A 36-year-old man is facing misdemeanor charges in Scott County after authorities say he intentionally started a grass fire near the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Public Works Building and later fled officers on a bicycle, according to a criminal complaint.

One of the community’s most beloved grassroots traditions is set to return this fall, as the Pleasant Street Art Walk celebrates its 8th year in downtown Prior Lake.

Two people were found dead inside a Prior Lake home Saturday morning after police responded to a welfare check, according to a press release from the Prior Lake Police Department.

A 89-year-old man is facing a gross misdemeanor charge after allegedly taking a wallet that had been dropped on the gaming floor at Mystic Lake Casino, according to a criminal complaint filed in Scott County.

A man accused of bringing methamphetamine to a hotel room at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel is now facing two first-degree felony drug charges, according to a criminal complaint filed in Scott County District Court.

Two young men are facing charges after a crash involving a stolen vehicle led police to recover firearms and drugs in Prior Lake, according to criminal complaints filed in Scott County.

A Minnesota man has been indicted in federal court on allegations that he filed and conspired to file false tax returns seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent refunds from the Internal Revenue Service.

A routine winter parking enforcement check late last month escalated into a dangerous, multi-city police pursuit after a Savage man allegedly attempted to strike an officer with his vehicle, fled from police, and rammed a squad car before being taken into custody.

A 34-year-old man is facing felony arson charges after Prior Lake police allege he intentionally ignited a grass fire near Mystic Lake Casino on Thursday night, December 4, 2025

An early morning fire caused significant damage to the Baitul Hikmah Academy/Masjid Al-Mahmood Foundation mosque in Prior Lake on Monday, prompting a large multi-agency response and a state and federal investigation.

A Fargo man with a prior felony DWI conviction and an active out-of-state warrant is facing multiple new charges after allegedly fleeing police in a high-speed pursuit from Mystic Lake Casino and registering a preliminary blood alcohol content of .275.

A domestic assault leads to a brief police chase and a several-hour manhunt in a Twin Cities suburb.