Kevin Magnuson appointed as Washington County Attorney

The Washington County Board has selected Kevin Magnuson to replace the late Pete Orput as county attorney.

I-35 lane closures in Forest Lake begin June 6

Starting Monday commuters will encounter lane closures on I-35 in Forest Lake as the result of a concrete repair project.

Early morning robbery attempt leaves woman hospitalized, two arrested

Two men have been arrested after a robbery attempt in the city of Newport that left a woman hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

2 men thrown from boat on Big Marine Lake identified

The two men who were ejected from a boat and died in Big Marine Lake in Scandia have been identified. 

Bodies of two men thrown from boat in Big Marine Lake recovered
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The Washington County Sheriff?s Office has recovered the bodies of two men thrown from a boat on Big Marine Lake in Scandia on Friday.

Bodies of two men thrown from boat in Big Marine Lake recovered

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office has recovered the bodies of two men thrown from a boat on Big Marine Lake in Scandia on Friday.

Washington County won't charge police officers in fatal Forest Lake shooting

Officers involved in the shooting death of an armed Forest Lake man last November will not be charged, according to an announcement from the Washington County Attorney’s Office.

Top 7 high schools in Minnesota, according to US News

Seven Minnesota high schools are ranked among the best in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report. 

Newport Elementary School to close after school board vote

Newport Elementary School is set to close and be converted in an early education center after a vote by the school board on Thursday evening.

New Minnesota project to allow prison inmates to get tattoos safely

The Minnesota Department of Corrections is looking to hire a tattoo supervisor who will head up an innovative new project in Minnesota prisons. 

Garage fire kills man in Hugo

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a garage fire in Hugo Saturday left one person dead.

Washington County Attorney Pete Orput dies at age 66

Longtime Washington County Attorney Pete Orput passed away Sunday, less than two weeks after learning he had stomach cancer.   Orput planned to retire when his current term expired later this year.  His sudden death has his office stunned.

Couple waits for more than a year amid fiancé visa backlog

Ryan Lee and his fiancé, Angelica Sofronio, didn’t spend their two-year anniversary together in-person. Instead, they were forced to celebrate over their cell phones, with Ryan in Stillwater and Angelica in the Philippines. 

Woodbury teen raises awareness about traumatic brain injuries after accident

After spending nearly two months in recovery at Children’s Minnesota, Ben Menier's progress after a traumatic brain injury is nothing short of a miracle.

Woodbury teen raises awareness about traumatic brain injuries after accident
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After spending nearly two months in recovery at Children?s Minnesota, Ben Menier's progress after a traumatic brain injury is nothing short of a miracle.