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Big Lake Man in Standoff Dies, Identified by Authorities

April 5, 2017 By Mike Schoemer

The Big Lake man who held first responders at bay for hours while his home erupted in flames has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Sherburne County Sheriff […]

Tagged With: Beucler, Big Lake, fire, Monticello

DEVELOPING: House Burns, Ammo Explodes at House Near Monticello

April 3, 2017 By Mike Schoemer

UPDATE: According to scanner reports and witnesses on the scene, the standoff between a man armed near the fire scene has ended. Witnesses said the man was transported via ambulance […]

Tagged With: Big Lake Township, fire, gunman, Monticello

Townhome Fire Displaces Otsego Families

Community can assist with recovery

January 13, 2017 By Mike Schoemer

Firefighters fought frigid temperatures and some big time flames Thursday, Jan. 12 as an evening fire engulfed a townhome complex near the 77th Street Northeast and Wright County Highway 19 […]

Tagged With: fire, Jessica Stockamp, Otsego, townhomes

Five Years Have Passed Since Historic St. Michael Fire

January 7, 2017 By Mike Schoemer

It’s been five years since a historic fire changed the face of downtown St. Michael. Simonson Lumber’s old storage site, along with some side buildings on Central Avenue, burned to […]

Tagged With: fire, Simonsons, St. Michael

Developing: Lightning Strike Likely Cause for Devastating Fires in Martin Farms Neighborhood

April 24, 2016 By Mike Schoemer

An early morning thunderstorm Sunday, 24 is the likely culprit for a pair of fires in the Martin Farms development of Albertville and Otsego. The thunderstorm swept through the area […]

Tagged With: Albertville Fire Department, fire, lightning, Martin Farms

St. Michael Fire Victims: ‘Everything Gone’ on Upper Level of Home

The community can show its support by donating to an account established by family and friends.

March 23, 2016 By Mike Schoemer

The Tuesday fire that ravaged a Highwoods Development home has left one family displaced, after it burned through the upper level of the split-entry home. Resident Bridget Burton, who lives […]

Tagged With: Burton, family, fire, St. Michael

Developing: Fire Damages St. Michael Home Tuesday

March 22, 2016 By Mike Schoemer

Multiple agencies are on the scene at a residence in St. Michael’s Highwoods Development after fire broke out here Tuesday afternoon. The reports came in of a home on fire […]

Tagged With: fire, Frankfort, Highwoods, Mason

Driver Killed in Semi Fire Near Rogers

February 10, 2016 By Mike Schoemer

The Minnesota State Patrol confirms a semi truck driver has been killed in a fiery accident this morning, Wednesday, Feb. 10. According to traffic reports from the Minnesota Department of […]

Tagged With: fatal, fire, Interstate 94, semi

Fundraiser Created for Duo Who Lost Home in Fire

October 16, 2015 By Mike Schoemer

The granddaughter of one of the women dislocated by yesterday’s blaze in St. Michael is hoping the community will help get her grandmother and a roommate back on their feet. […]

Tagged With: fire, St. Michael, The Preserve

Developing: Fire Burns Townhomes in Preserve Neighborhood

October 15, 2015 By Mike Schoemer

Fire crews from St. Michael, Albertville, and now Rogers and Monticello are on the scene of a structure fire in the Preserve Neighborhood Thursday, Oct. 15. The fire broke out […]

Tagged With: fire, Preserve, St. Michael

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