Washington County News

Bob and Mary Jo Youngquist have been preparing for this weekend for months. They've been through hundreds of pounds of sugar, flour and shortening and several gallons of molasses.

A third assailant in a Lake Elmo home invasion a year ago has been convicted of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and sentenced to three years in prison.

Authorities say a "person of interest" sought by police last week after a man was found dead in a pickup in Washington County was determined not to be involved in the death.

A man whose body was found in a pickup truck in Washington County was slain, authorities said today, adding that they do not believe the homicide is a random act.

It's that time of year. The hunters are out chasing the deer and the bucks are out chasing the does.

A Twin Cities man and a toddler were killed on Interstate 35 Sunday morning when their car was struck head-on by another vehicle.

A Lake Elmo man accused of drunken driving with his young son in the car has pleaded guilty.

The body of a man has been found in a truck in Washington County, and investigators there are investigating it as a homicide.

Washington County authorities have identified the victim of Tuesday's homicide in Lakeland Shores as 37 year old Juan Calvillo Bolanos, also known as Eduardo Escobar Felix.

A man found dead in a pickup truck in Lakeland Shores early Tuesday morning is the victim of homicide.

Parents of children in the Forest Lake Area School District who had hoped to utilize a flu clinic in Forest Lake must now make other plans.

Peter J. Orput, an assistant Hennepin County attorney, announced his candidacy Tuesday to succeed retiring Washington County Attorney Doug Johnson.

The body of the unidentified man was discovered Tuesday morning at Lakeland Shores Road and Quinnell Avenue north in the city of Lakeland Shores, which is on the west bank of the St.

Peter J. Orput, Assistant Hennepin County Attorney, announced today that he is running for Washington County Attorney.

All lanes of Interstate 35 at U.S. Hwy. 8 in Washington County are blocked at this time due to a serious accident this morning.

The Innocence Project of Minnesota wants the state Supreme Court to rule that what happened during Nicole Beecroft's murder trial should not happen again.

The Minnesota Legislature should offer tax incentives and take other steps to increase high-speed internet access across the state, an advisory committee recommended in a report released Friday.

When St. Paul police told a man Monday night that his 67-year-old wife was dead, he told officers, "I killed her," according to a criminal complaint filed against the man today.

A fight over water and sewer charges in Oak Park Heights pits the city against a familiar foe: Washington County.

East metro residents are choosing mayors and school board and city council members in today's election.