A lightning strike appears to have caused a barn fire early this morning. According to the police report, the Upsala Fire Department and the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office were called to the barn fire located on 220th Avenue in Krain Township around 3 a.m. A neighbor reported the fire and woke up the homeowners, 57-year-old […]

The St. Cloud Police and the National Association of Town Watch have announced that the 29th Annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention event will be on Tuesday, August 7th. The National Night Out event brings awareness to crime and drug prevention, and strengthens the sense of community between the police and residents. The […]

Starting today 25th Avenue North will be closed at the intersection of Highway 23. The eastbound left-turn lane at 25th Avenue will be closed as well. Local traffic may access the businesses from the north. These closures are expected to last until this Friday.

Earlier this morning St. Cloud Police were called to the 10th block of Park Avenue South for a domestic assault complaint. According to the police report, 23-year-old Justin Jerome Fischer of Princeton was arrested for felony domestic assault. The victim, a 23-year-old from Princeton was treated for non-life threatening injuries at the St. Cloud Hospital. […]

Starting tomorrow the traffic signal at 25th Avenue South and 2nd Street South will be on a 4-way flash stop from 9 a.m. until about 3 p.m. During this time modifications will be made to the traffic signal. Drivers are asked to expect delays and are encouraged to find an alternate route.

On Friday night St. Cloud Police were called to University Drive near the SCSU walk bridge. A 20 foot chunk of concrete had fallen off the walk bridge and landed onto University Drive. After assessing the walk bridge, University Drive from 5th Avenue to Kilian Boulevard had been closed to through traffic and drivers were […]

On Sunday St. Cloud Police were called to the 1100 block of 12th Avenue Southeast for a burglary that had happened over the weekend. Upon arriving officers met with the victim a 39-year-old from St. Cloud. The police investigation revealed that sometime between 6 p.m. on Friday and 10 p.m. on Sunday the victim’s detached […]

At 2 p.m. on Sunday the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office were called to a watercraft accident with injuries on Upper Spunk Lake in Avon Township. When officers arrived they learned that 37-year-old Robert Platz and 34-year-old Pamela Blonigan-Platz both of Lake Elmo were riding together on separate Personal Watercrafts when Robert fell off the Watercraft […]

Stearns County is calling all photographers for its 3rd annual summer photo contest. The theme for this year’s contest is “Celebrations”. Stearns County wants its residents to send them pictures of their celebrations. There will be prizes for the top three photos and all photos submitted will be displayed in the County’s online photo gallery. […]

On Wednesday night St. Cloud Police were called to 2nd Street South near 29th Avenue South for an accident with injuries. A police investigation revealed that 26-year-old Adam Charles Ramsey from St. Cloud had been looking at his cell phone and did not see the vehicle in front of him slow down with traffic. Both […]