SHERBURNE COUNTY

AMBER Alert leads to safe return of Minnesota girl, man arrested

ZIMMERMAN, Minn. (KVRR) — A man is jailed in Sherburne County, Minnesota for abducting a 7-year-old girl on Wednesday in Zimmerman. The sheriff’s office says 28-year-old Joseph Bragg, who has no permanent address, took the girl around 4 p.m when she got off the bus. She wasn’t reported missing until 6:30 and eventually an AMBER Alert was issued. Investigators identified…

Minnesota man charged with 16 counts of animal crushing

CARVER, Minn (KVRR/FOX9) — A Carver, Minnesota man, just southwest of Minneapolis, is facing federal charges for allegedly creating graphic videos of animal torture and death for pay-per-view YouTube channels. 32-year-old Bryan Edison has been federally indicted on 16 counts of animal crushing. That is when a person intentionally harms an animal by crushing, burning, drowning or otherwise causing serious…

Boy Missing For Nearly 10 Hours After School Found In Corn Field

More than 600 volunteers searched for the boy and found him around 2 a.m. Wednesday

SHERBURNE CO., Minn. — A 6-year-old boy who went missing after school in Becker, Minnesota Tuesday thanks his dog, Remington, for helping keep him safe. More than 600 volunteers searched for the boy and found him around 2 Wednesday morning. Ethan Haus went missing shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday after he got off the school bus with his siblings and…

Minnesota Boy Dies After Tree Holding Hammock Falls on Him

The sheriff says Michalek died at the scene

BIG LAKE, Minn. — A five-year-old boy is dead after what authorities call a “freak accident.” Edward Michalek was playing on a hammock with his siblings when the seven foot tree the hammock was attached to uprooted and fell on top of him. It happened Tuesday night in Sherburne County. The sheriff says Michalek died at the scene. A GoFundMe…