Staff Writer Roller-coaster enthusiasts will have an extra bounce in their steps these days. Valleyfair has announced it will build a $6.5 million wooden roller-coaster for the 2007 ...

The following are selected initial-complaint reports filed by Shakopee police. June 7 A hit-and-run property-damage incident was reported at 5:20 p.m. on 17th Avenue and Independence Drive.

Despite not opening for several hours, Valleyfair is bustling with activity. Pickup trucks and golf carts zip through the park carrying maintenance workers and groundskeepers. Workers are watering ...

The Minnesota River crested Sunday at 27.76 feet in Jordan and was slowly going down, checking in at 27.4 feet Tuesday afternoon. Last Thursday, the Scott County Road 9/Carver County Road 11 river ...

THE MINNESOTA RIVER IN EARLY SHAKOPEE The river flows through downtown Shakopee. Learn about the floods, the drownings, the steamboats, the ferries and the bridges that make Shakopee the place to live ...

Hockey Day Minnesota is coming to Valleyfair. The Minnesota Wild, along with Bally Sports North and Minnesota Hockey, announced Oct. 23 that the annual event, presented by UnitedHealthcare, will take ...

Forward Emma Kreisz, shown during a mid-January game, was among the goal scorers for the Gophers on Saturday. (Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

SHAKOPEE – Isa Goettl had only been to Valleyfair once in her life before Saturday. Despite growing up in Andover near the Twin Cities – about 30 miles from Minnesota’s largest amusement ...

SHAKOPEE, Minn. - The third-ranked Gopher women's hockey team took home the win in their third outdoor game in program history, topping the Bemidji State Beavers 3-1 at Valleyfair Amusement Park.

The Gophers women's hockey team took center stage on Saturday with a dominant 3-1 win over Bemidji State at the annual Hockey Day Minnesota event, taking place this year at Valleyfair in Shakopee ...