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• Washington County takes harder look at low-income housing
  The housing authority takes some heat in Washington County as some commissioners question need for funding.
  
• Holiday lights: Send us suggestions
  If you have an amazing holiday display, or know someone who has one, please send the information to us for our interactive map.
  
• Washington County raises cost of going to jail
  Commissioners increase booking fees to $25 to be consistent with other counties and to help offset costs.
  
• Federal prosecutor to join First District Court in Hastings
  Erica MacDonald, a federal prosecutor, has been appointed to a state court vacancy in Hastings, the governor's office announced Tuesday.
  
• Enhanced penalty possible for West St. Paul teacher guilty of sex abuse
  Jurors's findings of special circumstances in the case of the teacher-coach convicted of criminal sexual conduct means she could be sentenced to jail time.
  
• Minnesota may use private prison in Appleton
  If Minnesota gets 1,600 inmates from Pennsylvania, it will turn to a private prison in Appleton to house them.
  
• Video advances are a big crime-solving aid in metro area
  Criminals beware: Surveillance cameras show faces clearer than ever, and the eyes are everywhere.
  
• A new generation of high school sports coverage
  A new generation of high school sports coverage
  
• Teacher guilty of sexual contact with girl
  The former teacher and coach gave conflicting accounts about the nature of her relationship with a teen athlete.
  
• Robbery, arson defendant gets 26 years
  The judge, unmoved by Zachary Wiegand's remorse, sentenced him for the Wisconsin side of a 2-day crime spree.
  
• Man's use of credit card numbers gets attention of Woodbury police, Crime Stoppers
  They are offering a $1,000 reward for tips that lead to an arrest.
  
• Maple Grove man sentenced for beating girlfriend's cat
  A Maple Grove man has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for animal cruelty and abandonment for the beating of his girlfriend's cat, which had to be euthanized.
  
• 'Person of interest' not involved in death of man found in pickup
  Authorities say a "person of interest" sought by police last week after a man was found dead in a pickup in Washington County was determined not to be involved in the death.
  
• 3rd assailant found guilty in home-invasion case
  A third assailant in a Lake Elmo home invasion a year ago has been convicted of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and sentenced to three years in prison.
  
• ID theft charge added in spree
  A Maplewood woman already facing charges in Washington and Ramsey Counties for allegedly stealing checks and credit cards from purses and wallets at schools and churches faces a new charge in a similar offense.
  
• Man on trial in drunken, fatal crash
  Tito F. Campbell knew he was too drunk to drive and knew the police were already on their way when he hopped in his ex-girlfriend's car -- with his 10-year-old son in tow -- and led squads on a high-speed chase down Hwy. 36 and Interstate 35E into Maplewood.
  
• Ex-inmate's suit says jail ignored TB signs
  In a federal lawsuit filed Monday, the claimant alleges that Ramsey County jail staff ignored obvious symptoms, leaving him disabled.
  
• Body at St. Croix Marina ID'd
  A Minneapolis man has been identified as the person found dead in the water Friday at the St. Croix Marina in Hudson, Wis.
  
• Guilty plea in a spree that hit armored car
  Already serving time for attempted murder, carjacking in Minnesota, the suspect admitted crimes in Wisconsin.
  
• Man found dead in pickup ID'd; truck's owner sought
  Washington County authorities have identified a man found dead in a pickup truck Tuesday in Lakeland Shores and are seeking the public's help in tracking down the truck's owner, who has been identified as a person of interest in the case.
  
• Information sought on body found in pickup in Washington County
  A man whose body was found in a pickup truck in Washington County was slain, authorities said Wednesday, adding that they do not believe the homicide was a random act.
  
• Semifinalists for St. Paul school board are mostly local
  Five are from Minnesota, one is from Oregon, in keeping with the desire to hire someone who will stay around for a while.
  
• Hennepin prosecutor announces run for Washington County attorney
  Peter J. Orput, an assistant Hennepin County attorney, has announced his candidacy to succeed retiring Washington County Attorney Doug Johnson.
  
• Foul play suspected in man's death in Lakeland Shores
  The body of a man has been found in a truck in Washington County, and investigators there are investigating it as a homicide.
  
• Man to plead guilty to more felonies in 2003 Minnesota-Wisconsin crime spree
  The Wisconsin man is accused of robbing an armored car at gunpoint. His trial had been scheduled for this week.
  

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