Wright County, MN

MONTICELLO TOWNSHIP -- Another drowning incident in Minnesota, this time in Wright County Sunday. The sheriff's office was called to Cedar Lake just southwest of Monticello at about 5:15 p.m. for a man who had gone into the water and had not returned to the boat. Fifty-two-year-old Chad Holland of...

(KNSI) – COVID-19 cases continue to decline as more Minnesotans get vaccinated. The state reached 3 million residents who’ve received at least one shot earlier this week, and since Monday, 561 new COVID cases have been confirmed across the state. That number includes 42 new cases in the five-county St. Cloud area.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota is looking for "Sports Buddies" to spend a couple days a month hanging out with kids who love sports. The program is looking to match "Bigs" who enjoy sports and being active with kids who also love sports. The Sports Buddies program would pair the Bigs and youth to do sports-related activities like playing sports, watching sporting events, going on outdoor adventures and attending sports clinics.

On June 12, Alicia Caprice Anderson, 54, of St. Michael, was arrested in St. Michael on a Wright County warrant for financial transaction card fraud violations. On June 14, Brandon James Conavatti, 41, of Albertville, was arrested in Albertville on the charge of domestic assault. There were 35 property damage...

The following people were arrested and charged in Wright County last week. All are innocent until proven guilty. Gregory Alfred Clark, 58, St. Cloud, was arrested in Buffalo on a Wright County arrest warrant for parole violation. Carissa Rose Merritt, 23, Minneapolis, was arrested in Hennepin County on a Wright...

The Hasty-Silver Creek Sportsmen’s Club brought back its Intro to the Outdoors Youth Day last weekend after many years without and the reception was more than organizers hoped for. Within the first couple days of opening registration the event was already filled to capacity, said Tom Hudek of the Sportsmen’s...

(FOX 9) - A near statewide drought has many Minnesota farmers feeling uneasy right now. Their corn and soybean crops are withering away each day that passes without much-needed rain. "It’s probably the driest I’ve seen it in my farming career now," Wright County farmer Dan Glessing said. Glessing is...

On June 8, deputy responded to a business in the 23400 block of County Road 10 to assist Corcoran Police on a 911 hang up. Deputy arrived on scene and walked into warehouse, nobody appeared to be in distress, deputy spoke to both employees on-site that said everything was okay. Deputy also checked neighboring business, everything appeared okay. Clear assist. No other action was taken.

Sunfish are remaining active on Clearwater, Indian, Sugar, and Maple Lakes, as well as, Lake Marie, Lake John and Lake Sylvia, at 5-12 ft. Try Clearwater and Sylvia, near the weed edges in the evening, at 10-14 ft. to catch crappies. Bass and pike remain active along most weedlines. Clearwater, Buffalo, and Cedar Lakes are producing a few walleyes, early or late each day in 15-20 ft. on jigs and leeches, or spinner rigs.

Those who have visited Beebe Lake Regional Park between Buffalo and St. Michael in recent days have noticed a pretty significant change. Last week, a project that the Wright County Parks & Recreation Department had been wanting to do for several years was completed – moving the fishing pier to a new location.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has included Wright County in a pair of fire danger warning areas – one for today (June 18) and one that will last until Wright County gets enough rain to be considered out of the danger zone for fires to start and spread quickly.

The City of Buffalo has instituted a complete ban on lawn watering until further notice. For several weeks, city property owners had been asked to limit watering to every-other day with even-numbered addresses on even numbered days, and odd-numbered addresses on odd-numbered days. However, due to the persistence of the...

Wright County residents are included in a call to all Minnesotans to donate blood as the state is facing a critical shortfall. Memorial Blood Centers says there is a critical shortage, and that Minnesota is down to a three-day supply to offer more than 30 area hospitals. Officials say the...

Nobody questions that COVID-19 has impacted the lives of Wright County residents over the last year, from shelter-in-place orders to mask mandates. But, in some instances, the changes created by the pandemic have resulted in positive changes in terms of conducting business. With the mask mandate now lifted, many have...

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF WRIGHT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FILE NO.: 86-PR-21-2352 IN RE THE ESTATE OF LORI LYNN THOMPSON, DECEDENT NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY, DETERMINATION OF HEIRS AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS. NOTICE IS...

A dead cottonwood tree in Otsego could stand no more, and when it fell it landed across more than half of Parrish Avenue to the west of 96th Street. Law enforcement from Elk River and Wright County were called out between 4:30 and 5 p.m. June 5 on a report of tree blocking the roadway in the 10000 block of Parrish Avenue. They directed traffic while the Wright County Highway Department cleared tree limbs and debris from the road.