The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has released the results of a seven-year feasibility study examining ways to reduce the spread of PFAS contamination in the East Metro area, outlining a series of large-scale remediation recommendations to protect current and future drinking water supplies.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced Tuesday, May 12, 2026, that it is monitoring one person in Minnesota who may have been briefly exposed overseas to someone infected with hantavirus, specifically the Andes virus, while aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship.

A Minneapolis man is facing a felony first-degree carjacking charge in Dakota County after authorities allege he threatened a man with a knife, assaulted him, stole his vehicle from a salvage yard in Rosemount, and later led officers on a multi-agency pursuit through several metro communities before crashing in West St. Paul.

A woman is facing multiple felony charges in Washington County after allegedly using counterfeit money to purchase a pickup truck in St. Paul Park, according to a criminal complaint.

A St. Paul man is facing a felony charge after a criminal complaint alleges he grabbed a Washington County sheriff deputy’s Taser while being arrested for DWI following a traffic stop on Highway 36.

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

Minnesota State Sen. Matt D. Klein (53, DFL), who represents a southeastern Twin Cities district and is currently running for Congress, issued a public statement after being penalized by a prediction market platform for betting on his own race.

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.

Suspected Fentanyl Exposure at Oakdale Hotel Sends Four to Hospital, One Arrested

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

A 72-year-old Mahtomedi man has been charged with 5th degree criminal sexual conduct following an alleged incident involving a child, according to a criminal complaint filed in Washington County.

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.

An extended garage fire caused significant damage to a townhouse in Hugo Sunday evening, rendering one unit uninhabitable.

Smoke Alarm Alerts Sleeping Residents to Basement Fire in Cottage Grove