Melrose

Melrose is a town of 3,598 people in western Stearns County along Interstate 94 and Highway 52. The town was named after Melrose, Scotland because the early settlers were Scottish.

Melrose is a town in western Stearns County in Central Minnesota with a population of 3,598. Melrose is along Interstate 94 and Highway 52 with other access points coming from County Road 13 and Main Street.

A central Minnesota business has awarded funding to 62 area organizations and non-profits.

A Melrose woman died in a single-vehicle crash yesterday Monday afternoon.

There is a bond referendum this summer in the Melrose school district. The district is asking for $29.94 million to help pay for upgrades to the school that was originally built in 1969.

The Minnesota State Patrol has released more information on the crash along I-94 near Melrose Monday.

The city of Melrose and some devoted organizers helped to restart the classic car show.

A Maryland man is facing several charges after he was allegedly found with 40 pounds of marijuana and guns after a traffic stop near Melrose.

Two men were hurt in a fiery crash involving a semi Tuesday morning. Stearns County Sheriff Don Gudmundson says the incident happened shortly before 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of County Road 13 and County Road 17, just north of Melrose.

Crews fought a building fire in downtown Melrose yesterday (Thursday). The Melrose Police Department says crews were called to a building at the corner of Main Street and 4th Avenue shortly after 12:30 p.m..

The body of a man in his early 20's was found in Melrose on Sunday night near the Lake Wobegon Trail. Melrose Police Chief Craig Maus says they received a call at about 6:15 p.m.

MELROSE – Melrose native Amanda (Thieschafer) Smock is still getting used to the idea that she’s an Olympian. Smock qualified for the London games two weeks ago when she finished first in the Triple Jump at the U.S. Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Smock say ...