NEWS
--For many years the first Thursday and Friday of June has been set aside for Coborn's Superstore and Little Falls Radio to bring you the Dairy Days event. From 10am-6pm today you can purchase a cheesburger, milk and ice cream for $3. Register for gift cards and prizes, kids activities, and KLTF Party Line will be live from 10am-12pm today and Friday from Coborn's with special guests to talk about the dairy industry and the farming community.
--The Little Falls Dam Festival and Live Better Live Longer's Falls Festival on Foot have merged together for one event on June 18th. Before that the Dam Medallion Hunt will begin on June 13th. Listen to Little Falls Radio for clues, grand prize $500 cash. The side walk sale is Friday 17th, then the 18th there is a bike ride, airplane rides for kids, pancake breakfast by Kinship at the airport, parade at 11:00am starts at city hall and goes south to the hospital on 1st Street. To sign up for the parade call Becky at 632-3664. After the parade the Falls Festival on Foot begins with events 12:00-4:00pm on 1st Street by Maple Island Park that will be closed to motorized traffic. Events there include a diaper derby, street hockey and many more events for kids and adults alike. For more information or to volunteer for that call Kate at 631-5675. There will be events at the park, petting zoo, food vendors, water wars, bingo from 2:00-4:00, turtle races by Kiwanis at 1:30pm, live music in the afternoon and evening as fireworks will finish the night starting at 10:05pm.
--The Little Falls Area Chamber of Commerce invites the public to a post legislative dialog with Representative Ron Kresha and Senator Paul Gazelka on Wednesday, June 8th from 9:00-10:30am at Little Falls City Hall. This is an opportunity to hear a recap of the 2016 legislative session and a preview of the 2017 session. Senator Paul Gazelka and Representative Ron Kresha will be present to hear questions and comments from the audience. Direct questions about the event to the Chamber of Commerce by calling 632-5155.
--A Michigan resident was injured in a Benton County traffic incident Tuesday afternoon. About 2:30pm a van was traveling south on U.S. Highway 10 near Julie Avenue south of Rice. Zachary W. Szprejda, of Stevens Point, Wisconsin was driving the van as a tire fell off a northbound vehicle and crossed into the southbound lanes. The van hit the tire and lost control, entered the median ditch and rolled on to its side. Szprejda suffered no apparent injury while a passenger 22-year old Taylor A. Henderson of Carney, Michigan, suffered an injury not believed to be life threatening.
--A teenager was injured in a two-vehicle accident Monday night 7:40 in Milaca. The State Patrol said 58-year-old Alan Stromberg of Milaca was turning left into a driveway when 16-year-old Caroline Bania of Albertville was passing two vehicles and didn't see the turning vehicle. Bania ended up going into the ditch and ending on its side. Neither driver was hurt. A passenger in Bania's vehicle 16-year-old Serena D. Lange of St. Michael was taken to the Princeton hospital for treatment of non life threatening injuries.
--Great River Arts is proud to present the literary event of Laura Hansen's book release party, Midnight River, on Tuesday, June 7th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Great River Arts in Little Falls. Hansen is the Winner of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies Stevens Poetry Manuscript Competition. Laura will be the guest on KLTF Community Events Friday morning at 8:45am.
--In order to make repairs to the water main, water will be shut off today from 8:00am to 5:00pm on Third Avenue Northeast between Third and Fourth Street in Little Falls. For information call 616-5500.
--In a press conference Wednesday, Governor Mark Dayton addressed his conditions in which he’ll call a special session. Dayton says he agrees a special session is necessary to finish “urgent priorities” left undone when the Legislature adjourned last month. He wrote to legislative leaders Wednesday to spell out requirements including spending significantly more on transportation than what he calls the “embarrassingly short” $300 million approved by House Republicans. Dayton insists that mass transit projects need to be part of it. Dayton also listed more than a dozen specific programs or construction projects that must be guaranteed before he calls a special session. He warned that a drafting error in the tax bill impairs the revenue stream meant to pay the state’s share of the new Vikings stadium and needs to be corrected.
--Clean up days are scheduled on Saturday in Belle Prairie Township from 8am-1pm at Belle Prairie Town Hall. For more information contact Babe Brisk 632-9415. A cleanup day for Bellevue Township on Saturday from 8am-12pm at the Bellevue Town Hall. For information this one call Jean Balaski at 584-8200. Another cleanup day Saturday is for the Townships of Cushing, Darling and Parker Townships from 8-11am on Saturday. Person with questions should call Carolyn “Bing” Ganz at 632-2779. The Townships of Platte, Pulaski and Richardson also have a cleanup day on Saturday from 8:30-10:30am at the Pulaski Town Hall. For information call Bonnie Matlock at 277-3290.
--Motorists will encounter congestion and delays on northbound Highway 15 in St. Cloud after the road is reduced to a single lane in each direction at Highway 15/12th Street N intersection beginning at 7:00pm on Sunday. All lanes of northbound Highway 15 at 12th Street North will open by Saturday, June 11th. The closure is needed as part of a project that will resurface Highway 15 between Highway 23/Division Street in St. Cloud and the Benton Drive interchange in Sauk Rapids, and improve the Highway 15/12th Street N and Highway 15/County Road 1 intersections. A separate Stearns County project to improve County Road 1 at Highway 15 is later this year.
DEATH NOTICES
--Michael Good, age 66 of Pierz formerly of Eagan.
WEATHER
TODAY= becoming mostly sunny, high 71.
TONIGHT= increasing clouds, storms by daybreak, low 54.
FRIDAY= showers and storms likely with some heavy rains, high 74.
SATURDAY= showers and storms, very windy, high 66, low near 50.
SUNDAY= sunny skies, high 73, clear night low 52.
SPORTS
HS SB= Pierz vs. Pequot Lakes 5pm on FM94 if Pierz wins then they would play Pequot Lakes again right after for chance to go to state. HS BAB= Little Falls win 4-3 over Sartell on final at bat yesterday and will play Bemidji today at 4pm in Little Falls on AM960 KLTF.
HS BAB= Pierz vs. Melrose in playoffs tonight 7pm on FM94 KFML.
HS SB= Flyers lose 10-0 to Thief River Falls yesterday to end season
TWINS= Oakland beat Twins 5-1 to sweep series. The Twins return home and host Tampa Bay tonight at 6:30pm on Q92 WYRQ.