Local Interest

The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile female. Kaydence Johnson, 15, was placed in a residential facility earlier this year in Minneapolis. She left that facility on Tuesday May 2 and a missing person report was filed with the Minneapolis Police Department. Johnson’s whereabouts are currently unknown. Johnson … [Read more...] about Missing Juvenile

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 5-8-2023 at approximately 1:19 pm, their office received a report of a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Dove Road and Cable Road, approximately three miles south of Flensburg, MN in Swanville Township. According to the Sheriff’s Office, 64-year-old John Samuelson of Little Falls, MN was traveling north on Dove … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office

The first half of 2023 property tax payments are due by Monday, May 15, 2023. Residents have several options for paying their taxes. • Pay taxes online at StearnsCountyMN.gov/670. • Pay by mail. Payments must be postmarked by the Post Office on or before the due date. Payments should be mailed to: Randy R. Schreifels Stearns County … [Read more...] about Property Taxes Due May 15

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation will end spring load restrictions starting on May 8. The restrictions will end: in the SOUTH zone on Monday, May 8, at 12:01 a.m. in the CENTRAL zone on Wednesday, May 17, at 12:01 a.m. in the NORTH-CENTRAL and NORTH zones on Wednesday, May 24, at 12:01 a.m. Please check with local agencies prior to increasing … [Read more...] about Spring load restrictions ending in south, central, north-central and north seasonal load limit zones

BAXTER, Minn. –Those who travel on Highway 371 through Baxter should plan for short-term delays and a detour, reports the Minnesota Department of Transportation. On Monday morning, May 8, Highway 371 will close between Highway 210 and College Road South as crews repair the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway crossing. Motorists will detour along College Road South, Cypress … [Read more...] about Highway 371 closes, detours at the railroad crossing in Baxter May 8–11