Washington County News

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.

As Josh Gunderson lay dead in a pool of blood in a hotel bathroom in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, his friend Ashley Jones tried to arrange a flight home to Minnesota, according to a wrongful-death lawsuit filed Thursday in Washington County District Court.

Josh Gunderson, 20, a University of St. Thomas freshman from Stillwater, died March 24 after he apparently fell and hit his head on the floor of a hotel bathroom in Puerto Vallarta, then choked on his own vomit.

The family of an Oak Park Heights man who died while on spring break in Mexico filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Washington County Court late Thursday.

Scott Geving, a former Stillwater cop accused of attempted criminal sexual conduct, was found not guilty Thursday.

Any increase in violent crime in Washington County would push prosecutors past the breaking point, County Attorney Doug Johnson told commissioners during a budget presentation Tuesday.

Tijuan Donte Johnson was just 16 when he was convicted of raping a woman in Sherburne County.

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Union Editor Last week's court ruling found that Burlington- Northern Santa Fe Railroad manipulated evidence in an attempt to cover up its role in a 2003 accident that killed four young people in Anoka.

Washington County authorities are still looking for a woman believed to have stolen from local teachers' purses in recent months.

Washington County authorities received more than a dozen tips after releasing photos of a woman suspected of stealing from local teachers' purses.

Female suspect sought in theft from teachers' purses in Washington County. Last update: October 21, 2009 - 11:21 AM A woman stealing credit cards has raided purses of three teachers at two schools in Washington County.

A woman is suspected of stealing from teachers' purses during school hours, and Washington County authorities have turned to the public to identify her.

Authorities in Washington County are looking for a woman they believe stole from teachers' purses in two schools.

A 57-year-old man is dead after being stabbed Saturday at his Stillwater home - and his adult son is behind bars accused of murder.

A Stillwater man was stabbed to death Saturday evening. Stillwater police found the 57-year-old with a single stab wound to his chest when they responded to a call in the 2500 block of Countryside Court at 5:50 p.m., according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office.

When police officers arrived at Gregory Janisch's house Saturday evening, the Stillwater man knew he didn't have long to live.