When Elmo decided to check the emotional pulse of the internet on Monday and ask, “How is everybody doing?” the fiery-colored Muppet couldn’t have anticipated the seismic response he’d receive. Elmo’s ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources would allow Lake Elmo to more than double its legal take of groundwater under a draft permit that could resolve a water crisis in the fast-growing suburb.

Stillwater Area School District officials say they may need to look for a new site for a new Lake Elmo Elementary School because of issues regarding access to city water. The Lake Elmo City Council ...

The demand for city water in Lake Elmo has been so strong in recent weeks that staff sometimes have had to pump from a well that is known to be contaminated with PFOA, a toxin in the class of ...