Suspected Target thief arrested in Cottage Grove after wild car chase, garage...
The Washington County SWAT team was called in Friday to help Cottage Grove police arrest a combative theft suspect who rammed a police car and hid in a residential garage, refusing to come out. Shortly...
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If emerald ash borer has invaded your yard, better to cut or treat?
Now the real battle begins. This could be the summer, say tree experts, when the infestation of the emerald ash borer reaches a tipping point for an assault that will kill almost every ash tree in the...
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Indian head removed in pieces from Cottage Grove high school
The Indian head emblem embedded in a hallway floor of Park High School in Cottage Grove since 1965 has been removed, but it came out in pieces. An American Indian emblem on the floor of Park High...
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Man killed in Stillwater crash was from Cottage Grove
The names of the two drivers involved in a head-on collision about 7:30 p.m. Friday north of Stillwater have been released by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Michael Day Killed as a result of...
View ArticleCottage Grove road project will wipe out historic military road
Cottage Grove is updating a critical part of its past. The 19th century Military Road will be swept aside by the $14 million Ravine Parkway project, modernizing the northeast part of the city. The...
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Cottage Grove descendants want lake on the old family farm to be named for...
Robert Wolterstorff was a Washington County dairy farmer and a charter member of the Woodbury Village Council. Wolterstorff saw his community change from a rich farming area into a sprawling suburb....
View ArticleCottage Grove woman charged with drug possession after police received tip
A Cottage Grove woman has been charged with first-degree drug possession after more than a pound of methamphetamine was discovered in her vehicle, authorities say. Mary Louise Perkins, 54, was arrested...
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Despite objection, county board OKs name for Cottage Grove lake
Despite a last-minute objection at a Washington County board meeting Tuesday morning, a formerly unnamed lake in Cottage Grove will now be called “Lake Robert.” “It’s a relief,” said David...
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New Cottage Grove school a modern showcase, with locker swipe cards,...
Principal Joni Hagebock, right, steps off a starting block after checking it out at the new pool at Oltman Middle School in Cottage Grove on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. She said she swam the backstroke in...
View Article3M settlement money paid in 2018 won’t flow into projects until 2020
In February, Washington County cities rejoiced when $850 million was granted to help them clean up their water. But no money will be flowing soon. State agencies have released a timetable showing that...
View ArticleDeveloper pitches apartments at site of old Cottage Grove city hall
Cottage Grove’s former city hall might become the site of a new apartment complex. DK Design and Development of Minneapolis presented the idea to the city’s Economic Development Authority at a meeting...
View Article95-year-old Navy pilot shares WWII stories with Woodbury eighth graders
Lt. A. William Amundson Jr. has stared down Hitler, killer thunderstorms and Japanese fighter pilots. On Monday he stared down a different challenge — 450 boisterous eighth-graders at Lake Middle...
View ArticleCottage Grove fires city administrator
Charlene Stevens has been fired as city administrator in Cottage Grove. The city council voted unanimously last week to terminate her contract. The move followed a performance review, requested by...
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Hy-Vee’s bringing more than groceries to the Cities. It’s rescuing...
Gateway North in Cottage Grove looked like a retail hospice, where businesses would be made comfortable before they passed away. Over 25 years, Kirit Bhakta quietly watched them die — Kmart, Home...
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You can have your own private Mississippi River island. It might be a...
Dakota County Special Duty Deputy Ryan Holmquist shows an unnamed island Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018 in the Mississippi River near Inver Grove Heights that will be auctioned to the public early next year....
View ArticleDriver and one student injured when school bus and SUV collide in Cottage Grove
A bus driver and a student were taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul Wednesday morning after an SUV-bus crash in Cottage Grove. The crash, which happened about 7:25 a.m. near Crestview Elementary...
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Cottage Grove man, 18, allegedly admits to killing grandparents in Connecticut
An 18-year-old Cottage Grove man who was staying with his grandparents in Connecticut said he stabbed them to death and tried to burn down their home, state police said. Marcus Fisher was taken into...
View ArticleAbout 50 tires dumped in Cottage Grove, Woodbury
More than 50 tires were dumped in Cottage Grove and Woodbury last weekend. The tires were discarded in two locations along Military Road. “I think we have a serial tire dumper here,” said Cottage Grove...
View ArticlePotential flooding sparks emergency declaration in Cottage Grove
Cottage Grove has declared a state of emergency based on potential flooding of the Mississippi River. The city council voted Wednesday to make the declaration. No damage has occurred yet, but city...
View ArticleCottage Grove eyes new seven-acre Mississippi River park
Plans for a unique and historic river park are advancing in Cottage Grove. Officials said Wednesday that the seven-acre park would be on a back channel of the Mississippi River, near a recently...
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