Stearns County Sheriff

A 36-year-old Watkins man was hurt while riding his motorcycle. The Stearns County Sheriff's Department says a passer-by saw a motorcycle laying in the middle of County Road 8 in Maine Prairie Township.

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The Stearns County Sheriff's Department has released the name and cause of death for a man who was found in Rice Lake near Paynesville Wednesday evening.

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A Stearns County lake has been added to the 'no wake zone' list. The Stearns County Sheriff's Department says Pleasant Lake in Rockville is also under the boating restriction.

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The Stearns County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a 73-year-old Paynesville man. Deputies responded to a call at about 6:00 p.m. last (Wednesday) evening on Rice Lake in Eden Lake Township.

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Due to high water levels, the Stearns County Sheriff's office has enacted several "no wake zones" on area lakes. The no wake zone will be in effect for the next five days. There's also a 'no wake zone' issued for the Briggs Lake Chain in Palmer Township in Sherburne County

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A barn in Eden Lake Township has been destroyed by fire. The Stearns County Sheriff's Department says the fire along County Road 34 was reported just after 1:00 a.m. this (Monday) morning.

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The Stearns County Sheriff's Department is investigating a hit and run. A vehicle driven by 73-year-old Dorthy Wiechmann of Melrose was hit by a white Econoline van, which caused her vehicle to spin out of control.

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Three people have been arrested for allegedly breaking into vending machines at the I-94 rest areas. An alert motorist called the Stearns County Sheriff's Department just before 3:00 a.m. this (Thursday) morning, after they had stopped at the rest area near Avon.

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A 10-year-old boy is in critical condition after a farm accident near Freeport. The Stearns County Sheriff's Department says the incident happened at about 5:20 p.m. yesterday (Monday) in Millwood Township, just north of Freeport.

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A shed on a farmplace near Paynesville was on fire last (Tuesday) night. The Stearns County Sheriff's Department says a deputy noticed the fire at about 11:00 p.m. while on patrol. The shed fire was along Highway 55, about four miles west of Paynesville.

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