Local Interest

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

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 6-4-2023 at approximately 4:58 am, their office received a report of a one-vehicle accident on Bison Road north of 230th Street, approximately three miles west of Randall, MN in Parker Township. According to the Sheriff’s Office, 37-year-old Jarret Hall of Long Prairie, MN was traveling north on Bison Road. Hall lost control … [Read more...] about Morrison County: One Vehicle Accident

On June 4, 2023, at approximately 1:32 a.m., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a crash in the 43000 block of County Road 17 in Sauk Centre Township. The crash location is approximately 2 miles northwest of the city of Sauk Centre. The caller reported a vehicle in the ditch and an adult male laying in the middle of the roadway. … [Read more...] about Fatal Crash: Sauk Centre Township