benton county

A St. Cloud man was hurt after crashing his ATV into the side of a car. The incident happened at about 9:30 p.m. last (Friday) night at the intersection of Highway 10 and 105th Street in Benton County.

Governor Mark Dayton has approved state disaster assistance for 10 central Minnesota counties following July storms which brought severe storms, flooding and high winds to the region.

The Foley Police Department was called to the 200 block of Highway 23 last (Monday) night after 10:00 p.m. for a report of a stalled car in the water on the road. Officers found several cars trying to travel on Highway 23.

Four people are hurt in a two vehicle crash in Benton County this (Wednesday) afternoon. The incident happened at 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 23 and 135th Avenue.

Two people are hurt after a two vehicle crash near Foley this (Friday) morning. The incident happened just before 9:00 a.m. along Highway 23 at Milepost 210 in Benton County.

Benton County will send off a letter asking Governor Mark Dayton for state help in the wake of the July 11th storm damage.

Heavy rain from Monday's storms have prompted Benton County to declare a state of emergency. The move is in hopes of getting state funding to help repair several township roads that washed out due to the heavy rains.

Just one of the three incumbent Benton County Board of Commissioners will be facing a challenger this fall. In District 1, incumbent Warren Peschl is being challenged by Anthony Neis.

A long-awaited construction project in Sauk Rapids gets underway tomorrow (Tuesday).

Two people are hurt in a head on crash in Benton County this (Wednesday) afternoon. The incident happened just after 1:00 p.m. in the 800 block of Little Rock Road Northeast in Watab Township.