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A woman is facing potentially life-threatening injuries after a one-vehicle crash in Mayhew Lake Township.

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A Rice woman is already charged with killing her ex-husband in Minnesota and her boyfriend in Wisconsin. Now she'll face a grand jury.

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Three Benton County deputies will lose their jobs. The Board of Commissioners voted today (Tuesday) to eliminate their positions in an effort to trim $260,000 from the Sheriff's Department budget.

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The Foley City Council has voted to hire private security guards to patrol city streets next year.

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Benton County residents can dispose of some hard-to-get-of items tomorrow (Saturday) for little or no charge. Residents can dispose of one appliance free of charge, a set of four tires, one piece of furniture, on TV or computer and one cubic yard of demolition waste.

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The National Weather Service has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for northwestern Benton County and southern Morrison County until 4:15 p.m.

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Employees for local governments could have to be laid-off, if the state government shutdown drags on for months. Benton County Administrator Monty Headley says employees who rely on state services to do their jobs might not be able to do their work.

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Knowing where you're going at the Benton County facilities in Foley can sometimes be a challenge. Tomorrow (Tuesday) Benton County Commissioners will hear a plan to install direction signs on both sides of Highway 23, near the county buildings.

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Benton County is joining in an effort to safely dispose of prescription drugs later this week. Sheriff Brad Bennett says they will take part in the DEA's National Take Back Initiative. Benton County citizens can drop off unused or unwanted prescription drugs at one of three locations, no questions asked.

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Stearns County is one of the top ten richest counties in the state. A new report indicates Stearns had a total personal income of just over $5 billion in 2009.

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