CHASKA, Minn. — A natural gas line rupture in Chaska Thursday morning caused residents to evacuate their homes and a street to temporarily close, police said.

A teen boy who escaped authorities in Chaska on Sunday is still on the run, Blue Earth County authorities say.

According to the Chaska PD, the teen escaped near the Carver County Government Center on Sunday morning. Police say there's no imminent threat to the public.

Bromeliad flowers at the University of Minnesota's Landscape Arboretum in Chaska are part of the 2025 Spring Flower Show. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Police in Chaska arrested a Pioneer Ridge Middle School student after he allegedly made threats of violence towards a group of students on social media Wednesday night. Authorities say they initially received the report Thursday morning, stating that the student made the threats involving a gun.

Chaska police say a teen escaped law enforcement custody Sunday morning. Law enforcement were reportedly taking him to the Carver County Juvenile Detention Center when he escaped. Drones, K9 units and a Minnesota State Patrol plane were reportedly used to assist in the search.

According to the Chaska Police Department, he escaped from the custody of a Blue Earth County deputy around 8:24 a.m. near the Carver County Government Center.

The Chaska Police Department has issued an alert over a juvenile inmate who is said to have escaped from custody Sunday morning. According to a Facebook post from the department, the 17-year-old boy, described as a Black male who is 5’8” and weighs 140 pounds, escaped while being transferred from Blue Earth County to Carver County.

An immediate search, involving a large police presence, K-9 units and drones, of the immediate area was not successful.

Attendees will include Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minnesota Sen. Judy Seeberger and Rep. Jim Nash, who represents Carver County towns Chaska and Waconia and has agreed to meet with business owners outside his district if the DFL stalemate is ongoing ...

A 40-year-old Chaska man pleaded guilty Thursday for his role in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.

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