Local Interest

BAXTER, Minn. – Motorists on Interstate 94 and Stearns County Road 159 near Collegeville may encounter delays while crews repair the County Road 159 bridge spanning I-94 beginning Monday, June 3. Motorists should plan for the following after 7 a.m. June 3: The County Road 159 Bridge spanning I-94 will close. Motorists may follow the signed detours using the I-94/County Road 9 … [Read more...] about Expect delays at Interstate 94/County Road 159 interchange near Collegeville beginning June 3

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 5-20-2019 at approximately 7:25 pm, agents with the Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force were conducting an operation in the city of Little Falls related to the trafficking of narcotics. During the operation, agents with the task force observed 34-year-old Benjamin Anthony Tschida of Little Falls, MN in a motor … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office • May 21, 2019

Motorists who travel Highway 71 between Interstate 94 and Fourth Street N in Sauk Centre will encounter road crews, heavy equipment and potential delays while segments of the road are reduced to a single lane beginning Monday, June 3. The lane closures will occur from sunrise to sunset, up to seven days per week, while crews resurface the road. All lanes of Highway 71 in Sauk … [Read more...] about Highway 71 through Sauk Centre lanes close, resurfacing begins June 3

An Avon man walks away after crashing his vehicle into Lower Spunk Lake on Friday evening. Stearns County deputies responded to the crash in the 34000 block of County Road 9 in Avon Township. According to Sheriff Steve Soyka, the 2012 Chevrolet Chrysler 200 left the roadway and entered the ditch hitting an approach. The Chrysler continued through a yard hitting a raised … [Read more...] about Stearns County Car Crash

BAXTER, Minn. – Motorists who travel Highway 27 in Little Falls may encounter delays after the Highway 27 bridge spanning the Mississippi River opens, and another short segment of Highway 27 in Little Falls closes, Saturday, May 11. Motorists should plan for the following beginning Saturday, May 11: All lanes of Highway 27 between Front Street and Lindbergh Drive, including … [Read more...] about Highway 27 bridge opens, short detour east of Mississippi River in Little Falls begins May 11