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17-year-old drowns at Quarry Park and Nature Preserve after cliff jump
On Tuesday, a 17-year-old male jumped off a cliff at Quarry Park and Nature Preserve and did not come back up. At about 4:20 p.m., the Stearns County Emergency Communication Center received a 911 call about a possible drowning at Quarry 11 inside Quarry Park and Nature Preserve, located in the City of Waite Park, according to a release.
Teenage Boy Drowns in Quarry Park
WAITE PARK (WJON News) -- A teenage boy drowned at Quarry Park and Nature Preserve in Waite Park. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says at about 4:20 p.m. Tuesday they received a call about a possible drowning at Quarry 11. Witnesses say a 17-year-old boy had jumped off a 10-foot...
Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Responds to Restaurant Fire
PAYNESVILLE TOWNSHIP (WJON News) -- Fire at a Paynesville restaurant forced the evacuation of customers Tuesday morning. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office got a call at approximately 9:45 a.m. about a fire at the Hilltop Restaurant at 28518 Highway 55. The fire was reported to have started on the roof.
Investigators identify parents of baby whose remains were abandoned in Minnesota ditch
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Investigators in central Minnesota’s Stearns County say they’ve determined who were the parents of a newborn girl whose remains were found in a ditch south of St. Cloud in April of 1980, but there’s not enough evidence to send the case to prosecutors for charges.
Crash with injuries in Wakefield Township
At about 8:22 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a call of a single-vehicle crash with injuries at the address of 18052 Red Cedar Road in Wakefield Township. This address is approximately 3.5 miles southeast of the city of Richmond. Stearns County Deputies along with...
17-year-old jumps off 10-foot cliff and drowns at nature preserve, Minnesota cops say
A 17-year-old boy drowned in a popular swimming hole at a Minnesota nature preserve, authorities say. The teen, whose identity has not been publicly disclosed, did not resurface when he jumped off a 10-foot cliff into the water at Quarry Park and Nature Preserve, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office said of the July 9 incident.
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