Beginning this February, citizens and business owners will be getting a first-hand view and hands on experience of how the Scott County Sheriff’s Office works during its annual Sheriff’s Community Academy — a free, interactive, seven-week series meant to give community members a working know…
When Scott County Sheriff Luke Hennen began his career in law enforcement 25 years ago, talking about mental health wasn’t something that happened regularly.
The Scott County Sheriff’s Office encourages local neighborhoods to celebrate Night to Unite on Aug. 2.
A body was discovered floating in the Minnesota River at Shakopee by fishermen on Saturday, June 25.
A Shakopee man died following a crash at the intersection of Pioneer Trail and Great Plains Boulevard in Chanhassen on June 15.
A crash resulted in a fatality on Highway 13 in Savage on June 8.
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.
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.
With temperatures on the rise, more farmers will be in their fields, which means slow-moving farm equipment will also be on Scott County roadways.
A rural Scott County woman and former police officer was sentenced to a 90-day stayed jail sentence April 27 for impersonating a man in a ‘bribe’ attempt of a district judge who was overseeing a child custody case.
Strangulation caused a New Market Township woman’s death in January, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled this month.
Those charged with lower level offenses in Scott and Carver counties now have the ability to schedule a meeting with a hearing officer without going to court.
Crime in Shakopee in 2021 dropped to its third-lowest rate in 25 years while police made more arrests than the year before, according to the Police Department’s annual activity report.
With less than a month to remove ice shelters from the lakes in Scott County (deadline is March 7), the Scott County Sheriff’s Office is reminding people to remove not only the shelters, but everything else that was brought onto the lake.
In an effort to reduce catalytic converter thefts, the Shakopee City Council passed an ordinance making it a misdemeanor for a person to be in possession of a detached catalytic converter — unless they are able to provide proof that they own the converter or the car it was removed from.
Authorities have identified the 69-year-old woman who investigators say died after being attacked by her daughter at home near Lakeville earlier this month.
Scott County Sheriff Luke Hennen announced the promotion of 911 dispatcher Ashlee Sames to the rank of dispatch supervisor this week.
The Shakopee Fire Department responded to a carbon monoxide poisoning call at a Coneflower Lane address in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Dec. 21, according to a news release.
A woman and her adult son both pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges connected to a 2013 murder in Elko New Market.
Three recent motor vehicle thefts in Savage are the latest in a rising trend.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work in law enforcement? The Scott County Sheriff’s Office invites Scott County community members and business owners to participate in the annual Sheriff’s Community Academy — an interactive, six-week series meant to give academy participants a worki…
The Scott County Sheriff’s Office is holding its 5th annual Greeting Card Design Contest and Sheriff Luke Hennen is inviting all Scott County children ages 12 and under to help create the image for the front of the card, which will be mailed to agency partners, sponsors and various officials.
The Shakopee Police Department responded to, and provided summaries for, the following incidents Oct. 18-24. 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 oth…
A 30-year-old Belle Plaine woman died following a motorcycle crash on County Road 40 on Tuesday, Oct. 19, according to the Carver County Sheriff's Office.
The Shakopee Police Department responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents Oct. 4-10. 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 …
The Shakopee Fire Department held its annual open house Monday night at Shakopee Fire Station No. 1.
A grand jury indicted a Shakopee man last Thursday on a first-degree murder charge in connection with the death of his girlfriend in July.
The Shakopee police and fire departments responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents Aug. 20-24. The Valley News does not include a comprehensive list of calls to which the departments responded. Incidents are included here based on severity, impact on public safety or ot…
The Shakopee police and fire departments responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents Aug. 12-17. The Valley News does not include a comprehensive list of calls to which the departments responded. Incidents are included here based on severity, impact on public safety or ot…
The Shakopee police and fire departments responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents July 14-20. The Valley News does not include a comprehensive list of calls to which the departments responded. Incidents are included here based on severity, impact on public safety or ot…
The Shakopee police and fire departments responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents July 7-13. The Valley News does not include a comprehensive list of calls to which the departments responded. Incidents are included here based on severity, impact on public safety or oth…
The Shakopee police and fire departments responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents June 28 to July 5. The Valley News does not include a comprehensive list of calls to which the departments responded. Incidents are included here based on severity, impact on public safet…
The Shakopee Police and Fire Departments responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents June 23-27. The Valley News does not include a comprehensive list of calls to which the departments responded. Incidents are included here based on severity, impact on public safety or ot…
The search for Keegan Oyugi ended Tuesday after authorities recovered his body and vehicle at the scene of an apparent crash near Highway 101 in Savage, investigators confirmed.
The Shakopee Police and Fire Departments responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents June 14-20. The Valley News does not include a comprehensive list of calls to which the departments responded. Incidents are included here based on severity, impact on public safety or ot…
Night to Unite is back in 2021 and will take place Tuesday, Aug. 3, with most neighborhood events being scheduled between 5 and 9 p.m. Night to Unite encourages neighborhoods to join the national celebration by participating in block parties, cookouts or other events to get to know one anoth…
The Shakopee Police Department responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents June 9-14. 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.
The Shakopee Police Department responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents June 1-6. 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.
The Shakopee Police Department responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents May 25-31. 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.
Updated at 2:30 p.m. Friday
The Shakopee Police and Fire Departments responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents May 5-10. The Valley News does not include a comprehensive list of calls to which the departments responded. Incidents are included here based on severity, impact on public safety or othe…
Most days, Julie Hilden heads west along Chaska’s Big Woods Boulevard, turning onto an unpaved driveway to about an acre of her personal oasis: a hayloft, a saddle shed, a wooden fence and a 20-something-year-old Rocky Mountain quarter horse named Spirit.
The Shakopee Police Department responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents March 21-April 5. 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.
Dry, windy conditions have sent fire trucks rolling across the southwest metro this month in response to a wave of brush fires.
The Shakopee Police and Fire Departments responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents March 9 to 15. The Valley News does not include a comprehensive list of calls to which the departments responded. Incidents are included here based on severity, impact on public safety or…
Three additional suspects have been charged in connection with an alleged attempted murder at the Quality Inn in Savage late last month.
The Shakopee Police Department responded to and provided summaries for the following incidents March 3-10. 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.
Authorities charged a 19-year-old Minneapolis man with attempted murder Thursday after an alleged robbery and beating at the Quality Inn in Savage left a man with severe injuries over the weekend.
Last Tuesday brought two fires to the area, one destroying a machine shop and the other displacing at least one apartment tenant.
