Local Interest

Stearns County, M.N. – The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Steve Soyka announced that it will be starting a new jail program from the National Sheriffs’ Association, I.G.N.I.T.E. (Inmate Growth Naturally and Intentionally Through Education), is a nation-wide jail initiative that prepares inmates for release and makes jails safer. The launch announcement and … [Read more...] about Sheriff Soyka Unveils Innovative Rehabilitation Program, I.G.N.I.T.E., for Inmates in Stearns County Jail

Fifteen projects that will improve freight mobility, safety, intermodal connections, and first and last-mile freight throughout Minnesota were selected to receive a total of $81.5 million in funding, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced today. These 15 projects selected are part of the third round of targeted freight funding offered through the competitive … [Read more...] about MnDOT awards $81.5 million to improve statewide freight network

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is restricting the open burning of vegetative debris due to increased wildfire risk resulting from unusually warm temperatures and exceptionally dry conditions across most of Minnesota. Beginning Monday, March 18, the restrictions apply in the following counties: Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, … [Read more...] about Spring Burning Restrictions Set to Begin in Minnesota

Those who travel through east St. Cloud at the Highway 10 and Highway 23 interchange will encounter single lane head-to-head traffic, as crews begin the second year of construction Monday, March 18, reports the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Here’s what to expect the week of March 18: Highway 23 will be reduced to one lane, each direction, 24-7, between Lincoln … [Read more...] about Interchange construction, lane closures resume in east St. Cloud March 18

On March 8, 2024, at 10:38 a.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received the report of a house fire at the address of 21 6th Avenue Southeast in the city of St. Stephen. When the deputy arrived on scene the residence was fully engulfed in flames. The homeowner Ronald Holthaus, 37, Bowlus, had been renting the property to Michael Rowley, 32, … [Read more...] about St. Stephen House Fire