UPDATE: Man killed after crash on Scandia-May border
A Forest Lake man died Aug. 11 after sustaining injuries in a head-on collision between a passenger car and a semi-truck near the border of Scandia and May Township. According to the Washington County...
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Building community
Submitted photo Forest Lake police officer Ashley LaValle chats with two Forest Lake residents during the Aug. 2 Night to Unite festivities in the Bayview Estates Park neighborhood.
View ArticleMan charged after alleged groping
A Spring Lake Park man was charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct after allegedly groping a 12-year-old girl at the Forest Lake Target. According to court records, Caleb David Wolfgram, 27,...
View ArticleLAYSB offers risk assessment for teens
The Lakes Area Youth Service Bureau is offering a new unique risk assessment meeting that parents and guardians of teens can take advantage of without any referral from an official agency. They can...
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Suspicious home fire investigated
The Minnesota State Fire Marshal is investigating a suspicious fire that occurred at 14751 Hornsby St. in Columbus Aug. 18. The call of the fire at the abandoned home came in around 3 a.m. The fire...
View ArticleFL man charged with having sex with teen
A 23-year-old Forest Lake man was charged with criminal sexual conduct after allegedly having sex with a 13-year-old girl in mid-August. Travis Alex Rehbein was also charged with depriving another of...
View ArticleMotorcyclist commits suicide after chase
A motorcycle driver killed himself Monday night after a high speed chase that ended in the Forest Lake rest stop off of Interstate Highway 35. The man, whose name has not been released, was first...
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High School and Century Junior High buildings under containment
Due to an outside threat to a student, both the Forest Lake High School and Century Junior High buildings are currently under containment and will remain as such until the end of the regular school...
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Saying thanks
A good turnout at a first responder’s appreciation picnic at the Forest Lake City Center overflowed one of the center’s community rooms. Above, volunteers served attendees, firefighters and police...
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Community to come together to benefit fallen heroes; Cruise for Troops pays...
The passing of a military hero, no matter the circumstances, results in an aftermath their children and families must endure for a lifetime. The goal of Cruise for Troops is to honor the sacrifices...
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Man found submerged in Southwest pool
Photos by Ryan HowardSchool officials confer outside of Southwest Junior High School Oct. 4 after an elderly man was found submerged in the school’s community pool. Forest Lake police confirmed Tuesday...
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Police and council: A relationship examined
Photo by Ryan HowardForest Lake’s police headquarters now occupy the ground floor of the Forest Lake City Center, only a minute’s walk from the doors of the City Council chambers. The council’s...
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Mock crash, real education
The Forest Lake Police Department coordinated a mock crash that took place at the Forest Lake Area High School Sept. 28. The event focused on texting while driving and simulated a crash that killed one...
View ArticleFL police respond to vehicle arson, theft
The Forest Lake Police Department responded to a couple of automobile-related crimes last week. One strange call came in shortly after 10 p.m. Oct. 1, when a passerby informed police that a vehicle was...
View ArticleFire marshal releases cause of Bergen’s fire
After a fact-finding and investigatory process that lasted more than a year, the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office has determined that the cause of the 2015 Bergen’s Greenhouse fire in Columbus was...
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Winnick investigated after sign video
Image courtesy of Michael LaFaveForest Lake Councilman Ben Winnick is shown in a cellphone video taken by resident Michael LaFave. LaFave believes Winnick was attempting to remove one LaFave’s campaign...
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Police and council: A future in flux
File photo by Jason DeMoeForest Lake residents voice their support for police during a vigil on the Broadway bridge in August. Editor’s note: This article is the second in a two-part series examining...
View ArticleSuspicious car fire investigated
The state fire marshal is investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed one car, damaged another and destroyed a fish house camper at Koppy Motors on 19th Street Southwest. According to the Forest...
View ArticleMilitary News
Captain Brett McIntosh recently returned home from the military. He finished his legacy tour where he was trained as a pilot and artillery officer. Brett returned home Oct. 17, and a bonfire party will...
View ArticleSheriff’s office completes sign investigation
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office will not be citing Forest Lake City Councilman Ben Winnick with any crime, nor suggesting charges, after an investigation into an allegation that he was involved...
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