Rural Byron Building Wiped Out by Fire
A rural Byron man who was out for a snowmobile ride smelled smoke when he returned home late Wednesday night and drove to his neighbor’s home, thinking their house was on fire.
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Byron Woman Spots Ladder Against Her Apartment Window; Man Arrested
Imagine looking out your 2nd-floor apartment and seeing a ladder propped against the window.
Olmsted Deputy Uses Taser to Subdue Suicidal Stewartville Woman
An Olmsted County deputy was forced to use his taser on a suicidal Stewartville woman who was holding a butcher knife to her throat.
Tree Crashes Onto Olmsted County Patrol Car (VIDEO)
It was a close call for an Olmsted County deputy when a tree suddenly crashed onto a rural Rochester road.
Stewartville Man Accused of Attacking Woman With a Hammer
A Stewartville man is accused of attacking a woman with a hammer, leaving her with a broken jaw and other injuries.
Rochester Undercover Drug Buy: $750 For Some Candy Bars
A Rochester woman is accused of ripping off local narcotics officers during what was supposed to be a “controlled buy” of methamphetamine.
Loaded Rochester Driver Had Loaded Gun
A Rochester man who was caught driving drunk also had a loaded gun in his pocket.
Plainview Police Arrest Car Thief And Find Dozens of Stolen Items
A man who was arrested by Plainview police this week may have been the one who was spotted in a rural Rochester neighborhood last week driving a stolen vehicle.
Five Injured in Stewartville Area Wreck
No serious injuries were reported in a traffic wreck involving a van with five occupants that crashed near Stewartville.
West Concord Women Hurt in Traffic Wreck Near Byron
Two West Concord women were banged up but not seriously hurt in a traffic wreck in rural Olmsted County Tuesday.