Washington County News

In a taped phone call made shortly after his arrest, accused killer Adam Peterson told his father that he stabbed Joel Marino, but added that he did not go into his house intending to kill him.

A man who said he doesn't believe that state dollars should be used to build stadiums and maintain streets has been charged with six felony tax crimes, the Minnesota Department of Revenue said.

Ray Ellis, 85, made his way up the stairs to his camping trailer at the Disabled Veterans Rest Camp in northern Washington County.

Three Minnesota teenagers are in the hospital this morning after an over night crash in Washington County .

Talk about your driving distractions. A city bus driver in Oakdale faces criminal charges after he allegedly drove while flipping through pornographic pictures on his cell phone.

The Washington County Attorney's Office has charged a Scandia man for failing to pay sales taxes he owes to the state.

A Hugo man has been arrested, for what deputies describe as the unthinkable. Authorities say the man walked into one of the vacant homes damaged by last May's tornado, took what he wanted and walked out.

A 25-year-old Hugo resident has been charged with stealing beer, peanuts, chips and DVDs from a neighbor's home that had been damaged by a tornado.

The high winds came out of nowhere. A group of six was halfway into a horse ride on Gateway Trail in Washington County when the weather turned.

Eric Langness' bid for election to the Washington County Board in District One has received a boost from the Republican Party.

By McClatchy-Tribune AFTON, Minn. - A Rice Lake company will provide bison for a Minnesota nature preserve east of the Twin Cities that is restoring native prairie.

With a warehouse full for Friday, Marc Zappa's fireworks store draws customers for miles.

A 20-year-old Minnesota man was formally charged on Friday with first-degree intentional homicide in connection with the fatal stabbing of Madison resident Joel Marino last January.

A college dropout charged with murdering a Wisconsin man is being transported from Minnesota to Madison.

Bison are once again roaming free on the prairies of Minnesota. The release of the large animals is part of the state's sesquicentennial celebration.

Several animals were seized in a raid at a Mahtomedi home Friday. Officials said it's the second time they've had to rescue animals from the same property.

Sen. Norm Coleman applauded the announcement today of $3,480,000 in funding by the Federal Transit Authority for the Metropolitan Council to analyze and plan ways to expand transit options and ease congestion ...

Three St. Croix River groups have asked Washington County officials to investigate whether the owners of a new house on the river in southern Washington County violated zoning and variance conditions.

Residents of Lake Elmo and Hangar owners at the Lake Elmo Airport were breathing easier Friday evening.

The Washington County officials were lead to the Lake Elmo Airport after a report of a suspicious chemical odor coming from a hangar.