Stillwater News

A former Minnesota Department of Corrections employee who no longer can work because of a prison assault could lose his employee insurance.

Zach Sobiech's battle with cancer may have ended, but the inspirational message he put out for millions will surely endure.

MnDOT will host an official "groundbreaking " for the St. Croix River Crossing Project on Tuesday, May 28 at Lowell Park in downtown Stillwater.

The Washington County attorney is about to try two high-profile murder cases, including a controversial one in Little Falls.

Seventh-graders at St. Croix Catholic School in Stillwater listen to MnDOT's Jon Chiglo talk about building the new St.

You probably know that there are two prisons in Washington County: The Stillwater prison and the Oak Park Heights prison.

Some of this week's top stories include: Stillwater Eric Richard pleaded not guilty to first-degree assault charges Friday morning in relation to the death of Adam McCloud after an altercation last year at a bar in downtown Stillwater.

But when Eric Kaprice Richard II appears in court Friday, May 17, he'll be answering to a single assault charge instead.

A former Washington County sheriff's deputy, accused of stealing prescription drugs meant to be discarded, had his first court appearance Thursday morning, May 16.

Six-year-old Cameron Ulrich of Oak Park Heights, his mom Kari's hand resting on his head, sits in his room in the cardiovascular intensive care wing at St.

Now that we're getting a taste of summer, it won't be long before farmer's markets start booming, and our favorite foodie has the perfect way to use all those fresh fruits and veggies.

Members of the Trillium Chapter of the Perennial Garden Club will dig plants from their gardens and sell them to the public on Saturday, May 18.

The St. Croix Crossing project team would like to invite the public to a series of open houses for the St.

First came the mail carrier, attempting a U-turn on the narrow street near the Minnesota Department of Transportation's new barricades.

Curt's Salsa is a locally owned specialty salsa company based in Stillwater, MN.

Flowers and candles were left as an impromptu memorial at the corner of 26th Street and Blaisdell Avenue in Minneapolis, where a motorcyclist died Friday, May 10, 2013, after colliding with a police squad car.

Last summer, Lumberjack Days faded away and now Stillwater officials are working behind the scenes to bring it back.

The 36th annual Rivertown Art Festival on May 18 and 19 in Stillwater kicks off a full summer of activities.

The Washington County Historical Society is inviting post-secondary students to apply for a paid 10-week summer internship at the Warden's House Museum in Stillwater and the Hay Lake School Museum in Scandia.

Below is a collection of stories from east metro Patch sites Woodbury Every sale has something a little offbeat.