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Freeport Man Hurt in Propane Tank Fire
ALEXANDRIA (WJON News) -- A Freeport man was hurt in a propane tank fire. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says Monday at about 8:00 a.m. they got a call of a large propane tank on fire in a gravel pit in Hudson Township. The 1,000-gallon propane tank was being filled...
St. Cloud Police Warning Residents of Recent Burglaries
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- The St. Cloud Police Department is getting the word out on a number of recent burglaries. Police say the break-ins have occurred in the early morning to mid-morning hours in south St. Cloud. The suspect is cutting the window screens and entering through unlocked windows.
St. Cloud Police Investigating Convenience Store Robbery
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- St. Cloud Police are investigating an armed robbery at a convenience store. Officers were called to the Holiday Station store in the 300 block of 5th Avenue South just before 9:00 p.m. Sunday. The store clerk told officers that a man had entered the store, pointed a handgun at them, and demanded money and other items.
Two People Hurt In Crash Near Melrose
MELROSE TOWNSHIP (WJON News) -- One man and a child were hurt in a crash near Melrose on Friday. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says they received a call about a crash at the intersection of County Road 65 and 325th Avenue at 5:40 in the afternoon. Once on scene...
Benton County Traffic Stop Leads to Drugs and Weapons Charges
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- A traffic stop led to a Zimmerman man being arrested on possession of drugs and a handgun. The St. Cloud Police Department on Friday alerted the Benton County Sheriff's Office about a man driving a white pickup who had allegedly pointed a handgun at another driver.