Cottage Grove Public Safety reports that officers have received a couple of sightings of a black bear in the 9400 block of Jeffery.

A domestic disturbance call in Cottage Grove on Sunday evening led to a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents as officers searched a residence for a suspected individual.

Cottage Grove Public Safety says a reported threat involving two local middle schools has been investigated and determined to be not credible.

Fire crews responded to a residential fire early Friday morning in Cottage Grove, according to the Cottage Grove Fire Department.

Two are reported to have minor injuries following a rollover in Burnsville, Minnesota, on southbound I-35W. Another driver has died following a serious two-vehicle crash in Cottage Grove, Minnesota.

A 43-year-old man from Stacy has been arrested and charged following an undercover online child exploitation operation conducted by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.

Two people were injured in a house fire Wednesday evening in Cottage Grove, according to the Cottage Grove Fire Department.

A man convicted in a Washington County sex trafficking case has been sentenced to decades in prison following an investigation by the East Metro Human Trafficking Task Force.

The Cottage Grove Police Department is alerting residents after seeing a recent increase in e-bike thefts in the area.

A 46-year-old Cottage Grove man was taken into custody late Monday morning after police responded to reports of an individual waving a butcher knife at Cottage Grove Elementary School.

Fire crews from across the east metro responded to a structure fire just after 8 p.m. Tuesday in the 7600 block of Lawton Avenue South in Cottage Grove.

An officer with the Department of Homeland Security was injured Thursday morning after an accidental self-inflicted gunshot during a firearms training exercise at the HERO Center in the 10000 block of 85th Street South in Cottage Grove.

A significant police presence was reported Tuesday evening after an attempted carjacking near 79th Street and Hemingway Avenue, prompting urgent public safety warnings and a continued search for the suspect.

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash on Highway 61 in Cottage Grove that occurred Wednesday evening.

A crash involving three vehicles—including a semi-truck—sent one man to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Wednesday afternoon, May 14, 2025, in Denmark Township in Washington County.

Lightning strike sparks fire in Cottage Grove, Minnesota home Wednesday evening.

A serious accident occurred in Cottage Grove, Minnesota around 2:50 PM on Tuesday afternoon. This has been confirmed as a fatal crash.