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Big Lake train derailment blocks off area as crews and authorities respond
BIG LAKE, Minn. (FOX 9) - A BNSF train derailment reported in Big Lake has closed off the area near the railway as crews and authorities respond to the wreckage. The Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office said there are no reported injuries. The incident happened at about 3:15 a.m. Saturday...
Death Investigation in Sauk Rapids
SAUK RAPIDS (WJON News) -- Authorities are investigating after a man's body was found in a Sauk Rapids park. Sauk Rapids police say just before 7:00 a.m. Sunday they responded to a call in Lions Park at 85 River Avenue. The Sauk Rapids police department has asked for the help...
Minnesota State Patrol investigating fatal crash that happened Friday, July 19 on Highway 10 in Elk River
The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened at about 3:39 p.m. July 19 on Highway 10 west of the bridge over Lake Orono. An officer with the Elk River Police Department was traveling westbound on Highway 10 and after crossing the bridge over Lake Orono a large cloud of dirt and debris filled the air in front of the officer’s view, according to an incident complaint report filed by the officer. The officer also observed two vehicles go off into the...
St. Cloud Man’s Murder Trial Begins in Benton County
FOLEY (WJON News) -- A three-week murder trial involving a St. Cloud man gets underway in Benton County this week. Thirty-eight-year-old Michael Carpenter is charged with 1st-degree premeditated murder and one count of 2nd-degree murder with intent after a shooting incident that killed a woman outside an east St. Cloud business.
Motorcycle Crash Sends Annandale Man to the Hospital
MAINE PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP (WJON News) -- An Annandale man was hurt after crashing his motorcycle Thursday evening. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene in the 15000 block of Caldron Road at around 6:20 p.m. The sheriff's office says the crash location is about two miles north of Kimball.
Elk River police report: Furniture stolen from Plants and Things; and a house fire
by Joni Astrup Associate Editor The theft of approximately $1,300 in furniture was reported at Plants and Things in Elk River. Two suspects selected several items, loaded them into a black Ford crewcab and paid for some less expensive items. ...
Big Lake Man Injured in Car Accident Friday Evening (7/19)
A Big Lake man was sent to the hospital as a result of a single-vehicle car crash on Friday evening (7/19) in Melrose Township in neighboring Stearns County. 40-year-old Daniel Joseph Holappa was eastbound on Interstate 94 when his GMC Sierra left the roadway, striking the median barriers at the intersection of MN Highway 4.
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