Local Interest

Stearns County will be holding public input sessions throughout the county to discuss the potential to extend the local option transportation sales tax. These sessions are an opportunity for county residents to hear about the sales tax options, and give input on whether or not the county board should extend the tax or how it should be used if extended. The sessions will be … [Read more...] about Stearns County – Transportation Sales Tax Sessions

ST. PAUL, Minn. – More than 230 construction projects that will help maintain Minnesota’s roads, bridges and transportation infrastructure; improve safety and mobility; and support jobs will be worked on across the state this year, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced today. The planned 2022 construction projects include 184 road and bridge projects, plus 51 … [Read more...] about MnDOT announces 2022 state construction projects

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports burglary charges are pending on 24-year-old Dacotah Ahlstrom of Mora, MN regarding a March 2021 burglary. On March 13, 2021, the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office received a report of forced entry into a shed located off 225th Avenue in Belle Prairie Twp. A deputy responded to the scene and discovered the door had been pried open and … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office: March 31, 2022

***Statewide Tornado Drills on Thursday, April 7*** The Morrison County Sheriff's Office Emergency Management wants to remind everyone that Severe Weather Awareness Week is April 4-8th. On Thursday, April 7th, we will be participating in the Statewide Tornado Drills with sirens being activated at 1:45PM and 6:45PM. Outdoor warning sirens will sound in a simulated tornado … [Read more...] about Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness Week April 4-8, 2022

UPDATED INFORMATION- March 29, 2022 On March 26, 2022, Emmanuel Galen Johnson (Smurf), 21, was arrested in Harvey, Illinois on the warrant issued for 1st Degree Aggravated Robbery with a firearm, 2nd Degree Assault with a firearm and Felon in Possession of a Firearm. The arrest was without incident, and he remains in custody in the Cook County Jail, Illinois. Johnson is … [Read more...] about Avon Gunshot Call – Updated March 29, 2022