Suspect in custody after bank robbery in Cottage Grove
A Cottage Grove man was arrested and jailed Tuesday following an afternoon bank robbery in the city. The 43-year-old man, who wasn’t immediately identified, is expected to be charged with robbing the...
View ArticleCottage Grove approves 3.4-million-square-foot development project
The largest warehouse and trucking center in the state – the Cottage Grove Logistics Center – was approved by the Cottage Grove City Council Wednesday. Developers of the 3.4-million-square-foot project...
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Fans of plastic Santas and snowmen are devoted to their decorations
How much meaning do you ascribe to a piece of plastic? To the collectors of blow molds, the answer is: a lot. A glowing and painted piece of Christmas plastic, these unsung heroes of holiday decor have...
View ArticleCottage Grove’s LeafLine purchased by national marijuana retailer
LeafLine Industries, a medical marijuana company headquartered in Cottage Grove, has been purchased by Chicago-based Green Thumb Industries. Green Thumb announced the acquisition for an undisclosed...
View ArticleCottage Grove golf course to become 499-home project
Another metro-area golf course is trading its fairways for cul-de-sacs. The Mississippi Dunes golf course in Cottage Grove has taken another step in its transformation into a 499-home project. National...
View ArticleDriver dies in single-vehicle crash on downtown St. Paul highway
A 58-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 94 in downtown St. Paul on Wednesday morning. The driver, who was westbound on I-94 at Ninth Street, drifted from the far right lane to...
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History vs. housing: Cedarhurst plan sparks debate in Cottage Grove
Brent Peterson says it’s good news that there’s a plan to preserve historic Cedarhurst Mansion in Cottage Grove. The bad news, Peterson said, is the plan for six other buildings to be demolished and...
View ArticleCottage Grove ‘catfisher’ sentenced to 33 years in prison for enticing girls
A Cottage Grove man who posed as a 16-year-old girl online and attempted to persuade minors to send him sexually explicit pictures of themselves — including bestial acts — has been sentenced to more...
View ArticleCottage Grove: Part of former Mississippi Dunes golf course could become...
A plan to preserve part of the former Mississippi Dunes golf course in Cottage Grove using funds from Washington County’s Land and Water Legacy program doesn’t go far enough, officials from a...
View ArticleSouth Washington County Schools presents $462 million plan to address growing...
South Washington County Schools on Thursday presented a 10-year plan to the school board that addresses overcrowding and other facility needs related to student growth. The price tag for these growing...
View ArticleCottage Grove man pleads guilty to charges of robbing banks
A 43-year-old Cottage Grove man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to robbing several banks in the Twin Cities. In November of 2021, Michael Thomas Prall used force, violence, and intimidation to...
View ArticleWashington County commits to $800,000 for riverfront park on part of former...
A plan to turn part of the former Mississippi Dunes golf course in Cottage Grove into a riverside park got a boost on Tuesday. The Washington County board approved a letter of support for Cottage...
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Ex-Cottage Grove police officer admits to touching students’ buttocks, asking...
A former Cottage Grove police officer who was assigned as the school resource officer for Park High School has admitted to sexually touching seven students and asking one to send nude photos of herself...
View ArticleLocal basketball: Cottage Grove’s Kendall Brown declares for NBA Draft, East...
Cottage Grove native Kendall Brown is heading to the NBA after one season at Baylor, the wing player announced on social media Wednesday. Brown, who played at East Ridge before transferring to Sunrise...
View ArticleSouth Washington County Schools OK $462M facilities plan, bond referendum....
Angry parents walked out of the South Washington County School Board meeting Thursday night after board members approved a plan that calls for the closure of Newport Elementary School. Board members...
View ArticleFor the Harvieux brothers, combined careers with Cub Foods ring up to 150 years
Mark Harvieux clocked out of work at the Cub Foods in Cottage Grove for the last time at noon on Thursday. Harvieux, 60, of Oak Park Heights, spent his career at Cub Foods, starting at the age of 16 as...
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Charges: Man arrested for DWI had a 0.38 BAC and 2-year-old daughter in car
A Hastings man who was pulled over Tuesday in Cottage Grove had a blood alcohol concentration more than four times the legal limit to drive and his 2-year-old daughter and three bottles of vodka in the...
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3M fined $2.8M for mismanaging waste at Cottage Grove facility
3M Co. must pay more than $2.8 million for numerous alleged hazardous waste violations at its now-closed Cottage Grove incinerator, according to an enforcement action the Minnesota Pollution Control...
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Incumbent bows out of Washington County Commission race featuring two state...
Washington County Commissioner Wayne Johnson has decided against running for re-election after a second retiring state lawmaker joined the race. Johnson, who filed for re-election last week, withdrew...
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Ping from AirPods leads detectives to suspect in string of Woodbury, Cottage...
A ping from a stolen pair of Apple AirPods led police to a man who burglarized five homes in Woodbury and Cottage Grove last week, according to criminal charges. Jaleel Francis Wah (Courtesy of...
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