Local Interest

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is restricting the open burning of vegetative debris effective tomorrow, Monday, March 30, due to increased wildfire risk resulting from warm temperatures and dry conditions in parts of central, northwest, and northeast Minnesota. The restrictions apply in the following counties: Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami South, Benton, Cass, … [Read more...] about Spring burning restrictions begin in Minnesota

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for most of Minnesota effective Saturday, March 28 due to extreme fire danger.  Affected counties include Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, … [Read more...] about Red Flag Warning issued for extreme fire risk

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 3-14-2026 at approximately 12:06 am., a Morrison County deputy conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Highway 10 and 83rd Street north of Royalton, MN. The deputy observed a moving violation, made the traffic stop and identified the driver of the vehicle as 31-year-old Augustine Wodrich of Minneapolis, MN and … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office: Traffic Stop Drug Arrest

On March 3, 2026, at approximately 10:50 AM, the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a report of a crash just north of the intersection of County Road 13 and County Road 17, in Melrose Township. This is approximately 5 miles north of the City of Melrose. The caller was the driver of the vehicle and was reporting the truck had tipped over in the ditch and had … [Read more...] about Stearns County: Single-Vehicle Crash

On March 4, 2026, at approximately 7:35 a.m., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a report of a crash at the intersection of County Road 42 and County Road 161 in Farming Township, approximately 4.5 miles north of the City of Richmond. The caller reported that a flatbed-style propane truck was in the ditch and resting on a power box, with the driver … [Read more...] about Stearns County: Crash with Injuries