Local Interest

ST. JOSEPH, Minn. (FOX 9) - Following the shooting of a person in St. Joseph, Minnesota, during the execution of a search warrant, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has identified the officer involved. According to the BCA, Stearns County Deputy Tyler Thunstedt, who has eight years of law enforcement experience, fired his … [Read more...] about St. Joseph shooting: Officer involved in shooting, search warrant execution Update

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 6-22-2023, their office received a report of a mailbox that was damaged on 170th Street, approximately two miles northwest of Little Falls, MN in Pike Creek Township. Morrison County deputies responded to the area and observed several mailboxes that were damaged in the area along 170th Street, 105th Avenue and 110th Avenue. … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office • June 22, 2023

Law Enforcement is on the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 200 block of Able Street East in the City of St. Joseph. The Stearns/Benton SWAT Team was assisting the St. Joseph Police Department in executing a search warrant at a residence in an attempt to apprehend a suspect in a Threats of Violence/Firearm case. Officers performed emergency medical treatment on … [Read more...] about Large Law Enforcement Presence in St. Joseph

A Little Falls man was unharmed Thursday, June 15, 2023 when he was involved in a collision that resulted in an Avon man being hospitalized. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Tyler Michael Tougas, 21, Avon, sustained non-life threatening injuries in the crash. The driver of the other vehicle, Troy Joseph Kruzel, 44, Little Falls, was not hurt. The State Patrol was … [Read more...] about Avon man injured in pickup versus semi collision

At the June 6th, 2023 Todd County Board of Commissioners meeting it was decided to opt out of homecare license renewal, discontinuing home care services and transitioning existing home care clients to other home care providers. A number of challenges were presented to the Commissioners. This resulted in the decision to discontinue home care. The Todd County home care program … [Read more...] about Todd County’s Home Care Program Discontinued