Local Interest

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 12-19-2018 at approximately 5:19 am, their office received a report of a burglary at the Randall Café located on Superior Avenue in the city of Randall, MN. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the suspect entered the business at approximately 9:55pm on 12-18-2018. The suspect used a prybar to gain access through a door on the … [Read more...] about Morrison County – Randall Café Burglary

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