By Nancy Huddleston, Editor

Prosecutors allege that handwritten letters from jail penned by Craigslist murder suspect Michael John Anderson of Savage detail that he tried to hire someone to take responsibility for killing Katherine Ann Olson last fall.

By Shannon Fiecke, Correspondent

It almost seemed too good to be true when a provision allowing consideration of commuter rail on the Dan Patch Line sailed through the state Legislature this session.

Given the substantial support for the provision, neighboring state senators Kevin Dahle and Claire Robling were shocked when the proposal was pulled from a transportation policy bill this week.

By Ruth Anne Maddox, Correspondent 

The exact weather conditions on May 11, 1858 — when Minnesota became the 32nd state — are not readily available, but the organizers of a 150th birthday celebration at The Landing are hoping that it was a warm and beautiful sunshiny day — and that history will repeat itself.

By Lori Carlson, Correspondent

In the wake of a state Commissioner of Administration ruling that a letter from School Board Member Chris Lind regarding possible litigation against the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District should remain classified as private personnel data, Lind announced he will not sue the district.

All 2008 high school grades who live in Savage are being asked to contact the Savage Pacer! (Please note: parents can submit this information for their busy graduate!)

The newspaper wants to know who you are, what high school you are graduating from, what activities you were involved in while you were in high school, who are your parents and what are your future plans after high school. Graduates are also encouraged to send in a picture, which can be submitted in a digital format or as a print.

By Keighla Schmidt, Staff Writer 

Lesning, skrive og aritmetikk. Чтение, письмо и арифметика. Vorlesung, schreibend und Arithmetik. La lecture, écrivant et arithmétique. La lectura, escribiendo y aritmético.

Or, if English is easier: Reading, writing and arithmetic.

By Tom Schardin, Staff Writer

The Prior Lake girls track team made a run at the Section 3AAA True Team title on May 7, but couldn’t catch one team – Eastview.