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Delivery truck rolls on its side in central Minnesota
(Elrosa, MN)--The Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a call of a delivery truck that had rolled on its side west of the Elrosa. Stearns County Deputies reportedly responded to the scene and located a Ford Transit van had tipped on the passenger side in the south ditch. The driver of the vehicle, Morgan Kuepers, 28, of Rice, was able to escape injuries.
Two Teenagers Hurt In Rockville Crash On Monday
Rockville (WJON News) -- Two teenagers suffered minor injuries when they crashed their pickup in Rockville on Monday. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says they received a call at about 10:45 in the morning of a rollover on County Road 2. Deputies and Mayo Ambulance responded to the call and...
No One Hurt In Delivery Truck Crash
ELROSA (WJON News) -- No one was hurt when a delivery truck rolled onto its side Monday afternoon. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says they responded to a call at around 1:30 p.m. of a truck on its side about 3 miles west of Elrosa. Deputies discovered a Transit van lying on its side in the south ditch.
DNA reveals ID of baby abandoned near St. Augusta 44 years ago
(St. Cloud, MN) -- Investigators in Stearns County say they've determined who were the parents of a newborn girl whose remains were found in a ditch south of Saint Cloud in April of 1980, but there's not enough evidence to send the case to prosecutors for charges. Sheriff's Lieutenant Zach Sorenson tells the Star Tribune the child's mother has died and the father is living in Minnesota and spoke with an investigator. Sorenson indicates it's still an open question whether the baby was alive when left by the side of the road near Saint Boniface Chapel in Saint Augusta. He told the paper, "We haven't been able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that there is a criminal element to the child's death." Her body was exhumed in 2018 to develop a D-N-A profile.
Teenage Boy Drowns in Central Minnesota Quarry
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...
Investigators identify parents of newborn whose remains found in aditch in 1980
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KFGO) – 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.
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