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High school football: Mahtomedi runs past Park in 90-point affair
Mahtomedi Zephyrs running back T.J. Tumbleson rumbles for a big rush after slipping the grasp of Park Wolfpack defender Marnez Trotter in the first quarter at Wolf Pack stadium at Park High School in...
View ArticleSteelworkers at Cottage Grove 3M plant accept contract proposal
After months of negotiations, United Steelworkers union members at the 3M chemicals plant in Cottage Grove on Monday accepted the company’s most recent contract proposal. Union members voted to accept...
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Goats mow down buckthorn at Cottage Grove park — and you can watch
Land care just got a little livelier in Washington County. A herd of 20 goats is grazing on invasive plants at Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park for a week or two, kicking off the county’s efforts to...
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Cottage Grove pastor arrested after child porn search
A pastor of a Cottage Grove church has been arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography. William Leonard Helker (Courtesy of Pine County Jail) William Leonard Helker, 47, was arrested by...
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Charges allege Cottage Grove pastor made porn with photos of children in...
An associate pastor at a Cottage Grove church told police he took “innocent” photographs of children in the congregation and used computer software to turn them into hundreds of pornographic images,...
View ArticleHoliday Train makes stops in St. Paul area this weekend
The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will make stops in the Twin Cities metro area this weekend. At every stop, the brightly lit and decorated train gathers money and supplies for food shelves and local...
View ArticleInvestigation into Cottage Grove woman’s shooting death continues
Police are continuing to investigate a Cottage Grove woman’s fatal shooting three weeks ago. Authorities were called about 7 p.m. Nov 13 on a report of a woman who had died of an apparent gunshot...
View ArticleFamily displaced by Cottage Grove house fire
A Cottage Grove family displaced after a fire caused major damage to their home Saturday, Dec. 10. Emergency workers received a report at 4:27 p.m. of a possible garage fire, Cottage Grove Fire Chief...
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Cottage Grove man arrested in November death of his wife
UDPATE: Prosecutors: Murder-for-hire, drugging … Cottage Grove man had ‘absolute determination’ to kill wife The husband of a Cottage Grove woman found dead in her home two months ago has been arrested...
View ArticleWest St. Paul’s interim city manager is former Cottage Grove administrator
West St. Paul has found someone with more than 30 years’ experience running cities to serve as interim manager. The city council on Monday hired retired Cottage Grove administrator Ryan Schroeder at a...
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Pat Beard, former state rep and Vietnam vet exposed to Agent Orange, has died
Pat Beard, a former state representative from Cottage Grove, died Tuesday of complications related to exposure to Agent Orange, a chemical defoliant used in the Vietnam War. He was 69. Pat Beard “His...
View ArticleOne injured in Cottage Grove garage fire
One person was injured and several others suffered smoke inhalation in a blaze that broke out early Sunday morning in Cottage Grove, officials said. When firefighters were called to a residence in the...
View ArticleTeen arrested in fight that injured Cottage Grove high school staff
A 15-year-old Cottage Grove high school student was arrested for assault and other charges for allegedly shoving, punching and biting school staff who had responded to a possible gang-related fight...
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Former Cottage Grove pastor pleads guilty in federal child porn case
The former pastor of a Cottage Grove church pleaded guilty in federal court this past week to distribution of child pornography, a deal that will result in a harsher sentence than he might have faced...
View ArticleCottage Grove domestic abuse suspect arrested after standoff
A Cottage Grove man was arrested Sunday, following a standoff with police. Matthew Joseph Franssen, 26, was taken to the Washington County Jail. Charges related to a domestic abuse incident are...
View ArticleCottage Grove man killed in head-on crash in western Wisconsin
A 21-year-old Cottage Grove man was killed Sunday night in a crash in Pierce County, Wis. A 2008 Infiniti G37 driven by Jacob T. Stanger was traveling east on U.S. 10 near County Road O in the town of...
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He was test driving car in parking lot. He drove into Cottage Grove pond
Police said a Woodbury man avoided serious injuries when he drove a vehicle over an embankment and into a drainage pond near Walmart in Cottage Grove. The incident happened shortly after 2:30 p.m....
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Former Chanhassen principal faces more child pornography charges
CHANHASSEN, Minn. — Authorities have filed more charges against a former Minnesota high school principal accused of possessing child pornography. Timothy Scott Dorway. (Photo courtesy of the Carver...
View ArticleGroundbreaking next week for new Cottage Grove fire station
Cottage Grove is planning a May 9 groundbreaking ceremony for a new fire station. The $9 million project will be built at 8641 S. 80th St., on the site of the former Fire Station 2. The new station...
View ArticleComing soon to Cottage Grove: state's largest playground for kids with...
Work on what will be Minnesota’s largest playground for children with disabilities is underway — thanks to a last-minute $100,000 contribution. The 24,000-square-foot playground in Cottage Grove will...
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