tossed into the air on a cool Minnesota day.
Local artist Greg Preslicka’s artwork can be found lining the interior of the Shakopee community pool, welcoming visitors to downtown Prior Lake, on the walls of the Savage Library and soon in the pages of those books.
Last Tuesday brought two fires to the area, one destroying a machine shop and the other displacing at least one apartment tenant.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday that Hy-Vee will be added to the expanding network of pharmacies vaccinating residents across the state, according to a news release from the governor’s office.
"Attention media: You're gonna want to hear the segment on state tournament coverage ..."
This and other pets are available for adoption through Cat Tales Rescue:
The Legislature is into its second month and thus far I have managed to work both across the aisle and increase accountability in St. Paul. I’m proud to say a bill I co-sponsored last month with a handful of Democrats has already become law.
The newest bakery in town has been years in the making, but Ashley Minh — daughter of Sabbai’s Donut Hole owners Sothy and Ohnarith Minh — said it was all worth it.
The Shakopee boys basketball team is not about to let back-to-back defeats slow it down.
Brady Daniel Zipoy, the 24-year-old Minneapolis man who was charged with second-degree murder after allegedly shooting and killing 65-year-old Timothy Guion in Guion's home on June 8, 2020, will undergo a trial by stipulated facts after two forensic psychologists deemed him unable to compreh…
Eighty-three-year-old Nancy Harrison has ventured outside the one-bedroom apartment she shares with her son in Chaska precisely four times since March 14 of last year.
The public will lose access to Scott County’s law enforcement dispatches starting next week, the Scott County Sheriff’s Office confirmed today.
Eastern Shakopee will soon see 134 new single-family homes.
Sled Dog Sundays have been an annual tradition the last four years at Birch’s on the Lake Brewhouse and Supper Club in Long Lake.
If you made a resolution to improve your health and wellness in 2021 and stuck with it, congratulations. Most people don’t. A 2019 study by Strava, which offers a fitness app, found that most people throw in the towel on their New Year’s resolutions on Jan. 19. It’s now dubbed “quitter’s day.”
The Shakopee Police Department responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents Feb. 10 to 16. The Valley News does not include a comprehensive list of calls to which the department responded. Incidents are included here based on severity, impact on public safety or other factors.
Hunters can help reduce the population of light geese through a federally authorized spring conservation harvest that runs through April 30.
The Scott County Sheriff’s Office was selected as a recipient of the 2020 Guardians of the Flame Award, according to a news release from the office. This award is normally presented at the annual Minnesota Sheriff’s Association Conference but was postponed due to the pandemic. The award was …
Middle and high schools in Minnesota will be allowed to fully reopen as early as Monday under new guidance from Gov. Tim Walz, even if county coronavirus case rates remain high.
The Shakopee girls basketball team’s experience has shown midway through the South Suburban Conference season.
Outdoor warning sirens reverberate their high-pitched wail throughout cities to warn of oncoming dangers like high winds and tornadoes.
Valley News reader Dave Martin sent in this photo, captured one recent evening at Spring Lake Regional Park in Shakopee.
J. Patrick Michael Rowley, a level three predatory offender who relocated to Shakopee in May 2019, has been taken back into custody after being charged with three counts of child pornography offenses.
A 22-year-old Jordan man was recently arrested and charged with 14 counts of child pornography offenses.
This and other pets are available for adoption through New Leash Rescue:
