Local Interest

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of signal crayfish, an invasive non-native species, in Lake Winona, adjacent to Alexandria in Douglas County. This is the first confirmation of signal crayfish in Minnesota waters. A commercial harvester contacted the DNR after trapping two signal crayfish in Lake Winona. Since the first catch, the … [Read more...] about Signal crayfish confirmed in Minnesota

On October 9, 2023, at approximately 3:58 p.m., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from a cell phone. The telecommunicator was able to hear someone on the call but was not able to understand what was being said. The call was mapped via GPS and found to be near 355th Avenue and the Wobegon Trail in Melrose Township, west of the City of … [Read more...] about Fatal Crash: Melrose Township

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 10-8-2023 at approximately 6:15 am, their office received a report of a fire at the Stone Hill Bar & Grill located on 230th Street approximately four miles west of Randall, MN. When deputies arrived, there was smoke and fire coming out of the east entryway of the building. The Randall Fire Department responded, and mutual aid … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office: Fire at the Stone Hill Bar & Grill

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is excited to announce that all lanes are open on I-94 between St. John's Road/136th Avenue and Stearns County Road 2 in Collegeville. Crews began to repair and resurface the westbound I-94 bridge over eastbound County Road 75 in early July. Motorists will continue to encounter single-lane closures and delays as crews resurface … [Read more...] about Bridge work complete on Interstate 94 at County Road 75 in Collegeville

On September 18, 2023, at 11:57 a.m., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a call from a motorist stating that a vehicle had crashed on County Road 9 near 363rd Street in Avon Township. The caller reported that the driver was out of the vehicle and that the vehicle was on fire. The Avon Police Department, along with the Stearns County Sheriff's … [Read more...] about Single-Vehicle Crash