Forest Lake Elementary Evacuated After Bomb Threat
An elementary school in the northeast metro was evacuated Monday after a threat was called in to the school.
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An elementary school in the northeast metro was evacuated Monday after a threat was called in to the school.
A 27-year-old Forest Lake man has pleaded guilty to murdering his girlfriend and staying with her body for days until police arrived, according to the Washington County Attorney's Office.
Police are asking for the public's help to stop a robbery spree in the Twin Cities. A masked gunman has held up at least eight liquor stores and gas stations since September.
Blaine police are asking for the public's help in identifying an armed robber believed to be responsible for at least eight robberies since fall.
It looks like an Italian Alps Chalet; a small gingerbread house nestled right in downtown Forest Lake. It is called Daniela's, and the insides are as good as the outside.
A nonprofit that cares for rescued and endangered animals is being evicted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The Wildlife Science Center has leased the land in Forest Lake since 1991. The DNR says they had to act.
Minnesota State Patrol are investigating a fatal car accident in Forest Lake Wednesday morning. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the accident occurred at 3:40 a.m. on Highway 97 and Forest Road N.
Officials have identified the woman whom they say was killed by her boyfriend in Forest Lake and kept in his apartment for days.
A Forest Lake man has been charged with allegedly killing his girlfriend in his apartment and staying with her body for days until police arrived, according to charges filed in Washington County.
Authorities say a woman's body was found in a Forest Lake apartment Friday night and a man has been detained in connection with the incident. The Forest Lake Police Department was called at about 7:55 p.m. Friday by a landlord to an apartment on the 900 block of 12th St. SW.
It's been a deadly year for motorcyclists on Minnesota roads. Motorcycle deaths are up nearly 50-percent from this time last year.
After 16 hours on the run -- in at least four stolen vehicles -- a Wisconsin boy is now behind bars.
The presence of the invasive species zebra mussels has been confirmed in Forest Lake, the Minnesota Department of Resources announced Friday.
The Forest Lake Police Department is looking for a suspect after an armed robbery at Don Julio's Mexican Restaurant late Tuesday night, and the restaurant owner's husband is recovering after being shot during the incident.
You don't have to go very far to find entertaining, competitive and intense match-ups on the high school sports scene. The spring prep sports landscape will take shape over the next few weeks as we'll have playoffs underway, if not decided, in lacrosse, softball, baseball and tennis.
More than 150 firefighters from more than a dozen north metro departments responded Wednesday morning to battle a massive fire near Forest Lake that destroyed a greenhouse and damaged two other businesses.
An Alpine ski team from Forest Lake High School is OK after being involved in a deadly crash Tuesday morning. According to officials, the crash happened around 10:15 a.m. on Highway 33 near Cloquet.
A water main break in Forest Lake has shut down Southwest Junior High Wednesday. There will be no school for students Wednesday as city officials say the school will be without water for nearly the entire day.
The community of Forest Lake was first invited into the city's new government center last month. This brand new building gives the city departments a "front-door" to Forest Lake residents.
The Forest Lake Rangers did not win a football game in the fall of 2014. By most accounts, that would constitute a miserable season. For one head coach, it has been a memory of a lifetime. Jeff Wilson took over the team as the head coach this fall. He added a special offensive line coach -- his father, Gary.
Six people were implicated Wednesday in contract-rigging schemes involving the bribery of National Guard officials, and three individuals have pleaded guilty, prosecutors said. The Department of Justice unveiled the charges the individuals face in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Court documents show the schemes involved two businesses headed by retired National Guardsmen, one from Minnesota and another from Virginia.
Step inside a Forest Lake industrial park and the product flowing from the factory is "pop." Soda pop to be exact, made from simple recipes and all natural ingredients. Whistler Classic Soda is new to the market, but it harkens the tastes of decades ago.
Three people suffered serious injuries in a three-car crash in Washington County Saturday morning. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened at about 10:15 a.m. at Highway 97 and Healy Avenue near Forest Lake.
From a weather standpoint, the high school baseball season in Minnesota doesn't feel like it's underway until probably the end of May. From a calendar standpoint, the regular season is over by the end of May and teams are battling through section brackets to determine the state tournament teams.
A Minnesota man pleaded not guilty Monday to allegations that he entered the U.S. under false pretenses by concealing his military service and concealing crimes committed during the Bosnian war in the 1990s.
