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30-Sep-2026

Highway Crash

Two people were hurt in a crash last Saturday near St. Joseph. The crash happened around 8:15 p.m. at the intersection of Country Road 139 and County Road 2. The Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received two 911 calls about the crash, with a witness telling them one of the drivers was stuck in their truck because the doors were not working. Deputies, along with officers from the St. Joseph and Cold Spring Police Departments, responded to the crash. Upon investigation, it was determined that 29-year-old Nicholas Younkin of Rockville was going west on County Road 139 in his pickup, failed to stop at the posted stop sign at County Road 2, and hit another pickup being driven by 56-year-old Les Bertram of Cold Spring, who was going south on County Road 2. Bertram was treated at the scene for his injuries and released. Younkin was taken to St. Cloud Hospital for treatment of his injuries. Authorities say alcohol is believed to be a contributing factor for Younkin in the crash.

29-Sep-2026

Pickup Crashes Into Cemetery

A man was hurt and later arrested after crashing his pickup into a cemetery over the weekend. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says they received a call around 3:00 a.m. on Saturday about an unoccupied pickup crashing through a stone fence and hitting a number of grave markers in Greenwood Cemetery on the outskirts of Sauk Centre. Authorities say around the same time they also got a 911 call that was disconnected, and upon call back the man who answered said there was no problem.  Once on scene, deputies confirmed the pickup was not occupied and, a short time later, found 19-year-old Daniel Meza of Long Prairie northeast of the cemetery near 390th Avenue in Sauk Centre Township. Meza's phone was confirmed to be the one that had called 911 around the time of the crash, and he was also the owner of the pickup. After further investigation, Meza was placed under arrest for suspicion of driving while intoxicated and taken to Sauk Centre Hospital for evaluation of his injuries.  The Sheriff's Office says its investigation determined Meza was going east on County Road 17, failed to stop at the T-intersection, went through the cemetery stone wall, and struck numerous gravesites before coming to a stop.   Meza was later taken to the Stearns County Jail, where he is being held pending charges.  A cemetery representative estimates the crash did about $50,000 in damage.

29-Sep-2026

Plane Crash

A 73-year-old pilot was hurt after a small plane crashed in a farm field north of Pelican Rapids, according to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say they received a report of a possible plane crash at 8:14 a.m. Monday. The aircraft was found unoccupied in a field about three miles north of Pelican Rapids in Pelican Township. Investigators determined the crash actually happened the evening before, Sunday, September 27 around 5:20 p.m. The pilot, identified as David Ness of Minneapolis, was the lone occupant and operator of the small personal plane. Authorities say he suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was later taken to Lake Region Hospital by private vehicle. The Pelican Rapids Police Department, Pelican Rapids Fire Department and Pelican Rapids Ambulance assisted at the scene. The crash remains under investigation by the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Aviation Administration.

29-Sep-2026

Single Vehicle Crash

A Pope County man was injured in a single-vehicle crash in western Stearns County on Saturday night. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the 39000 block of County Road 32 at around 9:30 p.m. The crash happened in Crow River Township several miles northeast of Belgrade. The sheriff's office says 24-year-old Jake Knutson of Starbuck called 911 to report that he was the driver and sole occupant of the pickup. Officers from the Belgrade Police Department, Belgrade Fire and Rescue, and Glacial Ridge Ambulance also responded to the scene. The sheriff's office says Knutson was westbound on County Road 32 when he left the roadway, entered the ditch, drove through a five-strand barbed-wire fence, struck a utility pole, shearing it off at the base, and came to rest in a pasture. Knutson was taken to Paynesville Hospital for treatment of his injuries.