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The Benton County Sheriff's office is asking for your help in shaping law enforcement services in the 21st century.

A St. Cloud man has reached a plea agreement this (Tuesday) morning in a fatal drug overdose case. 60-year-old Marvin Davis pleaded guilty to a 3rd Degree Controlled Substance Crime.

A Royalton woman is dead after a single vehicle crash in Benton County on Tuesday. The incident happened just after 4:30 p.m. in the 6000 block of Canary Road Northwest, north of Rice.

A man was arrested in Mille Lacs County Monday morning after leading police on a chase that started in Foley. The chase started at about 8:20 a.m. on Highway 23 in Foley. Police attempted to stop 31-year-old Derek Stirn of St. James for having a stolen truck from Dirtwoods 2000 of Sauk Rapids.

A group in Benton County is making a push for changes in the community regarding substance abuse. The Benton County Substance Use Prevention Coalition is on a mission to change the perceptions and culture surrounding drug and alcohol use.

This week in our "Behind the Scenes" series on WJON, we gear up and storm a house with the Stearns and Benton County SWAT Team. For the Stearns and Benton County SWAT Team practice makes perfect.

Benton County has approved a resolution to support a study to grow operations at the St. Cloud Regional Airport. The Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation has taken the lead in asking the three-county area to support a resolution seeking a grant to fund the study.

A State Patrol Helicopter and area SWAT team were called out Friday morning in Benton County, after a report of a suicidal man with a rifle. The Benton County Sheriff's Office says the incident happened at about 1:00 a.m. at a home on 85th Avenue Northeast in Gilmanton Township.

UPDATE: Financial backing to make a rail crossing along the border of Sartell and Sauk Rapids Township a quiet zone has received approval from the Sartell city council.

A Princeton man was critically hurt after a crash in Benton County Monday evening. Sheriff's officials say 33-year-old Jeremiah Holmberg failed to yield at the intersection of County Road 5 and County Road 6 and collided with a pick-up truck and trailer.