Stearns County Jail

Four people were arrested after a drug bust in north St. Cloud Tuesday morning. The incident happened in the 3000 block of 7th Street North.

A St. Cloud man is arrested after allegedly selling drugs out of his house. The incident happened Tuesday at 1202 6th Avenue South in St. Cloud.

A Minneapolis man wanted on several felony warrants was arrested in Sartell early this (Friday) morning. The incident happened just before 1:30 a.m. along County Road 120 in Sartell.

Two people were arrested for an alleged connection to a robbery in North St. Cloud this (Friday) morning. The incident happened after 2:00 a.m. in the 400 block of 8th Avenue North.

A St. Cloud woman was arrested after threatening another person with a gun. The incident happened last (Wednesday) night at about 5:45 p.m. near Lake George.

A woman who admitted stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her employer in Stearns County may spend 4 1/2 years in prison.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed following a Stearns County Jail inmate's death in 2012 after being subdued by a stun gun.

A Sartell woman was arrested on suspicion of driving while drunk, on her way to pick up her sister arrested earlier for the same offense. The incident happened just before 2:00 a.m. yesterday (Sunday) along River Avenue South.

A national study has shown a major spike in the number of inmates being held in county jails over the last several decades. The Vera Institute of Justice studied statistics dating back to the 1970's and have found 44% of all inmates are now being held in county jails. That's up from 28% in the late 1970's.

The renovation of the Stearns County Jail is finished. The remodel of the Stearns County Law Enforcement Center began back in December 2013. Phase one renovated the first floor to utilize the space vacated in 2009 by the St. Cloud police department.