Local Interest

On Monday, December 17, 2018, at approximately 3:06 p.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a call about a burned deceased male in a field in the 10600 block of River Street in Brockway Township. According to Sheriff Don Gudmundson, Edwin Opatz, 86, of Rice, was found deceased in a burned field in this area. The preliminary investigation … [Read more...] about Stearns County – Death Investigation

Morrison County Sheriff Shawn Larsen reports that on 12-15-2018 at approximately 7:53 pm, his office received a report of a one vehicle accident involving three juveniles on Forest Road in Green Prairie Township, north of Little Falls near Green Prairie Fish Lake. According to the Sheriff’s Office, 15-year-old Riley Ballou of Randall, MN was traveling east on Forest Road when … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office – One Vehicle Crash

Morrison County Sheriff Shawn Larsen reports that charges are pending against 22-year-old Daniel Hinz Jr. and 25-year-old Ryan Schmidt both from Staples, MN, for their involvement in a theft that occurred at the Stanchfield Lake Access, located in Scandia Valley Township, Morrison County. According to the Sheriff’s Office, on 12-14-2018 at approximately 7:16 pm, they received … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office – Theft

**UPDATE** The adult female has been identified as Casey Rose Myers, 30, Holdingford. On December 17, 2018 at 7:48 a.m., the Stearns County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a crash involving a semi-tractor trailer and an SUV. The crash happened at the intersection of County Road 4 and County Road 133 in LeSauk Township. Corey William Planck, 46, of Star City, Indiana, … [Read more...] about Stearns County – Fatal Crash

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Winter truck load increases will begin Friday, Dec. 14, on unrestricted highways in the central frost zone, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The frost zones can be found on the MnDOT load limits map. Winter load increases have already begun in the north and north-central zones. Vehicles will be allowed to operate up to 10 percent … [Read more...] about Winter truck load increases begin Dec. 14 for central frost zone