Local Interest

Motorists who travel on Highway 4 through Meire Grove, Stearns County, should plan for some delays as a four-month detour begins Monday, July 12. Highway 4 will close to through traffic between Stearns County Road 29, north of Meire Grove and 345th Street, south of Meire Grove. Motorists will follow a signed detour along I-94 through Melrose, Highway 237 and Stearns County … [Read more...] about Highway 4 detour begins July 12 in Stearns County

On Friday, July 16th, 2021 from 3-6pm Todd County Health & Human Services will be hosting a public health clinic at the Todd County Fair. Staff will be offering dental varnishing to any child. Fluoride varnish is a dental treatment that can help prevent tooth decay, slow it down, or stop it from getting worse. Fluoride varnish is made with fluoride, a mineral that can … [Read more...] about Todd County Fair- Public Health Clinic

Commander Jay Salzer advised that on July 8th, 2021, the Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force conducted multiple search warrants in and around the St. Cloud area relating to the distribution of controlled substance and weapons crimes. Investigators learned that an individual by the name of Tyler Neil Pelzer, 31 years of age from St. Cloud, was suspected of … [Read more...] about Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 7-5-2021 at approximately 10:41 pm, their office received a report of a fire at the Borgstrom House-Historical Site, located on Main Street North, in the city of Upsala, MN. The Upsala Fire Department responded and was able to contain the fire to the attic area and put the fire out. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the … [Read more...] about Upsala Fire: July 6, 2021

On July 4, 2021 at 6:29 pm the Stearns County Communications Center received a 911 call regarding a single vehicle rollover crash at the intersection of Co. Rd 9 and Narnia Lane in Avon Township. This is approximately one and a half miles south of the City of Avon on Co. Rd. 9. Deputies arrived on scene and found a 2002 Ford Expedition in the ditch south of Narnia Lane. … [Read more...] about One Injured in Single Car Rollover near Avon