Local Interest

On September 11, 2022, at approximately 2:18 p.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center was notified of a motorcycle crash with injuries on County Road 13 just south of 360th Street in Grove Township. This location is approximately 1.5 miles south of Melrose, Minnesota. The initial report was that a motorcycle went off the road and an individual … [Read more...] about Fatal Motorcycle Crash

On August 29th, 2022, at approximately 4:03 P.M., the Stearns County Sheriff's Office responded to a medical emergency in a field near the intersection of 360th Avenue and County Road 17 in Melrose Township. This location is approximately 3 miles north of the City of Melrose. Upon arrival deputies learned that Eric Zirbes, 45, of Melrose, was operating a New Holland … [Read more...] about Melrose Township Farming Accident

On August 29, 2022, at approximately 12:16 A.M., the Stearns County Emergency Communication Center received a call reporting a crash involving a car colliding with a power pole. The crash location was at 38212 County Road 185 in Sauk Centre Township, approximately 2.5 miles east of the City of Sauk Centre. The driver, identified as Teresa Forcier, 37, of Sauk Centre, was … [Read more...] about Sauk Centre Township Crash

BAXTER, Minn. –Those who travel on Highway 27 through Little Falls should plan for short-term delays and a detour as crews close and repair the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway crossing, west of the Mississippi River, between Paul Larson Memorial Drive and Lindbergh Drive Wednesday, Aug. 31 and Thursday, Sept. 1. Highway 27 will close and detour along Paul Larson … [Read more...] about Highway 27 closes, detours at the railroad crossing in Little Falls Aug. 31–Sept. 1

Motorists can expect periodic single-lane closures and delays as crews resurface roads at these locations in central Minnesota: Highway 28 from Highway 71 in Sauk Centre to Highway 27 near Swanville in Stearns, Todd and Morrison counties: Aug. 29–Sept. 6 Highway 71 from Central Avenue in Long Prairie to Todd Line Road near Hewitt in Todd County: Sept. 6–Sept. 30 Work will … [Read more...] about Crews to resurface roads in central Minnesota