Local Interest

On May 1, 2021, at approximately 2:59 p.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Communication’s Center received a 911 call reporting a single motorcycle crash with injuries near the intersection of County Road 54 and Quaker Road in Albany Township. This intersection is just outside of Albany City limits. The motorcycle was the only vehicle involved in the crash. The driver … [Read more...] about Albany: Fatal Motorcycle Crash

Seasonal Road Restrictions are scheduled to be lifted on Stearns County Highways effective at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, April 26, 2021. … [Read more...] about Stearns County Road Restriction lift

Highway 287 (State Street West) will close and detour for up to six weeks between Todd County Road 98, west of Grey Eagle, and the intersection of Highway 28 (State Street) and Maple Street in Grey Eagle on Monday, April 26. The closure is necessary to allow the City of Grey Eagle to replace the sanitary sewer beneath Highway 287 (State Street East). Motorists to follow a … [Read more...] about Detour begins on Highway 287 in Grey Eagle on Monday, April 26

Fishing seasons open for walleye, bass, trout in lakes, and northern pike on Saturday, May 15, with this year’s date taking the prize for the latest possible opener under Minnesota statute. “We know there is some confusion about this year’s opener date,” said Jon Hansen, fisheries program consultant for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Minnesota statute sets the … [Read more...] about Minnesota’s Fishing Opener is May 15 – Take a Mom Fishing Weekend is May 8-9

The Morrison County Sheriff's Office Emergency Management wants to remind everyone that Severe Weather Awareness Week is April 12-16th. On Thursday, April 15th, we will be participating in the Statewide Tornado Drills with sirens being activated at 1:45 PM and 6:45 PM. Outdoor warning sirens will sound in a simulated tornado warning. The tornado drills allow everyone in the … [Read more...] about Statewide Tornado Drills on Thursday, April 15