3M pollution solution: $700 million on water system upgrades
State officials have unveiled a $700 million proposal to clean up drinking water by upgrading city and private water systems in the east metro. The proposal would remove chemicals made by the 3M Corp....
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Third victim from fatal plane crash ID’d
The name of the third and final occupant of the plane that crashed in a water-filled quarry last week on Grey Cloud Island in Cottage Grove has been released. According to the Ramsey County Medical...
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NTSB releases preliminary report on Cottage Grove plane crash
The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released its preliminary report into the plane crash that killed a flight instructor and two passengers last week. Among its findings: the Cessna...
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Minnesota elections 2020: Cottage Grove City Council candidates
COTTAGE GROVE CITY COUNCIL Nick Cauthen Age: 32 Nick Cauthen What qualifies you to hold this position? I have 5 plus years of corporate leadership experience; where I hired, retained and developed a...
View ArticleHistoric Cedarhurst in Cottage Grove up for sale
A piece of Minnesota history — the Cedarhurst Mansion in Cottage Grove — is for sale for $1.95 million. The iconic 153-year-old property has been owned by Laotian immigrant True Thao for 19 years. But...
View ArticleCottage Grove city election: LaRae Mill, Justin Olsen, Nick Cauthen lead for...
All seven precincts have reported in the race for Cottage Grove City Council. Cottage Grove is looking to fill three city council seats as well as the mayoral seat. All results are unofficial until...
View ArticleWashington County election results: Good day for most incumbent mayors
Incumbents reigned supreme in the majority of Washington County mayoral races on Tuesday, with voters electing to retain the status quo in Birchwood, Grant, Lake St. Croix Beach, Landfall, Oak Park...
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Former four-term mayor of Cottage Grove dies at 80
Former four-term Cottage Grove mayor Roger Peterson has died, city officials announced Thursday. Peterson, who was mayor from 1972 to 1987, died in his home Tuesday. He was 80. Roger Peterson, the...
View ArticleCottage Grove mother-son team appearing on national TV talk show
Sheletta Brundidge, a Cottage Grove mom and local radio personality, will be appearing on a national talk show Friday. Brundidge and 14-year-old son Andrew will be among the guests on The Tamron Hall...
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Cottage Grove man sentenced for wounding his wife in stabbing
A Cottage Grove man has been sentenced for stabbing of his wife in the stomach. Henry Freiling (Courtesy of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office) Henry Freiling, 71, pleaded guilty in July to...
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Rough sledding: Snowmobilers worry about cut-backs in metro trails
This is a season of rough sledding for snowmobilers — even though there is plenty of snow. The trail system is under pressure in the metro area, as housing projects advance into previously undeveloped...
View ArticleStolen-car chase ends in head-on collision in Maplewood
A police chase Tuesday ended when a stolen car had a head-on collision in Maplewood. Cottage Grove Police spotted the car at about 1:30 p.m., then chased it north on U.S. Highway 61 — as it passed...
View ArticlePolice release name of driver in high-speed Maplewood car chase that ended in...
Police have released the identity of a driver arrested after a high-speed chase in Maplewood — Sam Rodriguez Arteaga, 30, St. Paul. Arteaga was arrested on suspicion of car theft after the car he was...
View ArticleProtest planned to fight closure of elementary school in Cottage Grove
A protest is planned for Thursday to fight a proposal to close Crestview Elementary School in Cottage Grove. Last week the South Washington County District 833 announced a shortfall of $5.5 million for...
View ArticleCrestview Elementary survives South Washington board vote — but not music...
The South Washington School Board decided Thursday to keep Crestview Elementary School in Cottage Grove open, but to cut music teaching district-wide for elementary students. That drew cheers of...
View ArticleHousing options in suburbs open up, offering alternative to single-family homes
Anita Miller wanted to come back to her hometown. But she couldn’t find a place in Lake Elmo. Miller needed an alternative to living alone, but Lake Elmo only allowed single-family homes. “I didn’t...
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Cottage Grove’s Cedarhurst Mansion to be redeveloped
The 154-year-old Cedarhurst Mansion property in Cottage Grove is being redeveloped. The owners of the mansion — one of the state’s more important historical buildings — have a purchase agreement with...
View ArticleLaw enforcement officer injured by accidental gunshot in HERO Center
A law enforcement officer accidentally shot herself in the leg Wednesday in Cottage Grove. The officer was injured during firearms training at the HERO Center, and was taken by ambulance to Regions...
View Article3M fined $80,000 for wrongful storage of chemicals at Cottage Grove facility
State officials have fined the 3M Co. $80,000 for improper handling of hazardous chemicals in Cottage Grove. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said 3M did not correctly store barrels of...
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Driver shot at motorist on I-35 in Lakeville, charges allege
A Cottage Grove man is accused of shooting at another motorist as they drove along Interstate 35 in Lakeville on Tuesday. Joshua Taylor Keenan Joshua Taylor Keenan, 26, was charged Thursday with felony...
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