Local Interest

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 11-9-2024 at approximately 8:25 pm, their office received a report of a two-vehicle accident involving a tractor on 30th Street, approximately two miles west of Bowlus, MN in Two Rivers Township. According to the Sheriff’s Office, 61-year-old Robert Gerads of Bowlus, MN was traveling west on 30th Street in a tractor hauling … [Read more...] about Morrison County: Accident

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office continues to ask for the public’s assistance in solving the 8-year homicide case involving Terrence (Terry) Brisk who was murdered while hunting on his parent’s property on November 7, 2016. The Sheriff’s Office continues to work diligently with local, state, and federal agencies to solve this case. Terry Brisk was an avid outdoorsman, who … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office November 6, 2024

On November 2, 2024, at approximately 2:09 p.m., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a call reporting a skid steer on fire at 35992 County Road 13 in Melrose Township. The caller advised there was skid steer on fire, and it was fully engulfed. The skid steer was located next to some corn stalk bails. Stearns County Deputies and the Melrose Fire … [Read more...] about Melrose Township Fire

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Long Lake, near Little Sauk Township in Todd County. An angler contacted the DNR after finding a zebra mussel on aquatic plants in Long Lake. A DNR invasive species specialist found zebra mussels on a dock at the Long Lake public water access. Several new zebra mussel populations … [Read more...] about Zebra mussels confirmed in Long Lake in Todd County

On October 30, 2024, at approximately 9:14 a.m. the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call reporting that a 45-year-old male had been injured by a bull at the address of 16046 County Road 52 in Holding Twp. The caller reported that the male was still in the pen with the bull When deputies arrived on scene they found Keith Woitalla, 45, of Avon, … [Read more...] about Holding Township Medical