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July 12, 2024

Eden Lake Township Fire

Fire destroyed a building in Eden Lake Township, north of Eden Valley early Wednesday morning. At about 3am, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from the homeowner at 16218 County Road 9 saying they woke up to loud popping noises outside their house and they saw flames and black smoke coming from […]

July 12, 2024

Investigation Concludes in 1980 Stearns Co Newborn Death

The investigation into the death of a newborn baby girl found alongside a road in St. Augusta in Stearns County has concluded. On April 3rd 1980, a deceased infant, identified as Baby Jane Doe, was located about five feet from the roadway. In 2020, the Sheriff’s Office and BCA examined evidence collected during the original […]

July 11, 2024

Name Released of Stearns Co Drowning Victim

Authorities have released the name of the teen that drowned in Waite Park Tuesday afternoon. He’s identified as 17-year-old Emmanuel Seward, Jr., of Brooklyn Center. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office has determined the cause of death to be accidental drowning. Authorities in Stearns County received a 911 call about a possible drowning at Quarry 11 […]

July 11, 2024

Highway 19 Reopens Near Henderson

(Learfield News/Henderson, MN) — A road near Henderson that closed in late June due to rising floodwaters has finally reopened. The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that Highway 19, east of the city, is now open to Highway 169. Crews will remove detour signs in the next few days as the water from the […]

July 11, 2024

Candy Store in Jordan No Longer Relocating

(Jordan, MN) — Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store on Highway 169 in Jordan will not be moving after all. Owner Robert Wagner had planned to relocate nearby but scrapped the move due to the condition of the soil at the proposed site. An interchange construction project on Highway 169 is expected to close off access to […]

July 11, 2024

Fire at Paynesville Restaurant

Crews were called to a fire at the Hilltop Restaurant southeast of Paynesville on Highway 55 Tuesday morning. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says at 9:45am, it was reported a fire had started on the roof of the building and the occupants were being evacuated. The fire started as a new rubber roof was being […]

July 10, 2024

Hutchinson Downtown Plan Open House

An open house is being held Thursday evening (July 11) in Hutchinson regarding information on developing the city’s “downtown plan.” The public is invited to stop in at Art’s Place on 1st Avenue SW from 5pm to 7pm. City Administrator Matt Jaunich: Jaunich explains the purpose of the open house: Jaunich says new apartment buildings […]

July 10, 2024

Drowning at Quarry Park and Nature Preserve

Authorities in Stearns County are investigating after they received a 911 call about a possible drowning at Quarry 11 inside Quarry Park and Nature Preserve in Waite Park Tuesday afternoon. When emergency personnel arrived, witnesses said that a 17-year-old male had jumped off a ten-foot-high cliff, into the water and never resurfaced. Witnesses attempted to […]

July 10, 2024

State Trooper Charged in Crash That Killed Owatonna 18-year-old

(Learfield News/Rochester, MN) — Minnesota State Trooper Shane Roper has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, criminal vehicular homicide and other counts after a May crash in Rochester that killed 18-year-old high school student Olivia Flores of Owatonna and injured five others, including the trooper and a ride-along passenger. The Rochester Police Department says Roper activated […]

July 10, 2024

One Injured in Kandiyohi Co Crash

One driver was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Kandiyohi County Tuesday afternoon west of Spicer on Highway 23. The State Patrol says 18-year-old Bailey Muehlbauer of Becker was taken to Willmar Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the other vehicle, 54-year-old Kathy Johnson of Willmar, was not injured. The crash happened […]