Stearns County

Residents, farmers, and businesses in Stearns County can apply for grant money to help recycle old tires.

Six people have filed to serve as the replacement for longtime Stearns County District 4 Commissioner Leigh Lenzmeier.

Stearns County has many settlements that would be considered towns, some cities and some villages. Not all the town names that we know today were the town names that existed years ago.

The charges allege he continued to victimize a 12-year-old girl even after he was convicted of a sex offense in 2024 and was placed on probation.

County leaders are pushing back against new budget plans that could dramatically increase property taxes.

The scope and scale of a new Stearns County Justice Center are starting to take shape through the design and budgeting phase.

Stearns County is holding some community engagement meetings on plans for a new Justice Center.

Health officials stress that the pasteurization process used on all milk sold in stores is effective at killing the virus.

All of us have household products that need to be disposed of in a safe and cost effective way. The Stearns County Household Hazardous Waste facility is located on the west end of Waite Park.

The State Patrol released the names of the victims this afternoon.