Washington County

Correctional staff and union leaders are calling for state leaders to stop the closure of Stillwater prison.

The Minnesota State Patrol says at least one person is seriously injured after a semi-truck hit a pickup truck in Denmark Township near Cottage Grove on Wednesday afternoon.

A 36-year-old Hastings man is accused of drunk driving after showing up to his shift as a bus driver more than three times the legal limit.

A Washington County horse has reportedly tested positive for an infectious virus that can lead to incoordination and hind-end weakness.

Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule was found dead in a house fire in Woodbury. Officials say it happened Thursday morning.

A house fire early Thursday in Woodbury left a woman in her 60s dead.

The man who failed to show up for cross-examination in his criminal trial has been found guilty by a Washington County jury on charges of kidnapping, rape and domestic assault.

A Washington County man accused of kidnapping and rape is now wanted on a warrant after he skipped out on court ahead of closing arguments in his trial.

The district blames decreasing student enrollment, inflation and uncertainty with government funding for reasons behind the proposed staff reduction.

A man is dead after he crashed into a concrete wall in St. Paul Park Saturday morning. 

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has declared an ice-out on White Bear Lake.

On the heels of a major prostitution bust in Bloomington that netted the arrest of a Minnesota state senator, Washington County deputies say they arrested five people trying to meet-up for sex with minors.

Elected officials gathered on Saturday to celebrate a milestone accomplishment. Saturday was the first day of operations for the new METRO Gold Line, a frequent all-day bus service along a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 94 in the east metro.