Local Interest

Motorists traveling overnight on Highway 15 through St. Cloud can expect lane closures and delays on Tuesday evening, July 18, through July 25, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Work will occur nightly from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. between Second Street South in St. Cloud and 18th Street North in Sauk Rapids. Good weather is necessary to complete this … [Read more...] about Watch for night work July 18–25 on Highway 15 through St. Cloud

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Motorists can expect periodic single-lane closures and delays as crews begin to resurface Highway 55 between Brooten and east of Belgrade, Stearns County, on Thursday, July 13, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Work will occur weekdays during daylight hours on good weather days until July 19. Motorists will encounter periodic lane closures, lane … [Read more...] about Lane closures on Highway 55 from Brooten to Belgrade begin July 13

On July 8, 2023, at approximately 4:42 p.m., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a report of a watercraft accident on Watab Lake in St. Wendel Township. The caller reported two juveniles were injured while riding on a tube behind a jet ski. The operator of the jet ski was identified as Ryan James Willis, 42, of St. Joseph. The jet ski was reported to be … [Read more...] about Stearns County: Watercraft Accident

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 7-3-2023, their office received several reports of mailboxes that were damaged north of Royalton, MN. Approximately 11 mailboxes were either damaged or stolen along Iris Road and 170th Avenue in Bellevue Township. According to the Sheriff’s Office, these incidents are believed to be related and happened sometime last night … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office