Sheriff aims to improve communications
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com The Stearns County Sheriff’s Department has initiated several ambitious programs designed to bring together all department...
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Car rear-ends pickup at stop light
Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in a rear-end collision on CR 75 west of St. Joseph on...
Funeral for Thomas L. Pinkerton, 82, of Sartell
Thomas L. Pinkerton, 82 Sartell March 26, 1937-Aug. 13, 2019 Thomas Laddie Pinkerton, 82, of Sartell, Minnesota died Aug. 13...
River, lake drawdown underway
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com The long-anticipated drawdown has finally begun. The Mississippi River north of Sartell and Little Rock Lake...
Volunteers plant 50,000 shoreline aquatics
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com Saturday, Aug. 3 was a hot and muggy morning at Benton Beach Park at the north...
300 bicyclists heading to St. Joseph
by Mike Knaak editor@thenewsleaders.com This year’s Bicycling Around Minnesota Tour starts and ends in St. Joseph with 300 riders arriving...
Funeral for Ronald C. Roering, 81, Sartell
Ronald C. Roering, 81 Sartell Dec. 19, 1937-Aug. 1, 2019 Ronald C. Roering, 81, of Sartell, died peacefully on Aug....
Smoldering manure believed to have caused fire
Smoldering cow manure and hay are believed to have caused a building fire in Brockway Township on Friday. Victor Legatt,...