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The Stearns and Benton County SWAT team will be holding training drills tomorrow (Wednesday). The training will be held at 200 8th Avenue North in Sauk Rapids.

An 11-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after a two vehicle crash this (Monday) evening near Paynesville. The incident happened at about 6:45 p.m. at the intersection of County Road 16 and County Road 33 in Zion Township.

Stearns County sheriff's officials plan to drain nearly 5 million gallons of water from a quarry as they search for a missing St. Cloud man. Sheriff's Chief Deputy Bruce Bechtold says the family of Phillip Miller has told investigators the 30-year-old man has battled depression for many years and may have taken his own life.

The Stearns County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a Lake Henry man. Deputies went to the home of 60-year-old Edward Horn on Highway 4 just after 6:00 p.m. last (Tuesday) night.

Five people were involved in a two vehicle crash in Stearns County. The Sheriff's Office says it happened just before 3:00 p.m. yesterday (Sunday) at the intersection of County Roads 4 and 2 in St. Wendel Township, just west of Sartell.

A Stearns County teenager was taken to the hospital after rolling his pickup truck this (Tuesday) morning.

With summer in full swing, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Water Patrol is out making sure everyone is safe on the water. The water patrol enforces rules on the water and also educates the public on boat safety. Sergeant Kellan Hemmesch says they typically have eight people out on the water during the weekend and holidays.

A Clearwater woman says she's missing two horses, and thinks someone stole them. Audrey Coombs says the horses were in a fenced-in pasture just north of Clearwater, on 9th Avenue east in Lynden Township. They haven't been seen since last Friday or Saturday.

A Richmond woman was hurt after being involved in a two car crash near St. Joseph yesterday (Tuesday) morning. The incident happened just before 7:00 a.m. at the intersection of Stearns County Road 133 and 322 Street in St. Wendel Township, about two miles north of St. Joseph.

Stearns County Deputy Cody Vojacek will be honored as a Minnesota DWI All Star tonight (Thursday) at Target Field.