Stearns County News

AVON - Avon Police Chief Corey Nellis is concerned about two things as thousands of Garrison Keillor fans ascend on his town Saturday.

A Stearns County grand jury today indicted a Fair Haven Township man on a count of second-degree murder for the shooting death of his wife.

Motorists should expect lane closures on Stearns County Road 75 starting next week to allow for sewer work.

ALBANY - Most parks are created as a space to relax and play, but Stearns County's newest park is also intended to be a place to learn and be inspired.

The Stearns History Museum erected eight wooden Century Farm markers and replaced nine others at Stearns County Century Farms June 1-3. The Stearns County Sentence to Serve program fabricates the wooden markers for the Century Farms each year.

A portion of the garbage produced in the St. Cloud area will start heading to an Alexandria burning facility in August.

Twenty-two citations were issued Friday during an enforcement sweep by the Central Minnesota Reduction of Accidents for Safe Highways Task Force.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Humorist Garrison Keillor is returning to Lake Wobegon to celebrate the 35th anniversary of his popular "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show.

Felony sentencings for March 2009, as reported by Stearns County. Michael Jon Buersken, 23, St.

It took a while for Stan Brown to discover that he was $200,000 richer. Brown, 55, of St.

The cause of a fire that damaged an RV Monday night is still unknown. The fire was reported at 10:48 p.m. at 34187 Upper Spunk Lane in Avon Township.

Stearns County has released the name of the man who died Saturday in a motorcycle crash.

Authorities are holding two St. Cloud men after a string of arson, burglaries and golf course vandalism.

Jun 14, 2009 2:09 pm US/Central ST. CLOUD, Minn. 1 of 1 According to St. Cloud Police, 19-year-old Ryan Daniel Caird and 18-year-old Coda Lee Johnson were taken into custody following a string of burglaries, arson and vandalism.

Felony sentencings for February 2009, as reported by Stearns County. Steven James Revoir, 40, Inver Grove Heights; first-degree controlled substance crime - methamphetamine, Jan.

Stearns County's Environmental Health Division supervisor Hank Schreifels was recently awarded Minnesota's Environmental Health Professional of the Year award.

Stearns County has withdrawn its petition to have a sex offender committed indefinitely to a secure treatment facility, paving the way for his release from custody.

The state Court of Appeals today said it had no authority to review a Stearns County judge's decision to dismiss intentional second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter convictions against a man who shot and killed his girlfriend three years ago in St.

Stearns County area police stopped 649 vehicles during a special traffic enforcement last month.

Felony sentencings for February 2009, as reported by Stearns County. Patrick James Kissner, 38, Holdingford; failure to register as a predatory offender, Feb.