Crews Battles Fire After Lightning Strikes Central Minnesota Home
A lightning strike is believed to be the cause of a house fire Tuesday afternoon as thunderstorms rumbled over central Minnesota.
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A lightning strike is believed to be the cause of a house fire Tuesday afternoon as thunderstorms rumbled over central Minnesota.
The New York Times labeled St. Cloud as the top potential hot spot for COVID-19 in the country -- but Mayor Dave Kleis feels people must look beyond the numbers.
At about 4:20 a.m., officers responded to a report of a crash at 125th Avenue and 440th Street in Brockway Township, near Opole.
A fire investigation is underway after a fire at a waste management building caused more than $800,000 in damage in Stearns County.
Two Sauk Centre police officers were treated for minor injuries following a confrontation with an armed suspect Saturday night. The police department said around 5:30 p.m., officers saw a man they recognizes from a prior Stearns County warrant.
Officials have identified a 61-year-old truck driver who died Thursday night in central Minnesota when his semi went off Interstate 94 and slammed into the median.
Authorities say no one was hurt in central Minnesota after a home was struck by lightning amid the early morning storms Wednesday.
The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says parts of the county are experiencing a disruption of services with calls to 911 Tuesday afternoon.
The man who drove his pickup truck into a horse-drawn buggy in Avon, Minnesota last year will be sentenced for one count of misdemeanor careless driving on October 24. The Stearns County District Court says 24-year-old Marc Knapp amended his plea to 'guilty' in the crash that resulted in the deaths of two people, Bob and Joan Keppers.
A 51-year-old Sauk Centre man was briefly arrested Friday in connection to a bomb threat at the Stearns County Administration Building.
The Minnesota State Patrol says 82-year-old Arlene Ann Vanbeck was killed a crash in St. Joseph Township Friday morning.
Few details were immediately available about the crash in Stearns County, but it happened at about 10 a.m. along Highway 23 at Interstate 94.
A 17-year-old Sauk Rapids boy is in the hospital after a near drowning incident last week.
A kayaker reported a male body in the Mississippi River near the St. Cloud Hospital Wednesday evening, the Stearns County Sheriff's Office said. The body has not yet been identified and the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office is completing an autopsy.
Authorities say the Clearwater teen was traveling southbound on County Road 75 when he drove into a ditch, hit a driveway approach and flew 150 feet before hitting the ground. The vehicle then struck a tree and came to a stop.
With Memorial Day weekend quickly approaching, the Stearns County Sheriff's Office reminds lake-goers to reduce boating speeds on lakes with high water levels. The office announced a no-wake restriction on all Stearns County area lakes and rivers, meaning no watercraft can produce a wake within 300 feet of the shore.
An Avon man who struck a horse-drawn buggy from behind, killing its two passengers, has been charged with a misdemeanor.
Minnesota agriculture officials placed Stearns County under an emergency quarantine to limit movement of firewood and ash material after emerald ash borer (EAB) was discovered within the county.
A family escaped from their Brockway Township home Saturday after they woke up to find the deck was on fire.
A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for multiple sex trafficking and prostitution promotion charges involving two women, including a juvenile.
An investigation is underway after an elderly man's body was found in a burned field in Stearns County.
A semi-truck driver could face charges in a crash that killed a pregnant mother.
Police say a 30-year-old pregnant woman died Monday morning after the vehicle she was driving was hit by a semi that failed to stop at an intersection in Stearns County.
The two occupants of the buggy were killed in the crash. On Monday, the victims were identified as Robert Alois Keppers and Mary Joan Keppers.
Two people were killed Sunday after a pickup truck hit their horse-drawn buggy from behind on County Road 9 just south of Queens Road in Stearns County.
