Local Interest

On March 5th, 2024, at approximately 4:21 p.m., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a report of a building fire at the address of 28083 County Road 12, in St. Martin Township. The caller was reporting that a shed was on fire at the residence and that it was detached from the residence and was half engulfed. Stearns County Deputies arrived on scene and … [Read more...] about St. Martin Township Structure Fire

On March 3, 2024, at approximately 1:24 a.m., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received an Apple Watch Crash Detection Alert near the address of 35538 County Road 17 in Melrose Township. The Sauk Centre Police Department, Melrose Fire Department, Melrose Ambulance Service, and Stearns County Deputies responded to the scene. A 2021 Chevrolet Silverado driven … [Read more...] about Crash with Injuries

On Wednesday, February 14th, at approximately 3:10 p.m., the Stearns County Sheriff's Office Emergency Communications Center received a report of a crash with injuries at the intersection of County Road 11 and 365 Street in Oak Township, south of the city of Freeport. Upon arrival at the scene, deputies observed a 2004 Ford Taurus with significant front-end damage in the … [Read more...] about February 14, 2024: Oak Township Crash

The public is invited to attend an open house to learn about plans to reconstruct the intersection of Highway 4 and County State Aid Highway 32, Stearns County, on Thursday, Feb. 29, reports the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The meeting will be held from 5–7 p.m. at the Lake Henry Fire/City Hall, 23412 State Highway 4, Paynesville. The meeting will have an open … [Read more...] about Public invited to project open house in Lake Henry Feb. 29

Unseasonably warm weather, combined with a lack of snow cover, has taken a toll on the ice on some water bodies, particularly small ponds and drainage ditches often found in neighborhoods. These smaller, nearby water bodies can be magnets for curious children. These places often are overlooked when it comes to ice safety because they generally don’t attract ice anglers, but at … [Read more...] about DNR warns of rapidly changing ice conditions, especially in backyard ponds and smaller bodies of water