Local Interest

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has entered into an agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to begin using Wireless Emergency Alerts through the Integrated Public Alert & Warning System, FEMA’s national system for local alerting that shares emergency information to the public. Wireless Emergency Alerts use the same system that share critical … [Read more...] about MnDOT to begin using Wireless Emergency Alerts for traveler safety

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The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 8-15-2023 at approximately 5:11 pm, their office received a report of a motorcycle accident near the intersection of Nature Road and Great River Road, approximately two miles east of Bowlus, MN in Two Rivers Township. According to the Sheriff’s Office, a motorcycle driven by 58-year-old Michael Eisenreich of St. Cloud, MN … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office: August 16, 2023

The Minnesota Department of Revenue reminds homeowners and renters to file for their 2021 Property Tax Refund before August 15, 2023. Additionally, claims for 2022 refunds can be filed until August 15, 2024. Renters who already filed have started receiving their refunds while homeowners can expect to start getting their refunds in late August. More than 877,000 Minnesotans … [Read more...] about Deadline for claiming 2021 Property Tax Refunds is August 15, 2023

On Saturday, August 5, 2023, at approximately 12:49 p.m., the Stearns County Sheriff's Office received a call of a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of County Road 167 and Long Lake Road, which is approximately two and a half miles northwest of the city of Freeport. When deputies arrived, they located a 2012 Buick Verano, driven by Dorothy Austing, 80, of Freeport off … [Read more...] about Two-Vehicle Crash near Freeport