
Life Without Parole for Man Convicted in 2023 Stearns County Murder
A Stearns County judge has sentenced a man to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the premeditated killing of a woman in Waite Park last year.
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A Stearns County judge has sentenced a man to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the premeditated killing of a woman in Waite Park last year.

Two Waite Park police officers were already near the home on an unrelated incident when they heard gunfire just after 2 p.m. on April 12. Officers immediately notified Stearns County Dispatch and moved toward the residence.

When officers arrived, they found two children who had managed to exit the home safely and without injuries. After entering the residence, police discovered two deceased adults.

According to court records, officers found the 52-year-old victim dead in her apartment on Park Meadows Drive in Waite Park after being called for a welfare check.

Police were called Feb. 6 to an apartment building on the 300 block of Park Meadows Dr.

WAITE PARK—Police arrested a 33-year-old woman on Saturday after officers were dispatched to a knife complaint at an apartment building on the 200 block of 3rd St. S. in Waite Park. Several 911 callers had reported that a woman was entering apartments and threatening to kill people while armed with