Local Interest

On March 24, 2021 at 11:32 p.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received the call of a one vehicle rollover crash on County Road 11 near Woodview Road in Millwood Township. This location is approximately 3 miles north of Freeport. The caller reported that his daughter had been driving home when she noticed lights in a field and notified him. The … [Read more...] about Stearns County Sheriff’s Report: Fatal Crash in Millwood Township

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 3-22-2021 at approximately 10:20 pm, their office received a report of a male pinned under a vehicle at Rick’s Towing & Auto Sales, located in Royalton, MN. The subject, 39-year-old Nicholas Norstad of Little Falls, MN, was found deceased under the vehicle. This case remains under investigation. The Morrison County Sheriff’s … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office Report: Royalton Man Pinned Under Vehicle

On March 21, 2021 at approximately 2:21 a.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a call of a grass fire on County Road 151, approximately one mile north of 395th Street in Holding Township. The caller, Nicholas Hellmann, 21, Holdingford, had noticed the fire from his residence. The fire burned approximately one acre of grass and brush before it was … [Read more...] about Grass Fire: Holding Township

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will temporarily close some state forest roads and trails because they are not firm enough to support vehicle traffic without causing damage. Depending on weather conditions, the temporary closures could remain in effect until sometime in May. “The annual spring thaw creates wet, unstable road and trail conditions,” said Deb … [Read more...] about Spring thaw brings temporary closure of state forest roads and trails

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 3-17-2021 at approximately 7:48 am, their office received a report of a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of 30th Street and 90th Avenue, approximately four miles east of Upsala, MN in Elmdale Township. According to the Sheriff’s Office, 58-year-old Vern Capelle of Little Falls, MN was traveling west on 30th Street … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office: Accident in Elmdale Township