Local Interest

Seasonal Road Restrictions will take effect on Stearns County Highways at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, March 18, 2022. Posted axle weight limits control vehicle weights on posted roads. All restriction limits are gross axle weights. No overweight permits will be issued to vehicles that exceed the posted limits. Minnesota Statute 169.87 establishes weight restrictions. The weight … [Read more...] about Seasonal Road Restrictions Begin March 18, 2022

On March 7, 2022, at approximately 6:05 PM, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a commercial fire alarm at Messer Repair and Fabrications (MRF) located at 42739 County Road 184 in Sauk Centre Township. Upon arrival deputies observed heavy smoke and flames visible from the roadway and numerous employees attempting to put out flames on an air circulator … [Read more...] about Commercial Building Fire

The Morrison County Sheriff ‘s Office along with the Motley Police Department and Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, continue to investigate an incident that was reported to the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office at 9:40am on March 6th, 2022. The Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 transfer from an individual stating that he received a phone call from his friend, who indicated that … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office March 8, 2022

On March 8, 2022, at approximately 9:28 AM, the Avon Police Department responded to a gunshot call in the 300 Block of Char Avenue NE in the City of Avon. The initial call to the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center was that a male had reported he had been shot in the chest. The male victim was further reported to be conscious and breathing. The Avon Police … [Read more...] about Avon Gunshot Call

Friday, February 18, 2022: The state patrol has released the name of the Melrose man killed after his car was hit by a Jeep traveling on the wrong side of the road in Minnetonka Friday. He was 30-year-old Alan Caraveo. Caraveo was traveling eastbound on I-394 when his car was hit head-on by a suspected drunk driver who was driving on the wrong side of the freeway. It happened … [Read more...] about Melrose man killed in Friday crash in Minnetonka