Pine County uses COVID recovery funding to help train future workforce
Pine County, Minnesota is using some of its COVID recovery funding to help educate and train its future workforce.
State Patrol involved in Sandstone crash on I-35 overpass
At least one person was injured in a crash involving a Minnesota State Patrol squad and a pickup truck on an Interstate 35 overpass in Sandstone.
93-year-old St. Paul man found in Pine Co. after being reported missing Sunday
A 93-year-old St. Paul man who was reported missing Sunday has been located in Pine County, Minn.
Hiker airlifted after breaking leg on Kettle River island
Authorities, including the Minnesota Air Rescue Team, rescued a woman with a broken leg in Pine County Tuesday morning.
Death investigation underway after woman found unresponsive in bathtub at Hinckley, Minnesota hotel
The Pine County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a woman was found unresponsive in a bathtub at a hotel in Hinckley, Minnesota Saturday night.
MnDOT unveils summer road construction projects, I-94, I-35W to see closures, delays
The Minnesota Department of Transportation’s road construction projects are going ahead as scheduled this summer, including resurfacing some busy interstates in and around the Twin Cities metro area.
Man found dead in motorhome in Pine County
A death investigation is underway after a man was found dead in a motorhome in Royalton Township, Minnesota, according to the Pine County Sheriff's Office.
Officials: Software issue to blame for false alarm evacuation alert in northern Minnesota
Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management reviewed the incident and determined a software issue is to blame for the false alarm evacuation message.
False evacuation alert sent to some residents in northern Minnesota Wednesday morning, officials say
The state Homeland Security and Emergency Management division mistakenly sent a false evacuation alert to the residents in several northern Minnesota communities Wednesday morning.
'He was everyone's best friend': Longtime Pine County deputy dies after suffering stroke
A longtime deputy for the Pine County Sheriff’s Office died Wednesday night after he suffered a stroke following surgery for a brain tumor.
Longtime Pine County deputy to enter hospice care after suffering stroke
A longtime deputy for the Pine County Sheriff's Office, Ben Neel, will be going into hospice care after he suffered a stroke following a surgery for a brain tumor, according to a Facebook page set up for the family.
Charges: Man intentionally drove SUV into Kettle River, killing 1
A Willow River, Minnesota man is charged after he allegedly drove his SUV into the Kettle River intentionally Monday afternoon, leaving one of his passengers dead.
Woman, 62, found dead after house fire in Brook Park, Minnesota
The Pine County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a house fire in Brook Park, Minnesota Tuesday night that left a 62-year-old woman dead.
1 dead, driver arrested after SUV goes into Kettle River
One person died after an SUV went into the Kettle River in eastern Minnesota Monday afternoon. The driver and another passenger escaped the vehicle, and deputies arrested the driver at the scene.
Search for missing plane
Authorities are searching for a plane that is missing since Tuesday afternoon