stearns county sheriff's office

A mother and child were taken to the hospital after a one vehicle crash this morning (Wednesday).

The Law Enforcement Center in St. Cloud was locked down for a short period today (Saturday), after employees heard what they thought were gunshots. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says the incident happened just after 4:30 p.m.

Kimball Area Public Schools were placed on a brief lockdown this morning (Thursday). Kimball Superintendent Jim Wagner says they received a call from the Stearns County Sheriff's Office just after 10:00 a.m. that police were looking for person with a gun in the area.

Police are looking for three men reportedly involved in a home invasion in St. Stephen this (Monday) morning. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says the incident began at about 9:45 a.m. The homeowner says he heard a knock on the door, and was met by three men. He was then punched and tied up.

An Elrosa man is in critical condition after a one vehicle crash Saturday night. It happened at about 8:00 p.m. on Stearns County Road 13 north of Belgrade.

e on the lookout for a loose calf in western Stearns County. The Sheriff's Office says they received a number of calls about a red angus calf running on Highway 71, near Highway 28, in Sauk Centre Township.

One person was hurt in a two vehicle crash in Stearns County's St. Wendel Township. The Sheriff's Office says the incident happened just before 5:00 p.m. yesterday (Sunday) at the intersection of County Road 3 and Norway Road.

An Eden Valley man was taken to the hospital after a crash late Saturday.

Two Paynesville men are safe after their truck fell through the ice on Lake Koronis early this morning (Saturday).

A child playing with a lighter started a mobile home fire last (Thursday) night. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says the call came in at about 10:30 p.m. in the Evergreen Mobile Home Park in Avon Township.