By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

A Prior Lake Amateur Baseball Association volunteer who failed an alcohol compliance check last August at Memorial Park was sentenced to serve one year of probation.

James Arthur Ray, the leader of a sweat lodge ceremony that turned deadly in northern Arizona last October, will have his day in court Aug. 31.

In addition to setting a trial date on Wednesday, Yavapai County Superior Judge Warren Darrow also ruled that the autopsy photos and reports of the three people who died as a result of the sweat lodge ceremony will remain under a court-ordered seal, according to media reports.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

A 35-year-old Prior Lake woman faces criminal sexual conduct charges after admitting to police that she was involved in an ongoing sexual relationship with her son’s 15-year-old friend.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

A Prior Lake man was one of two people indicted on fraud charges in federal court last week for his alleged role in an elaborate scam that bilked mortgage lenders of $2.5 million in less than a year.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

By law, there are a plethora of conditions that convicted sex offenders have to follow, but requiring a chiropractor from Savage to tell his patients in his Minneapolis practice that he sexually assaulting two of his former patients isn’t one of them.

By Nancy Huddleston, Correspondent

The Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments this morning regarding an appeal of the Craigslist murder conviction.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer

Former Prior Lake police officer Michael Alan Ficken will spend a month behind bars after he pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges in Scott County District Court on Tuesday morning just prior to the case going to trial.

James Arthur Ray, the leader of a sweat lodge ceremony that turned deadly in northern Arizona last October, was released from the Camp Verde jail last week after spending about 23 days behind bars.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

Who ya gonna call after you’ve almost hit a police officer while leaving a party being busted by the cops and led them on a chase through several residential neighborhoods?

How about your mom?

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

A jury trial for officer misconduct allegations against former Prior Lake police officer Michael Alan Ficken is set to begin next week in Scott County District Court in Shakopee.