Local Interest

On December 26, 2019 at 10:51 p.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a shed on fire at Tom’s Refuse located at 38164 Thunder Road in Millwood Township. Keith Frank, 58, of Pequot Lakes, was staying in a camper near the shed. When he lost power, he went to check on the electrical breaker system and noticed the shed was on fire. The shed and its contents … [Read more...] about Fire at Tom’s Refuse causes an estimated $800,000 in damage.

On December 21st, 2019 at approximately 6:04 a.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a building fire at Lake Koronis Assembly Grounds at 15752 Lake Avenue in Paynesville Township. Travis Schwegel, 30, of Cold Spring, was ice fishing on Lake Koronis when he noticed the rear of the main lodge of Lake Koronis Assembly Grounds was on fire. The fire was on … [Read more...] about Electrical short is believed to be the cause of fire at Lake Koronis Assembly Grounds.

On Friday, December 20, at approximately 5:24 p.m. the Stearns County Communications Center received a report of a crash with injuries at 21245 County Road 154. This location is just east of County Road 10, and northeast of Albany city limits. Alice Theisen, 60, of Albany was driving a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee and was delivering mail for the US Postal Service. She was … [Read more...] about Albany man jailed after rear-ending US Postal Service carrier’s vehicle.

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 12-17-2019 at approximately 6:32 am, their office received a report of a business burglary at R&R Repair, located off Hwy 25, approximately three miles north of Pierz, MN. According to the Sheriff’s Office, sometime during the early morning hours on 12-17-2019 the suspect(s) kicked in the front door to enter the business. … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office – December 17, 2019

Albany man dies in farm accident. On December 4th, 2019 at 7:22 p.m., the Stearns County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a male was found unresponsive under an overturned gravity box at 39637 245th Avenue in Krain Township. Daniel Wielenberg, age 52, of Albany, was located under an overturned gravity box by a family member. They were able to remove the … [Read more...] about Stearns County Farm Accident near Albany