Driver Dies After Crashing Into Stearns County Lake
Just after 8:30 p.m., a boater on the lake called 911 to report seeing a vehicle submerged near the bridge in the 2000 block of Edgeton Road in Munson Township, about four miles south of Richmond.
← Latest / Tag
Stearns County
59 articlestagged “Stearns County”
Motorcyclist Injured After Lane-Splitting Dispute Ends in Hit-and-Run
Christopher Ian Gohmann, 36, is charged in Stearns County with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, criminal vehicular operation causing bodily harm through gross negligence and criminal vehicular operation.
Man Found in Tanker Trailer Dies at Paynesville Hospital
Deputies responded just before 9:50 a.m. to a rural property at 23588 County Road 34, where Elder Josue Salgado Gonzalez, of Eden Valley, had reportedly fallen into a 42-foot tanker trailer and was not breathing.
Fleeing Driver Who Caused Double-Fatal Saint Cloud Crash Dies at Hospital
Christopher Cortez Johnson-Caine, 26, of Sauk Rapids, died from his injuries on July 16 at Saint Cloud Hospital, nearly two weeks after the high-speed crash.
Motorcyclist, Passenger Hurt in Collision with Deer in Stearns County
Officials say 42-year-old Christopher Brown, of Clear Lake, was driving a 2009 Harley Davidson southbound when a deer entered the roadway and collided with his motorcycle. The impact caused Brown to lose control and crash.
2 Killed After Fleeing Driver T-Bones Car in Saint Cloud
An officer initiated a traffic stop and the truck pulled over in the 1100 block of 8th Avenue North. As the officer approached the vehicle, the driver threw an item out of the passenger-side window and then fled the traffic stop at a high rate of speed.
Ex-Trooper Dies by Self-Inflicted Gunshot After Domestic Assault, BCA Says
Just after 9 p.m. on Monday, June 2, officers from the Paynesville Police Department, Stearns County Sheriff’s Office and Cold Spring Police Department were dispatched to a home on the 600 block of Stearns Avenue.
BCA Investigating Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting in Paynesville
Officers were dispatched just after 9 p.m. to a home on the 600 block of Stearns Avenue in Paynesville after a woman reported being assaulted by a man inside the residence.
Life Without Parole for Man Convicted in 2023 Stearns County Murder
A Stearns County judge has sentenced a man to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the premeditated killing of a woman in Waite Park last year.
Suspect Shot, Officer Injured After Knife Attack in Saint Cloud
Police were dispatched just before 3:45 p.m. to a reported domestic dispute on the 600 block of 8th Avenue North. A woman told dispatchers that a man had threatened her and lunged at her with his fists raised.
Mechanical Failure Suspected in Deadly Stearns County Farm Incident
Dispatchers received a 911 call at 5:47 p.m. reporting that someone had become pinned under a large corn planter. The caller stated they were at an address on County Road 201 in North Fork Township, about four miles from the city.
Human Remains Identified as Woman Missing Since 2016
Officers were called to a property in the 25000 block of County Road 74 on Saturday, April 26, after the landowner reported finding what appeared to be skeletal remains.