Washington County

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has designated a 1,820-acre wooded area in Washington County as a new wildlife management area.

The Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater went into a lockdown after nine staff members were hospitalized for being exposed to an “unknown substance," according to officials.

The subject of a manhunt north of the Twin Cities has been charged in the brutal assault and death of his mother in their Hugo home. 

The man wanted for a murder in Hugo, Minn. has been arrested Tuesday morning, after an overnight manhunt in Washington County.

A strong geomagnetic storm in Earth's atmosphere made for a spectacular show of the Northern Lights in Minnesota overnight.

The officer who fired a shot at a man during an hours-long standoff in Oakdale acted lawfully in his use-of-force, the Washington County Attorney's Office determined. 

The mayor of Cottage Grove has declared a state of emergency after recent severe weather caused "significant damage" in the area. 

Oluwole Salu, 33, is accused of orchestrating a series of scams over the course of years, including schemes where he posed as a relative or romantic interest to convince people to send money, officials said.

Alamo Drafthouse in Woodbury is getting ready to welcome back moviegoers after announcing its closure in June. 

A 48-year-old driver is facing charges in a Lake Elmo crash that left a 5-year-old girl dead earlier this year.

The Washington County Attorney's Office has concluded that when the Woodbury police officer and Washington County Sheriff's Deputy shot the man who pointed a pellet gun at them, it was a lawful use of force.