This guy plans to jump out of an airplane 300 times in 24 hours. Kevin Burkart skydives for Parkinson's Disease – he has already raised thousands of dollars and completed 151 skydives in one day. On Tuesday, the Prior Lake man will attempt "300 imperfect jumps" to set a world record and raise more money for the disease. And oh yeah, he only has one working arm. How it all started Burkart became passionate about raising awareness for Parkinson's after his father was diagnosed with the disease in 1999, according to a news release from National Parkinson Foundation. He decided to u ..read more

Update 1: Since this story was posted, The Puro family has issued an apology on behalf of Deron Puro. Click here to read the update. Update 2: Bradly Knudson has offered more details since posting his video. Click here to read the update. When a Prior Lake man told Brad Knudson he didn't care if voicemails he left, which featured racial and homophobic slurs, were shared on social media, he probably didn't think he'd lose his job. But he apparently did. FOX 9 reports that Deron Puro was let go by his employer, Roy E. Abbott Futures, Inc., as of Wednesday afternoon. The company also release ..read more

The heavy rain and strong winds of the past several days have soaked many communities, flooded homes and businesses and done damage to a number of facilities. One of the latest casualties is the roof of an elementary school in Morris, part of which collapsed after heavy rains Friday night, according to WCCO. There's a 15 foot-by-20 foot hole in the roof of St. Mary’s School, which is part of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Morris, school officials said. The building itself suffered major structural damage as well as water damage. The building is not in use this ..read more

Some strong storms moved through Minnesota this afternoon and evening. A line of storms swept from west to east in the metro area, and although they were not severe, they dumped large amounts of rain in some spots. The photo below, from Sharon Stiteler, was taken at 32nd and Aldrich in Minneapolis, which also flooded during last week's heavy rains. Flood warnings remain in effect along many rivers in Minnesota, including the Mississippi, the Minnesota, the Crow and the St. Croix, according to the National Weather Service. Even though most of them have crested, it will take several days for ..read more

No one was hurt and no animals were injured when the clubhouse at the Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club in Prior Lake burned to the ground Tuesday morning. There were no people in the building at the time the fire broke out and the club’s kennels and stables are located far enough away from the clubhouse that there was no damage to those structures, the Star Tribune reports. The blaze was first reported at 6:20 a.m. and by early afternoon, all that was left of the 10,000-square-foot, two-story building were a pair of stone chimneys and part of a wall, the Star Tribune reports. The cause of the fir ..read more

The self-help author convicted in the deaths of three people, including a Minnesota woman, as a result of a sweat lodge ceremony has expressed his remorse in a new interview, The Associated Press reports. James Arthur Ray was released this summer after serving 20 months in prison for his role in the October 2009 deaths in Sedona, Arizona. Liz Neuman, 49, of Prior Lake, Minnesota, was one of three people who died of heat stroke and organ failure following the sweat lodge ceremony led by Ray during a five-day retreat. "It's not easy to live with. That anguish has continued every single day," Ray ..read more

The 14-year-old Prior Lake student was the victim of a racist video that went viral. Nya Sigin, the 14-year-old Prior Lake student who was targeted in a racist video, was surprised with Super Bowl tickets during the Vikings-Steelers game at U.S. Bank Stadium Thursday night.  The moment was show on the FOX television broadcast, with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf giving Sigin and her family a pair of tickets to Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles.  View the original article to see embedded media. A press release explains that the Vikings invited Sigin a ..read more

The Lakers dusted off an old favorite to get a victory on Thursday night. Prep Spotlight In a late-season battle in the Metro Gold-South subdivision, Prior Lake needed a miracle to defeat Rosemount. What the Lakers got was a last-second touchdown that earned a 27-24 victory and a highlight that's gone viral. Down 24-20 with seconds to go, the Lakers lined up on their own 46-yard line. Quarterback Kyle Haas dropped back for what could have been a heave to the end zone but the Lakers had a trick up their sleeve. Haase checked down to the middle of the field before the Lakers executed a beaut ..read more

This year's headliners, Lady A, had to drop out at the last minute due to appendicitis. Just two after holding its 2021 event, the Lakefront Music Fest has announced its headliner for 2022. Organizers Prior Lake Rotary announced Monday that Toby Keith will perform at the annual country music festival next year, which comes after it described this past weekend's festival as its "most successful ever," with record crowds on both nights. That was despite Saturday night's headliner, Lady A, dropping out at the last minute because lead singer Charles Kelley was diagnosed with appendicitis. The sho ..read more

The country group was due to headline the festival Saturday night. Country band Lady A has canceled its planned headline performance at the Lakefront Music Fest in Prior Lake, which is taking place Saturday night. The late cancelation was the result of a "health emergency," which on Twitter was explained by lead singer Charles Kelley coming down with appendicitis. The band's appearance at the Lakefront Music Fest, in which they were the headliners, was to be a precursor to the band's first tour since 2018. "After such a long wait, there isn't much that could keep us from being with our fans ..read more