Local Interest

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 9-3-2020 at approximately 10:31 am, their office received a report of a farming accident on 60th Avenue, approximately one mile southeast of Upsala, MN in Elmdale Township. According to the Sheriff’s Office, 41-year-old Kenneth Wielenberg of Upsala, MN was unloading silage out of a silage box trailer. At one point the auger … [Read more...] about Farming Accident in Elmdale Township

On August 29, 2020 at approximately 21:18 hours, the Todd County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a shooting in rural Long Prairie. The victim’s vehicle was later stopped by a Todd County Deputy near the intersection of US 71 and Riverside Drive. The driver had suffered gunshot wounds and was transported to Long Prairie Hospital. The passenger suffered an apparent … [Read more...] about Shooting in Rural Long Prairie

September 1, 2020: Morrison County Sheriff Shawn Larsen advised that at approximately 4:10 pm, their office received a report of a man trapped in a grain bin at a residence on Nature Road, approximately three miles east of Royalton, MN in Bellevue Township. According to the Sheriff’s Office, 61-year-old James Schlichting of Royalton, MN was pinned in a grain bin up to his … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Report: Royalton man pinned in a grain bin

Driver dies after head-on crash. On August 27, 2020 at approximately 7:26 pm, the Stearns County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a two-vehicle crash near the address of 42363 190th Avenue in Holding Township, Stearns County. This location is about 1.5 miles northwest of the City of Holdingford. The caller reported that one of the vehicles was on fire … [Read more...] about Fatal crash in Holding Township

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 8-25-2020 at approximately 7:40 pm, they responded to the area of Walmart to assist the Little Falls Police Department with a theft complaint. While enroute, deputies learned that the subject left in a vehicle. A Morrison County Deputy located the vehicle on 160th Avenue, east of Little Falls and attempted to stop it. The … [Read more...] about Morrison County Sheriff’s Office – August 25, 2020