Cottage Grove police asking for tips to identify suspects behind racists flyers
The Cottage Grove Police department is asking for the public's help to identify members of a white supremacist group who distributed hate propaganda flyers in driveways in the East Metro over the last several days.
After a long winter, golf is back at some Minnesota courses
After months of snow and ice, opening weekend at the driving range at River Oaks Golf Course in Cottage Grove couldn't come soon enough for some golfers.
51-year-old woman dies in Highway 61 crash in Cottage Grove, Minn.
A 51-year-old woman was killed in a crash on Highway 61 in Cottage Grove Thursday night, according to Minnesota State Patrol.
Good Samaritans save dogs from house fire in Cottage Grove
A school resource officer and a police officer saved two dogs from a house fire Wednesday morning in Cottage Grove, Minnesota.
Neighbors protest proposed housing development by Cottage Grove nature preserve
Neighbors in Cottage Grove are raising concerns over the environmental implications of building homes on what is now 180 acres of mostly untouched landscape.
Metro Transit only operating 3 Minnesota State Fair express bus routes this year
Metro Transit announced this week it will be scaling back its express bus service to the Minnesota State Fair this year due to a shortage of drivers.
MPCA: 3M improperly stored hazardous waste at Cottage Grove facility
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced an enforcement agreement with 3M following a two-year investigation that found hazardous waste was improperly stored and disposed of at the Cottage Grove facility.
Stranger gifts free car to Minnesota mother after crowdfunding campaign
A stranger's act of kindness helped a Minnesota mother in need get a set of wheels for her and her family.
School district's decision to cut elementary music irks parents
The South Washington County School District, which includes Woodbury and Cottage Grove, made cuts last month because of financial challenges caused by the pandemic, but some parents in the district are questioning the decisions.
Parents rally against possible closure of Cottage Grove elementary school
Parents lined up in front of the South Washington County School Center Wednesday to protest the school district’s plan to close Crestview Elementary School in Cottage Grove, Minnesota.
Minnesota family selling restored historic Cottage Grove mansion that played host to presidents
Every year, families arrive in the United States in pursuit of the American dream. For one St. Paul family, their dream was owning a beautiful, historic mansion. Having realized that dream, the family says it's time to move on and have now put the Cedarhurst mansion up for sale.
Authorities ID 2 occupants of Grey Cloud Island plane crash, recover 3rd
Authorities have identified two of the three people on board a small plane that crashed on Grey Cloud Island Sunday and recovered the third.
Search for missing plane now focused on water-filled quarry on Grey Cloud Island
Search crews combed the water in a rural part of Washington County Monday morning after a small plane went missing Sunday afternoon.
Cottage Grove school resource officer accused of inappropriately touching female high school students
A school resource officer at Park High School in Cottage Grove, Minnesota is charged with criminal sexual conduct for allegedly initiating inappropriate sexual contact with more than a half-dozen female students at the school.
Kidnapper that triggered AMBER Alert in Cottage Grove sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison
Jeffrey Lo, 24, was sentenced to 14 years, nine months in prison Monday for assaulting his children's mother and kidnapping them in June.
BCA: Suspect in Cottage Grove shooting turned gun on himself
Authorities have identified the officers involved in a shooting Monday morning in Cottage Grove, Minnesota.