Westonka High School has named senior Erica Johnson as the 2026 recipient of the Athena Award. Candidates for this “outstanding female athlete” award must demonstrate excellence in individual or group ...

As spring blooms across the Northwest Metro, it’s a good time to share an important truth about suicide in Minnesota that surprises many: Contrary to the common assumption that winter ...

The City of Elk River is advancing a range of infrastructure, development and community projects in 2026 aimed at supporting growth and improving quality of life for residents and businesses.

An Empty Bowls event raised $13,000 for NEAR Food Shelf on March 26 at New Hope Church. At this event, over 300 people showed ...

Lawmakers and testifiers appeared at the Senate Jobs and Economic Development Committee with two pitches for small business ...

Christy Sauro felt the call to tell the stories he and roughly 150 teenage Minnesotans experienced when they enlisted in the ...

The Lakeville Fire Department had a fire truck on display outside the Lakeville Home & Landscape Community Expo on Saturday, ...

Seniors George Nelson and Greta Widenbrant were honored as the Most Valuable Athlete for the Stillwater boys and girls Nordic ...

St. Joseph Catholic School students were the featured artists at the Robert Trail Library art gallery from March 2-22. The ...

Every year, thousands of people dismiss symptoms such as rectal bleeding or a change in bowel habits, chalking it up to ...

Central senior Josie Kamps joined a select company when she tallied her 1,000th career point March 11. “It’s pretty special, it’s not something a lot of people achieve,” she said. “So I’m grateful ...

Bostick has been cast as one of two Dorothys in Children’s Theatre Company’s production of the “Wizard of Oz,” which will be performed April 21 to June 14 on the Minneapolis stage. She earned the lead ...