Originally published on Feb. 25, 2022 PRIOR LAKE, Minn. (AP) — The Prior Lake High School girls’ basketball team will forfeit its final game and first-round playoff match after a player found a racist note in her gym bag. The team’s coach, Demondi Johnson, has also announced his resignation on Twitter, saying he hopes whoever left the note can “heal their hearts of hatred.” pic.twitter.com/yzHlGfFGjq — Demondi Johnson (@DemondiJ) February 24, 2022 The decision to end the girls’ basketball season comes the same week that St. Louis Park and Robbinsdale school districts announced they’ll no lon ..read more

PRIOR LAKE, Minn. (AP) — The Prior Lake High School girls’ basketball team will forfeit its final game and first-round playoff match after a player found a racist note in her gym bag. The team’s coach, Demondi Johnson, has also announced his resignation on Twitter, saying he hopes whoever left the note can “heal their hearts of hatred.” pic.twitter.com/yzHlGfFGjq — Demondi Johnson (@DemondiJ) February 24, 2022 The decision to end the girls’ basketball season comes the same week that St. Louis Park and Robbinsdale school districts announced they’ll no longer play against New Prague High after ..read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minneapolis man is in trouble with the law after he allegedly stole a car and tried to hide it at the home of two retired police officers. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported Friday that Alexander John Thompson was charged Jan. 31 with auto theft in Dakota County. According to police, Thompson stole a car in Lakeville the morning of Jan. 30. He parked the car in a pole barn at a Greenvale Township home later that afternoon. The home is owned by a retired Prior Lake police officer and her husband, a retired New Mexico police officer. The couple saw Thompson and handcuff ..read more

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities in Prior Lake say a child was injured after a vehicle collided with a school bus Wednesday afternoon. According to police, the incident happened around 2:40 p.m. at the intersection of 160th Street SE and State Highway 13. Officials say preliminary information indicates that a car was traveling northbound on Hwy 13 when the driver collided with the school bus. According to the State Patrol, the child hurt sustained minor injuries and was not transported. No one else was injured. The driver of the passenger car was issued a citation for duty to drive with due ca ..read more

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A major Twin Cities organization says three of its fitness facilities will be closing permanently, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The YCMA of the Greater Twin Cities tells WCCO it is closing its fitness and wellness centers in downtown St. Paul, Lino Lakes, and Prior Lake. Those locations had not yet reopened after the shutdown in the spring. Sarah Berge was new to the area and a stay at home mom of three. She joined the River Valley YCMA in Prior Lake, where she had child care and group fitness classes, and found her calling. “My kids would get up in the morning and ..read more

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Deputies recovered a body in the water at a Prior Lake marina Monday morning. According to the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, at about 7:20 a.m., they received a report of a possible missing boater on Prior Lake. It was reported that the missing individual hadn’t returned home Sunday night from fishing and boating. Authorities responded to the Knotty Oar Marina and located the missing individual’s unoccupied pontoon and cell phone on their boat slip, along with some personal items floating nearby in the water. Multiple agencies began an immediate search on the water a ..read more

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Organizers of the Prior Lake Rotary’s Lakefront Music Fest announced Wednesday that the event has officially been postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials say all tickets purchased for this year’s event will be transferred and valid for next year’s dates, which have been set for July 9-10, 2021. Organizers are working to secure as many of the 2020 artists as possible for the 2021 event but cannot guarantee the same lineup. Artists for 2021 will be announced as they are confirmed. “We are obviously very saddened to announce the postponement of 2020 Lakefron ..read more

Coronavirus: Latest News | Community Resources | COVID-19 Info | Download Our App | CBSN Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Pull in to a numbered parking spot outside The Pointe Grill and Bar in Prior Lake, call their phone number, and within a few short moments a staff member, wearing gloves, brings the order directly to your window. “The community’s been great, they’ve been awesome, they’ve been coming out to support us,” owner Ryan Bartlett said “But it’s a fourth of our revenue.” The lack of business is why he and Dave Carlson, an owner of the neighboring TJ Hooligan’s, say they’re desperate t ..read more

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified 36-year-old Wycliff Mose Chacha and 11-year-old Araka Maxwell Chacha as the two people who were killed in a car crash between a passenger car and a freight truck on Wednesday morning. County documents say Chacha was the driver of the car that struck another — and the cause of death is listed as “multiple blunt force injuries.” According to the sheriff’s office, the incident occurred around 11:49 a.m. at the intersection of Eagle Creek Avenue and Natchez Avenue in Credit River Township, which is just east of Prior ..read more

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Scott County Sheriff’s Office says two people are dead and a child is seriously injured after a crash between a passenger car and freight truck Wednesday morning. According to the sheriff’s office, the incident occurred around 11:49 a.m. at the intersection of Eagle Creek Avenue and Natchez Avenue in Credit River Township, which is east of Prior Lake. Authorities say a 2005 Toyota Corolla was traveling eastbound on Eagle Creek Avenue when it struck a 2018 freight truck that was turning southbound onto Natchez Avenue from the westbound lane of Eagle Creek Avenue. Of the ..read more