AM 1240 WJON » Sherburne County Sheriff http://wjon.com Thu, 23 May 2013 18:18:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 3 People Hurt in School Bus Crash in Sherburne County http://wjon.com/3-people-hurt-in-school-bus-crash-in-sherburne-county/ http://wjon.com/3-people-hurt-in-school-bus-crash-in-sherburne-county/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:39:19 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=189901 Three people were hurt in a crash involving a car and a school bus. The Sherburne County Sheriff's department says the incident happened at about 2:30 p.m. yesterday (Thursday) in the 21,300 block of County Road 5 in Big Lake Township.

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]]> http://wjon.com/3-people-hurt-in-school-bus-crash-in-sherburne-county/feed/ 0 Cast a Line, Flickr Police Arrest Five After Drugs Found http://wjon.com/police-arrest-five-after-drugs-found/ http://wjon.com/police-arrest-five-after-drugs-found/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 17:22:45 +0000 Adam Ulbricht http://wjon.com/?p=188970 Five people are in jail after area law enforcement officials make drug bust. Methamphetamine and other drug paraphernalia were found in the Elk River home.

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]]> http://wjon.com/police-arrest-five-after-drugs-found/feed/ 0 Sherburne County Jail Authorities Investigate Death of Mother and Kids in Zimmerman http://wjon.com/authorities-investigate-death-of-mother-and-kids-in-zimmerman/ http://wjon.com/authorities-investigate-death-of-mother-and-kids-in-zimmerman/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:27:21 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=178969 Sherburne County authorities have released the name of a mother and her two children who were found dead at their Zimmerman home Sunday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/authorities-investigate-death-of-mother-and-kids-in-zimmerman/feed/ 0 iStockPhoto Sherburne Co. to Test Sirens Near Nuclear Plant http://wjon.com/sherburne-co-to-test-sirens-near-nuclear-plant/ http://wjon.com/sherburne-co-to-test-sirens-near-nuclear-plant/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:55:41 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=168002 MONTICELLO - Sherburne County residents near the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant will hear the warning sirens this (Wednesday) afternoon.

The Sheriff's Department says the brief test till be conducted at 1:00 p

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]]> http://wjon.com/sherburne-co-to-test-sirens-near-nuclear-plant/feed/ 0 flickr Zimmerman Man Dies After Monday Crash http://wjon.com/zimmerman-man-dies-after-monday-crash/ http://wjon.com/zimmerman-man-dies-after-monday-crash/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:03:45 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=107930 A Zimmerman man has now died after being critically hurt in a car crash Monday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mother-bear-kills-dog-in-sherburne-county/feed/ 0 Facebook Sherburne to Conduct Emergency Evacuation Survey http://wjon.com/sherburne-to-conduct-emergency-evacuation-survey/ http://wjon.com/sherburne-to-conduct-emergency-evacuation-survey/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:56:21 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=89471 The Sherburne County Sheriff wants to make residents aware of a survey they are conducting in the county. Sheriff Joel Brott says they've hired a firm from Boston, Massachusetts to conduct an all-hazards evacuation planning survey.

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]]> http://wjon.com/sherburne-to-conduct-emergency-evacuation-survey/feed/ 0 ragesoss, flickr Big Lake Man Arrested in Sex Assault of Girl http://wjon.com/big-lake-man-arrested-in-sex-assault-of-girl/ http://wjon.com/big-lake-man-arrested-in-sex-assault-of-girl/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:34:38 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=77956 Sherburne County authorities have arrested a Big Lake man on suspicion of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.

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]]> http://wjon.com/big-lake-man-arrested-in-sex-assault-of-girl/feed/ 0 Sherburne County Jail photo Three Escape as SUV Falls Through Ice on Big Lake http://wjon.com/three-escape-as-suv-falls-through-ice-on-big-lake/ http://wjon.com/three-escape-as-suv-falls-through-ice-on-big-lake/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:52:23 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=75165 The Sherburne County Sheriff is closing two lakes in the city of Big Lake to cars, trucks and S-U-V's after another vehicle broke through the ice over the weekend.

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]]> http://wjon.com/three-escape-as-suv-falls-through-ice-on-big-lake/feed/ 0 Big Lake Man Killed as SUV Crashes into a House http://wjon.com/big-lake-man-killed-as-suv-crashes-into-a-house/ http://wjon.com/big-lake-man-killed-as-suv-crashes-into-a-house/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:04:41 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=75116 A Big Lake man was killed on Saturday when the SUV he was driving crashed into a house. The Sherburne County Sheriff's Department says the incident happened at about 7:00 p.m. in Orrock Township.

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]]> http://wjon.com/zimmerman-man-arrested-after-allegedly-fleeing/feed/ 0 Brett Wood (Sherburne County Jail) Drugs, Cash, Guns Allegedly Found in Clear Lake Home http://wjon.com/drugs-cash-guns-allegedly-found-in-clear-lake-home/ http://wjon.com/drugs-cash-guns-allegedly-found-in-clear-lake-home/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:38:57 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=49968 The Sherburne County Sheriff's Department has arrested a 28-year-old Clear Lake woman on various charges. Rose McEachern was arrested at her home early yesterday (Thursday) morning.

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]]> http://wjon.com/drugs-cash-guns-allegedly-found-in-clear-lake-home/feed/ 0 Rose McEachern (Sherburne County Jail) Clear Lake Man Accidentally Shot http://wjon.com/clear-lake-man-accidentally-shot/ http://wjon.com/clear-lake-man-accidentally-shot/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:45:54 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=48812 A 45-year-old Clear Lake man's been shot in the arm in a hunting accident.

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]]> http://wjon.com/clear-lake-man-accidentally-shot/feed/ 0 Drug 'Take Back' Event in Big Lake http://wjon.com/drug-take-back-event-in-big-lake/ http://wjon.com/drug-take-back-event-in-big-lake/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:12:03 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=45161 The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office and the Big Lake Police Department want your prescription drugs.

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]]> http://wjon.com/drug-take-back-event-in-big-lake/feed/ 0 Getty Images Deputy Delivers Baby in Sherburne County http://wjon.com/deputy-delivers-baby-in-sherburne-county/ http://wjon.com/deputy-delivers-baby-in-sherburne-county/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:25:40 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=37981 It was a quick delivery for an Elk River woman and her new baby this (Thursday) morning. A Sherburne County Sheriff's Deputy helped deliver Kelli Mitchell's baby along the side of the road.

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]]> http://wjon.com/deputy-delivers-baby-in-sherburne-county/feed/ 0 File photo: Jeff Dickerson, Flickr UPDATE: Elderly Man Found in Stillwater http://wjon.com/elderly-st-cloud-man-missing/ http://wjon.com/elderly-st-cloud-man-missing/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:39:31 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=37283 An elderly Becker man who went missing Monday evening has been found safe and in good health. The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office put out a plea to help find 88-year-old Boyd Larson after he was last seen Monday at about 6:45 p.m. in St. Cloud.

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]]> http://wjon.com/elderly-st-cloud-man-missing/feed/ 0 Sherburne County Sheriff's Department Two People Hurt In Sherburne County Crash http://wjon.com/two-people-hurt-in-sherburne-county-crash/ http://wjon.com/two-people-hurt-in-sherburne-county-crash/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:31:00 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=27468 Two people were hurt in a two-vehicle crash in Sherburne County. Sixty-four-year-old Anne Carlson of Princeton says she spotted a vehicle coming at her in her lane, but she wasn't able to avoid the collision.

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]]> http://wjon.com/two-people-hurt-in-sherburne-county-crash/feed/ 0 UPDATE – Officials Look For Vehicle Involved In Bank Robbery http://wjon.com/update-officials-look-for-vehicle-involved-in-bank-robbery/ http://wjon.com/update-officials-look-for-vehicle-involved-in-bank-robbery/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:52:21 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=19429 There may be a lead in that bank robbery that happened in Clear Lake a couple weeks ago. Sherburne County Sheriff Joel Brott says they've identified a vehicle of interest.

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]]> http://wjon.com/update-officials-look-for-vehicle-involved-in-bank-robbery/feed/ 0 Cadillac STS (Facebook) Bus Stopped When Man Claims Gun Threats, No Gun Found http://wjon.com/bus-stopped-when-man-claims-gun-threats-no-gun-found/ http://wjon.com/bus-stopped-when-man-claims-gun-threats-no-gun-found/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:10:58 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=19070 Some tense moments this (Tuesday) morning for passengers on a motorcoach bus. The Sherburne County Sheriff's Department says they received a 911 call from a driver following the bus at about 10:20 a.m. on Highway 10 near Becker.

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]]> http://wjon.com/bus-stopped-when-man-claims-gun-threats-no-gun-found/feed/ 0 Monticello Man Drowns In Big Lake Township Swimming Pool http://wjon.com/monticello-man-drowns-in-swimming-pool/ http://wjon.com/monticello-man-drowns-in-swimming-pool/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:12:05 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=18903 A 26-year-old Monticello man drowned in an in-ground pool. Emergency responders performed CPR on Riley Karn, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

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