Local Interest

On February 27, 2023, at 8:00 a.m., the Stearns County Sheriff's Office Emergency Communications Center received reports of a vehicle crash on County Road 17, east of State Highway 238 in Krain Township. Upon arrival a deputy located a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt blocking the east bound lane of County Road 17. The Cobalt driven by Alexis Czeck, 16, of Freeport, was missing the front … [Read more...] about Vehicle Crash

On February 23, 2023, at approximately 12:24 a.m., the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a report of a house fire at 155 Highway 4 in the city of Meire Grove. The homeowner Ethan Walz, 26, reported being awakened by smoke alarms going off inside his residence and he could see smoke coming from the basement. Walz woke up his roommate Alex Zierden, 28, and … [Read more...] about Meire Grove House Fire: February 23, 2023

February 4, 2023: On Saturday, morning, the Osakis Fire Department and Douglas County Deputies responded to a fire at 13461 Cemetery Road SE in Orange Township where a silo was reportedly on fire. According to the report, as efforts were being made to put out the fire, Osakis Fire Department reported the top of the silo blew off. Two fire trucks were struck by the top of the … [Read more...] about Silo explodes near Osakis, firefighter is injured

BAXTER, Minn. – New Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) stations in central Minnesota are active at seven different locations and highway camera views are now available at 511mn.org, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The new RWIS stations are located in Aitkin, Cass, Mille Lacs, Stearns and Todd counties, including: Highway 23 near Richmond at … [Read more...] about New highway camera views are now available on 511mn.org