Stearns County Jail

A morning disturbance at a local eatery leads to a wild police chase.

Stearns County Commissioners are looking at 3 options for the future of the Stearns County Jail. The two downtown options include building a 2-story building which would be an extension of where the current jail, is expanding to the west.

Stearns County is in need of more jail space. Stearns County Sheriff Steve Soyka joined me on WJON. He says they have 130 inmates currently in the Stearns County Jail with another 20 housed in another neighboring county jail because they are beyond capacity here.

Authorities have arrested the third and final suspect in a July 6th shooting in south St. Cloud.

A St. Cloud man was arrested following a standoff with police.

Police responded to a knife complaint in South St. Cloud Thursday morning.

Helping inmates get back on their feet after being released from jail is the goal of the RAP team. The Stearns County Jail and Stearns County Public Health organization partnered together to create the Release Advance Planning (RAP) group.

A simple act of kindness, is making a difference to a group of Stearns County inmates.