Jury selection in the second-degree murder trial of Charles Anthony Maddox Jr., 46, continued Wednesday in Scott County District Court in Shakopee.

After filling out and returning questionnaires on Tuesday, the prospective jurors were brought before the court, sworn in and asked to answer several follow-up questions about their responses under oath.

A team of Southwest Newspapers reporters are covering the gubernatorial debate from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Bloomington. The Uptake will broadcast the debate live:

By Leah Shaffer, Correspondent 

The last, best chance to kick-start the Interstate Highway 494/ Highway 169 interchange project passed by Wednesday, as regionalTransportation Advisory Board officials opted to direct federal economic stimulus funds to smaller projects around the metro instead of the interchange project.

Third of four stories 

By Shannon Fiecke, Shawn Hogendorf and Keighla Schmidt, Staff Writer

Criminal defense attorney Jeff Sheridan grew concerned about the reliability of the state’s method for testing drunken drivers when clients kept telling him they tested for alcohol concentrations out of the ballpark for the number of drinks they consumed.

By Joanna Miller, Correspondent

Some of Prior Lake High School’s biggest football fans won't be in the stands during the homecoming game.

Ball boys and water boys join the players on the sidelines.

By working directly with the team, the young athletes learn about the football program and game, but more importantly, they see how the team tackles sportsmanship.

By Joanna Miller, Correspondent 

With a voter-approved tax levy about to expire, the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District stands to lose about $7 million in tax revenue, or $841 per pupil unit, in operating dollars.

By Joanna Miller, Correspondent

The Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board’s decision to ask residents to speak about transportation issues outside of the open forum at Monday night’s (Sept. 22) meeting left a handful of residents frustrated.

By Nancy Huddleston, Editor

An attorney for Julie and Steven Pyle said his clients have dropped their federal lawsuit against the Savage Police Department because they didn’t have the monetary resources to continue the fight that stemmed from a 911 call involving an alleged “hostage situation” in their home during a DirecTV installation.

The lawsuit was a result of a miscommunication between a DirecTV installer and a customer service dispatcher in the fall of 2006. When the 911 call was placed, police were mistakenly told the installers were being held hostage with a gun at the couple’s home on 154th Place.

By Joanna Miller, Correspondent 

The discussion about removing a rare forest located on Prior Lake High School property will continue after a split vote Monday night (Aug. 25) cut down the hopes of some Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board members.