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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

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

Investigators Determine Parents of Newborn Found in Ditch in 1980

(Learfield News/St. Cloud, MN) — Investigators in Stearns County say they’ve determined who were the parents of a newborn girl whose remains were found in a ditch south of Saint Cloud in April of 1980, but there’s not enough evidence to send the case to prosecutors for charges. Sheriff’s Lieutenant Zach Sorenson tells the Star […]

July 9, 2024

Heat Wave Expected in MN this Weekend

(Learfield News/Chanhassen, MN) — It looks like the first heat wave of the summer will arrive later this week in Minnesota. National Weather Service Meteorologist Melissa Dye says we’re looking at high temperatures in 90s across much of the state this weekend, even up north to the international border. She says high humidity will be […]

July 8, 2024

Man Injured in Sibley Co Motorcycle/Deer Crash

A motorcyclist was severely injured after hitting a deer in Sibley County Sunday night north of Winthrop. The Sheriff’s Office says 34-year-old Riley Dittes of Stewart was taken to Hutchinson Health for treatment of a severe head injury. Dittes was traveling west on County Road 10 when he struck a deer that entered the roadway […]

July 8, 2024

Update: Missing Teen/Wright County Located

The search for a 16-year-old from Rural Annandale has been canceled. Authorities say Derek Kawika Sachs has been located, but did not give details. Sachs had left his residence at about 8:30pm on July 3rd and was believed to have left on his own from the family home. The family has not had any contact […]

July 8, 2024

Three Charged in Assault of Olivia Man

Three suspects are now charged in connection with the alleged assault that left a 50-year-old severely injured in a Meeker County ditch June 28. According to the charges filed Friday, they allegedly robbed Galen Serbus of $23,000 before attempting to kill him. The West Central Tribune reports 26-year-old Tre Anthony Ertl of Litchfield was charged […]

July 8, 2024

Two From Litchfield Injured in Granite Falls Crash

A driver and passenger from Litchfield were injured when their motorcycle crashed in Granite Falls Sunday afternoon. The State Patrol says 59-year-old Monty Krosch and 58-year-old Patricia Krosch were taken to Granite Falls Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The Patrol says the motorcycle was westbound on Highway 212 when it left the road […]

July 8, 2024

Pilot Suffers Minor Injuries in Kandiyohi Co Plane Crash

A pilot was injured when his single engine airplane overshot a private runway in Kandiyohi County Saturday morning north of Lake Lillian. The Sheriff’s Office says as the plane was landing, the pilot was unable to stop the plane before the end of the runway and the plane entered a field and overturned. The pilot, […]