Sherburne County News

Each shiny blue-and-yellow Northstar locomotive pulling out of the Big Lake station beginning this morning weighs 150 tons.

This proposal came after a Nov. 10 meeting where Social Services Director Ken Ebel updated the board of possible future state action.

'All aboard, please.' With those words, the Northstar commuter rail's inaugural ride began Friday, as a train loaded with elected officials and supporters headed for Minneapolis.

ELK RIVER - Sherburne County law enforcement will be conducting special traffic patrols over the Thanksgiving holiday.

In this August 2001 file photo released by the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office, Zacarias Moussaoui is seen.

A few years ago, faced with a growing number of difficult child protection cases and swelling foster care costs for abused and neglected children, some Minnesota counties decided to try another approach.

The new Northstar Commuter Rail line is slated to be fast, with peak speeds nearing 80 miles an hour.

10 when the motorcycle he was riding was struck by a flatbed tow truck. The incident came into the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office on Nov.

An Anoka man was killed today in a motorcycle accident in Sherburne County. At approximately 12:04 p.m. the Sherburne County Sheriffa s Office received a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle and a truck at the intersection of Sherburne County Roads 38 and 19, near the Baldwin Cemetery.

PRINCETON - A Princeton man was arrested Sunday after a woman reported she was threatened with a knife.

But for others, war is more personal. For others who have been just yards away from its bombs and grenades destroying everything in their path, those images mean something a bit different.

Sherburne County's four elected officials have agreed to reduce their salaries next year by the same amount other employees are losing due to furloughs.

Anthony Forsgren was arrested by members of the Sherburne County Drug Task Force on Oct.

ELK RIVER - Sherburne County has teamed up with Crime Stoppers to give rewards to residents who give anonymous tips about crimes in the county.

Sherburne County Swampbucks Minnesota Deer Hunters Association meets the first Wednesday of the month at the Friendly Buffalo on Highway 10, Big Lake, in the banquet room from 7 to 8 p.m. All members and interested parties are welcome.

The star prosecution witness in the fraud trial of Minnesota businessman Tom Petters wept Tuesday as she explained her decision to go to federal investigators.

The following is a look at police activities in the St. Cloud area. It is not a comprehensive list, but rather a glimpse at what is going on in local cities.

A 29-year-old Elk River woman was arrested Thursday after a rollover crash on U.S. Highway 169, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

FILE - This undated booking file photo provided by the Sherburne County, Minn., sheriff's office via... FILE - This undated booking file photo provided by the Sherburne County, Minn., sheriff's office via KSTP-TV, Minnesota businessman shows Tom Petters.

CLEAR LAKE - A Foley woman was arrested Saturday after the SUV she was driving ran into a tractor pulling adults on a hayride, Sherburne County Sheriff Joel Brott said.