Cottage Grove

It only takes a brief moment to take a life or save one. Melissa said her life was spared the evening she was arrested for driving drunk. A decade to the day after her run-in with Cottage Grove police officer Mike Vandervort, a 16-year veteran of the force, Melissa reflected on...

The Wenzels’ Coats of Kindness campaign to collect and donate winter coats and clothing to the needy keeps growing. Wrapping up its fourth year, the Cottage Grove couple expects Coats of Kindness to see a record donation of jackets this year.

Redevelopment firm says letters of intent have been submitted, 'working very hard' to get leases.

The on-again, off-again Famous Dave's construction is nearing completion, Jan. 13 open date planned.

Eleven years ago, residents convinced Canadian Pacific to make a local stop.

Months of planning will culminate in the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train’s 15th anniversary event in Cottage Grove Saturday, Dec. 14. The outdoor concert by Grammy winners Sheryl Crow and the a cappella group Take 6 is being billed as the largest event in the city’s history, with...

Wayne and Angi Butt plan to refurbish their 130-foot dairy barn and turn it into a wedding venue.

Never mind the leftover Thanksgiving turkey. For local boys and girls, the most important meal of the season is Breakfast with Santa.

The fro-yo craze that heated up Cottage Grove last year might be losing its cool. Yo-Joe’s Frozen Yogurt and Coffee Shoppe owner and co-founder Laurie Levine announced Monday the closing of both the Cottage Grove and River Falls locations, citing the inability to financially...