accidents

A 7-year-old Woodbury girl was the latest person in Minnesota to die after contracting the influenza. The Minnesota Department of Health said earlier this week that a third young person has died of influenza as the flu season hits early and hard. District 833 Communications...

Firefighters said hot ashes were the culprit behind an overnight garage fire in Woodbury. Woodbury Fire Department Cmdr. John Wallgren said the fire was reported at 1:25 a.m. at 1897 Lochaven Drive. The fire was contained to the exterior of the garage and did not breach the interior,...

A Woodbury family lost their two vehicles Tuesday when their detached garage caught fire. Fire crews from Woodbury, Cottage Grove and Newport responded to the 6500 block of Military Road, in Woodbury, just before 9:30 p.m., Cpt. Chris Klein said. “When we arrived on scene...

The Woodbury man who likely saved the life of a fellow motorist in June will be honored for his actions. The Roseville Fire Department will honor Robert Renning on July 23 at the city's fire station, according to a city of Roseville announcement. Renning used his bare hands...

A Wisconsin ambulance en route to Regions Hospital Thursday night with a critical patient was disabled by an overheated engine near Woodbury, forcing the medics on board to evacuate the rig and wait for help from Woodbury Emergency Medical Services to finish the run. A New Richmond...

Some Woodbury residents and businesses experienced a power outage this morning. According to Xcel Energy, 1,188 customers between western Woodbury and eastern Maplewood were without power at 5:47 a.m. The outage was expected to last until 9:42 a.m., according to the utility. Witnesses...

Robert Renning can only guess how he summoned the strength to peel back a door on a burning car last weekend. So if he had to attribute the lifesaving feat to anything, the Woodbury man said he’d put it on his job. “I’m a mechanical engineer by trade,” the 52-year-old...