Local Interest

A second detour segment on Highway 238 in Morrison County begins Monday, June 9, impacting travelers between Upsala and Little Falls. The two-month, $6.3 million roadwork project began June 2 in Upsala. Crews will resurface and update 19 miles of Highway 238 between Morrison County Road 19 in Upsala and Highway 27 west of Little Falls. Motorists should be aware of these … [Read more...] about Highway 238 roadwork: Second detour starts June 9 in Morrison County

Motorists can expect lane closures and short-term delays as crews begin a project to improve one mile of Highway 287 in Long Prairie, Todd County, on Monday, June 9. MnDOT will resurface Highway 287 from Highway 71 to Todd County Road 12 and update storm drainage. Crews will also upgrade sidewalks and approaches, which includes new pedestrian flasher signals at First Street … [Read more...] about Roadwork on Highway 287 in Long Prairie Begins June 9

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will begin a three-month project to resurface and update the Stearns County Road 137 bridge over Highway 15 in Waite Park on Monday, June 2. What to expect June 2 through late August: Stearns County Road 137: The bridge will close to all travelers and detour between Second Avenue South and West Saint Germain Street. Motorists … [Read more...] about Bridge work on Stearns County Road 137 in Waite Park begins June 2

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will begin a two-month project on June 2 to resurface and update 19 miles of Highway 238 between Morrison County Road 19 in Upsala and Highway 27 west of Little Falls. Motorists should be aware of these closures and detours: June 2-23: Highway 238 closed to through traffic from north of County Road 19 to County Road 227 in Upsala to … [Read more...] about Roadwork begins on Highway 238 in Morrison County on June 2

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 5-20-2025 at approximately 7:23 am, their office received a report of a two-vehicle accident on Nature Road just east of Great River Road, approximately two miles east of Bowlus, MN in Two Rivers Township. According to the Sheriff’s Office, 23-year-old William Conroy of Royalton, MN was traveling west on Nature Road and … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office: May 20, 2025