Hugo News

The 17-year-old's car left the road on a curve and hit a tree. Last update: June 18, 2009 - 11:37 PM A Hugo teenager has been identified as the driver killed in a fiery one-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning in Stillwater Township.

Daniel Lindquist, 17, of Hugo, died as a result of injuries suffered early Wednesday in a one-car crash in Stillwater Township, according to the Ramsey County medical examiner's office.

A Hugo man is forming the nonprofit Withrow Historical Society and hopes to acquire the Withrow Ballroom, the oldest ballroom in Minnesota, and keep it running as a dance hall.

Washington County won't be taking ownership of a small stretch of road that has been a big source of contention - an unpaved half-mile of Goodview Avenue on the border between Washington and Ramsey counties and between Grant and White Bear Township.

St. Charles, unlike Hugo, Minn., wasn't hit by a tornado. It's been the scene of some serious flooding, but nothing approaching what happened in Rushford and Stockton.

May 25, 2009 5:57 pm US/Central Reporting Darcy Pohland HUGO, Minn. Dan McKeague's house was completely destroyed with him inside.

With the one-year anniversary of the Hugo tornado three days away, Gerard and Christina Prindle spoke publicly Friday about their lives since the storm.

The Rush Line Corridor Task Force has scheduled a series of public meetings next month to share initial results of the Alternatives Analysis study.

For 16 years, Washington Countya s emergency dispatchers worked in a hole in the ground.

An elementary school in Washington County is included in the list of more than two dozen confirmed cases of persons who have contracted the H1N1 influenza virus, state health officials said Monday.

Nearly one year after a tornado flattened part of their community, Hugo residents woke up May 5 to emergency sirens blaring.

About a week after a warning siren in Hugo blared for more than a half-hour, officials still aren't certain what triggered it.

May 11, 2009 8:59 pm US/Central HUGO, Minn. A year ago this month a tornado with wind gusts as strong as 165 miles per hour ripped through Hugo.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty's guide says he's confident he'll help Pawlenty land a fish during this weekend's Governor's Fishing Opener.

A Minneapolis elementary school is remaining open despite a probable H1N1 influenza infection, while a public preschool building in Hugo is closing for the week.

May 5, 2009 10:55 pm US/Central Reporting John Lauritsen HUGO, Minn. Hugo Mayor Fran Miron said the false alarm is a big concern.

Almost one year after a deadly tornado ripped through Hugo, a warning siren blared for a half hour early this morning.

May 5, 2009 12:32 pm US/Central MINNEAPOLIS Three more people in the Twin Cities metro area have "probable" cases of the H1N1 influenza virus, the Minnesota Department of Health said Tuesday.

Three new probable cases of swine flu have popped up in Minnesota, but officials aren't closing down schools.

The following are Scott County District Court felony and gross-misdemeanor dispositions.