Editor’s Note (or “Me Note” or “Mark Olson Note” or whatever makes you comfy): In this week’s Herald editorial, I put out the call for your photos of Chaska brick buildings. I’m reprinting an excerpt ...

They are perhaps one of the largest group of Chaska brick buildings outside of downtown Chaska. Last Sunday, tours were offered of the “Upper Post” of Fort Snelling. Most of the Upper Post’s 28 ...

It helped build Minnesota brick by brick, including the State Capitol. By the late 1800s, the Chaska brick industry took off because of the deep, rich clay in the ground, creating around 10 brickyards ...

CHASKA, Minn. — A convicted sex offender is behind bars again after interacting with a citizen group posing as a 13-year-old girl. "He reached out to her profile Nov. 20, through a Taylor Swift fan ...

Plans for an ambitious redevelopment of Firemen's Park in Chaska — expanding and improving its amenities, linking it to another smaller park and to the city's historic downtown — are moving forward.