Stillwater police learned of apparent theft of nearly $6,000 worth of equipment by letter.
While some are waiting to see how the investigations play out, others are frustrated with a church embroiled in controversy over clergy sex abuse accusations.
Court documents say Aaron Schnagl gave Danielle Jelinek the cocaine that ultimately could have killed her, and allegedly hid her body in a pond near his Chisago home.
The rollover crash near MN Hwy. 95 shut down the interstate's eastbound lanes Monday night.
We looked at stories from across America in the year since the shootings at Sandy Hook School to try to illustrate the scale of the problem.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include a woman shot in an apartment, a couple who left a baby in a car and a kidnapping.
Local man blew a .351.
The man police cited was a former, not current bouncer—and he didn't punch the person he suspected of having vandalized Barbara Ann's Fudge Shop, according to the bar's manager.
The Stillwater resident had pleaded guilty to first-degree assault for punching Bayport resident Adam McCloud at Smalley’s Caribbean Barbeque in downtown Stillwater in 2012.
Only 30 clerics were on last week’s list of accused priests, but an animated Patch map and interactive timeline illustrate the scope of their time in the ministry.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include more information on a fatal crash into a pond, a stabbing and a prisoner escape.
The spray-painted markings included a drawing of a police officer.
Officers cited a bouncer from Rafters bar after he chased and attacked a male who witnesses said had run from the vicinity of Barbara Ann's Fudge, according to a Stillwater Police report.
Homeland Security agents investigated after a shipping company reported a suspicious crate addressed to Joshua Lowell Volkman, 22, according to a criminal complaint.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include a police chief possibly moving to another city.
Convicted murderer Jason Ray Dominguez hit an officer with the part of his left arm that's not missing, the Washington County Attorney's office charged.
She told police she forgot her coat in unmarked 'Silver Ride' taxi from No Neck Tony's. Meanwhile, a seasonally attired dog in a Jetta parked outside a bar seemed OK.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include more info about shooting of doctor and an update on a stowaway.
Washington County prosecutors charged Matthew Robert Koenen with two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. The charges 'stem from' his role as a high school teacher in 2012, they said.
A 19-year-old from Iowa got treatment in Minnesota for a possible overdose in Wisconsin, then two felony charges.
Another Olive Street resident lost the display from her yard.
Spraypainted tags and missing Christmas lights at two properties, Stillwater police say.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include a man charged for the third time with indecent exposure.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include a pedestrian who died after being hit by an SUV and a former deputy convicted of stealing prescription drugs.
Ricky Harry Gruber, 43, was seen on surveillance video taking a drum at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Stillwater used to collect unused prescription drugs.
Stillwater police tracked the injured deer toward Lily Lake without success.
A video of what happens when people call 911.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include a man charged with swindling $137,000 from a company.
Hudsonite Daniel M. Schulte told investigators Patrick A. Puhalla of Bayport didn't respond to warnings before their boat hit the rocky shoreline near Kinnickinnic State Park. David J. Riley of New Richmond died at the scene.
Whoever stole a 15-foot iron gate from the side of the Maple Island building appears to have used a torch to cut it into pieces on-site, according to a Stillwater police report.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities include a driver charged for texted right before car crash.
The damage may have been done over the weekend to the equipment parked near Brown's Creek Trail in Stillwater, according to police.
Phillip Michael Vega failed to report to authorities that he'd moved in with his girlfriend on Greeley Street, according to a criminal complaint.
No reason to think Jeff Nelson's death was "anything but an accident," a university official told WCCO.
The top police, court and fire stories from our Patch sites in the Twin Cities this week include a cheerleader sentenced for prostituting her teammate.
A Washington County Sheriff's Office detective answered a Backpage.com ad and was offered sex for a price at a hotel room in Lake Elmo, according to criminal complaints against a man and woman prosecutors say were behind the operation.
Hudson Police Chief Marty Jensen said Monday he's hopeful the suspect will come forward.
The suspect from New Richmond, WI crashed into a pole on Broadway Street early Saturday, according to Stillwater police.
Police and fire incidents in the east metro this week include a report of a flasher.
Demetrius Santreell Ballinger, 26, pleaded guilty in June to attempted murder and criminal sexual conduct.