On Monday Morning, the owner of Tom’s Refuse in Melrose found a garbage hauler parked next to the business’s truck was on fire. According to the report, the truck did […]

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) – Craig Will has dealt with plenty of unhappy customers since a new state tax on farm equipment repairs took effect July 1. Will works at […]

On Monday, August 12, the Stearns County Sheriff’s office recieved a call from a citizen who had found a handgun. The handgun was located on County Road 4 in St. […]

Beginning today, the Stearns County Hazardous Waste Facility will begin accepting children’s car seats as part of a recycling program. Residents of Stearns, Benton and Sherburne County can drop off […]

A garage received no structural damage after a remote control car battery caused a fire Saturday. According to the news release, the Stearns County Sheriff’s office responded to a residential […]

Two teenagers were seriously injured in a head on vehicle accident Friday night in Stearns County. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a vehicle was driving northbound on Highway 71 […]

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) – A Stearns County jury has found a Freeport organic egg producer guilty on food-handling and egg-storage charges. Jurors found Alvin Schlangen guilty on all five […]

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) – Stearns County is poised to become the first in Minnesota to require police to obtain a search warrant before taking blood samples from suspected drunken […]

Stearns County Commissioner Don Otte passed away on Wednesday morning after a long battle with cancer. Otte served as the 5th District Commissioner for Stearns County for 15 years. Otte’s […]

On Friday, August 16, the traffic lanes on Veterans Bridge will be intermittently reduced to one lane in each direction. The reduction is needed as crews work on the bridge. […]