The road to the state boys hockey tournament begins this week with the section playoffs. For the three local hockey teams — Chanhassen, Chaska, and Holy Family — they all play in the Class 2A ...

Emil Mischke claims he and a group of friends “had a very busy, physically-challenging day” attending two festivals Saturday in Victoria.

A handrail along a walkway at The Landing-Minnesota River Heritage Park in Shakopee leads into the flooded Minnesota River on Thursday. The National Weather Service forecasts the river to crest ...

Each week, area athletes and teams compete on the field, track, court or course. Here are some of the highlights from Oct. 2-7.

Jaime Rockney and her dog, Ruby, or “Dog of the Woods,” stand for a photo with a basket of morel mushrooms.

Roughly 10% of the races for the Minnesota House and Senate will decide which party controls each chamber of the state Legislature — voting patterns that have held true for more than a decade ...

As the snow continues to melt and the winter comes to a slow end, the Chaska track and field team is stuck indoors to start its 2023 campaign.

After giving much thought to my plans for the upcoming 2024 election, I have decided that I will not run for the District 48B House seat next year. I want to announce this decision early to ...

“Snow Carver,” the county’s newly named snowplow, may very well make its big debut this week. Carver County’s first annual snowplow naming contest generated more than 50 submissions, but ...

In a blink of an eye, the regular season for soccer has come and gone, leaving area teams with only a few more chances to take the field during 2023.

Committed to swim at San Diego when she reaches college, the Holy Family senior had a few more goals she wanted to achieve before leaving her home state.

The annual Steamboat Days festival in Carver drew nice crowds during its three-day run Sept. 9-11. Friday’s events included the medallion hunt, a beer tent and the band RHINO. Saturday ...