Local Interest

On September 13, 2021, at approximately 10:53 a.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a call of a single-vehicle rollover crash on 300th Street, east of County Road 41 in Farming Township. This location is approximately three miles south of the city of Albany. Upon arrival, deputies learned that the sole occupant and driver, Brayden Roerick, … [Read more...] about Single-Vehicle Rollover in Farming Township

Sheriff Larsen proudly announced that the MSA Board of Directors has established a scholarship fund for the awarding of up to 15- $2,000 scholarships for this year. These scholarships are due to the coordinated efforts of the 87 Sheriffs of the State of Minnesota. The Members of MSA gives special recognition to the financial needs of students attending the peace officer … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff Shawn Larsen announced the commencement of the Law Enforcement Scholarship Program for 2021

The Minnesota Department of Revenue announced that the processing of returns impacted by tax law changes made to the treatment of Unemployment Insurance compensation and Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness will begin the week of September 13. “We know these refunds are important to those taxpayers who have experienced hardships over the last year and a half,” said … [Read more...] about Minnesota Department of Revenue set to begin processing Unemployment Insurance and Paycheck Protection Program refunds

On September 3, 2021, at approximately 10:54 a.m., the Stearns County Communications Center received a call reporting a house on fire at the address of 33202 County Road 30 in Grove Township. The reporting party stated that they were able to smell smoke and upon exiting the house could see smoke coming from the roof vents. Upon arrival deputies observed smoke coming from the … [Read more...] about Residential Fire – Grove Township

The Morrison County Office of Emergency Management is working with U-Spatial at the University of Minnesota Duluth to update the county’s Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan (MHMP). The plan assesses the natural hazards that pose risk to the county, such as tornadoes, straight line winds, ice storms, blizzards, wildfire, flooding, and extreme temperatures and identifies ways to … [Read more...] about Public Input Wanted as County Updates Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan