Stillwater

Sticks the Ice Pop Shop, located in Stillwater, creates handcrafted ice pops using fresh ingredients and innovative flavors. Reporter Kelli Hanson provides an inside look at the shop's process.

A deer in Stillwater, Minnesota, was confirmed to have chronic wasting disease (CWD) after being reported by a landowner for abnormal behavior and tested by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The DNR noted the case is 30 miles from existing CWD clusters and has initiated a four-year rotational surveillance plan for 2026, starting with the southwest quadrant.

Lakeview Memorial Hospital in Stillwater, Minnesota, was fined $15,000 by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for improperly disposing of infectious waste containing liquid blood and blood-contaminated items. The hospital failed to separate, label, and store the waste correctly, leading to rejection by the waste management facility. The MPCA reported 8,419 enforcement actions totaling over $24 million since 2019, and the hospital has submitted a plan to address procedural changes.

Sartell is seeking a developer for a 26-acre riverfront site, formerly the Verso Paper Mill, with plans for markets, housing, and hotels. The city purchased the site in 2023 and has proposed two development plans costing $3 million and $25 million to $30 million, aiming to avoid taxpayer burden while seeking external funding.

A Stillwater boy spent four days in the hospital after ingesting a metal bristle from a grill brush, prompting warnings about the danger of such products. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled over 13 million metal-bristle grill brushes from Nexgrill and Weber due to reports of bristles detaching and causing injuries.