Chaska Police Chief Scott Knight is featured as an activist on the “Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence” website.

Knight has long been an activist of tightening gun laws. On the site, he notes: "It's personal … A few years ago, one of my officers was shot in the line of duty. And last May, another officer, an uncle to one of my sergeants, was ambushed, shot and killed."

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In July, the Carver County Sheriff’s Office clocked a speeder driving 107 mph. That placed the driver at the fourth highest illegal speed clocked in the state during that month.

Here are the highest speeds:

Wadena County Sheriff’s Office — 178 mph (speed was self-reported by vehicle’s passenger).

Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office — 128 mph.

Lakeville Police Department — 109 mph.

Carver County Sheriff’s Office — 107 mph.

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office — 106 mph.

The first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) disease for 2010 in a Minnesota resident has been confirmed, according to a Minnesota Department of Health press release.

State health officials are reminding Minnesotans to protect themselves from mosquitoes from now through September. A Yellow Medicine County man is the state’s first laboratory-confirmed WNV case of the year. He was hospitalized with West Nile encephalitis in late July.

Composite sketchThe Carver County Sheriff’s Office is providing follow-up information related to the daytime burglaries that occurred on July 12 in Laketown, Benton, and San Francisco townships.

According to Chaska Police a recent e-mail is circulating, which warns Chaska residents about a male who “almost attacked” a female runner, at 5 a.m. on Aug. 2, in the area of Isabella Parkway and Pioneer Trail. The e-mail reports that a “… man dressed in black from head to toe… was hiding [and] jumped out of [a tree line] and went after [the runner]… [the runner] sprinted away… [and the male] went back into the trees.]”

Police say that while the intent of the e-mail is pure, it is not factual.

Thirty-five National Night Out parties have been registered with the Chaska Police Department this year. Check out the list below to see if your neighborhood is participating.

Are you having a National Night Out event that isn't on the list? Please add the party information in the comments section.

Have photos from National Night Out you'd like to share? Email them to [email protected] and we may use them in the newspaper or in an online slideshow.

An Eagan man has been sentenced to 74 months in prison for dealing drugs in Chaska.

According to a release from Carver County Attorney Jim Keeler, a jury found Marco Antonio Sosa-Ramierez guilty of possessing and selling cocaine in Chaska on January 5, 2010.

The Second Street stoplight is now activated. On Monday afternoon, crews finished up work on the lights.

It's been years in the making.

The downtown business district has wanted the lights for years. The December 2008 death of pedestrian Jerome Meuwissen at the intersection mobilized many downtown residents and parishoners who lobbied the city and MnDOT for the stoplight.

Read more about the history of the stoplights in this week's Chaska Herald.

At 4:30 p.m., Aug. 1, emergency crews responded to a canoe tipped over in the Minnesota River at Carver. The caller reported there were three individuals in the water, according to a press release from Carver County Sheriff Bud Olson.

Sheriff’s deputies and the Carver Fire/Rescue were dispatched to assist with the rescue.

National Night Out will take place Tuesday, Aug. 3. The event is designed to increase awareness for crime prevention in community neighborhoods.

According to Julie Janke, local organizer with the Chaska Police Department, 35 neighborhood parties have already been scheduled in Chaska this year.