Clear Lake city employees embezzled more than $200K, charges say
Criminal charges are filed against three people accused of embezzling more than $200,000 from the City of Clear Lake from late 2022 to 2023.
4 Minnesota breweries score medals at Great American Beer Festival
Four Minnesota breweries came home from Denver with some hardware after the Great American Beer Festival last week.
Commissioner's building flaws leave Cambridge couple stranded with $100K in repairs
A Cambridge couple is watching their new home fall apart and become potentially dangerous, and they can’t get repairs done by the builder, who is a Sherburne County commissioner.
Metro Transit slated to end Northstar train service in January
Metro Transit is planning to end Northstar commuter train service and switch over to a bus service starting in January, according to Metropolitan Council documents.
Minnesota man accused of drugging, sexually assaulting woman at 'the compound'
A Minnesota man is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a passed-out woman at a property known as "the compound" in Sherburne County, according to a criminal complaint filed last week.
Boy, 10, fatally hit by driver while biking in Minnesota
A 10-year-old boy was hit and killed while riding his bike in Becker, Minn., on Monday morning.
Father initially refused medical treatment for other children after baby’s death
The parents of an infant who died of bacterial meningitis in a moldy and cluttered home in Big Lake last week did not initially cooperate when authorities tried to search their home or treat their other eight children, according to an emergency protective order.
Elk River man accused of firing shots inside Sherburne County Jail
A 51-year-old Elk River man is accused of firing shots at the Sherburne County Government Center, gaining entry and being inside the building with a machete-like knife, according to charges filed Tuesday.
Big Lake baby died of bacterial meningitis in 'dirty and cluttered house': deputies
The death of an infant in Big Lake, Minn. was caused by bacterial meningitis, an autopsy has found. At the same time, deputies say the child was living in an “extremely dirty and cluttered house" and the investigation into the death is ongoing.
Man arrested after firing shots into Sherburne County Government Center
Authorities have arrested a man after he fired several shots into the Sherburne County Government Center Saturday morning.
Infant dies after being found unresponsive in Big Lake
A 6-month-old infant died after being found unresponsive in Big Lake Friday morning.
Sheriff blasts Vance Boelter: 'He's not in a hotel, he's in jail'
Sherburne County Sheriff Joel Brott on Friday blasted Vance Boelter, the alleged gunman in the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers, after his defense team complained about conditions at the Sherburne County Jail.