Local Interest

On March 18, 2023, at approximately 1:35 a.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received a call from a party reporting that they had been involved in a rollover crash on County Road 10 near Orchard Road in Albany Township. The driver, identified as, Stephanie Lyn Jacobs, 41, of Albany, reported that she lost control of her 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe … [Read more...] about Vehicle Crash

On March 18, 2023 a Motley Police Officer observed a vehicle drive past him in the City of Motley having dark window tint and expired registration. The officer conducted a traffic stop and identified the driver as 41-year-old Timothy Salazar of St. Paul, MN and identified the passenger as 64-year-old Steven Sutton of St. Paul, MN. Both subjects were initially placed under … [Read more...] about Motley Police Department News

On March 18, 2023, at 2:14 p.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a snowmobile crash east of the County Road 17 and 147th Avenue intersection in Holding Township. Initial information provided was that the operator of the snowmobile struck a fence post and sustained a lower leg injury. Stearns County Deputies along … [Read more...] about Snowmobile Crash

On March 13, 2023, at approximately 2:20 PM, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Officer Emergency Communications Center received a report of a two-vehicle crash located at the intersection of County Road 52 and 160th Avenue in Holding Township. Deputies arrived on scene and located two vehicles crashed in the south ditch of County Road 52 at this intersection. A 2010 Ford Explorer … [Read more...] about Fatal Crash

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