Monday, September 29, 2025
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The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 9-25-2025 at approximately 8:34 am, their office received a report of a two-vehicle accident on Nature Road near Hilton Road, approximately one mile west of Royalton, MN in Bellevue Township. According to the Sheriff’s Office, 66-year-old Wayne Easter of Little Falls, MN was driving a truck hauling a load of potatoes traveling west on Nature Road and 80-year old Bernard Wilkens of Swanville, MN was driving a Ram 1500 truck traveling east on Nature Road. Easter attempted to make a left turn into Royal Farms, he failed to yield and was struck by the eastbound vehicle driven by Wilkens. Mary Suslaski-Wilkens, 77-year-old of Swanville, MN, a passenger in Wilkens’ vehicle, was transported by Mayo Clinic Ambulance to St. Gabriel’s Hospital with unknown injuries. The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Royalton Police Department, MN State Patrol, Royalton Fire Department, Royalton First Response Team and Mayo Clinic Ambulance.
The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 9-25-2025 at approximately 1:21 pm, their office received a report of a two-vehicle accident with injuries on 93rd Street just west of Partridge Road, approximately three miles east of Buckman, MN in Buckman Township. According to the Sheriff’s Office, 46-year-old Mellissa Shackleton of Borup, MN was traveling east on 93rd Street when 39-year-old Heidi Kahlhamer of Little Falls, MN attempted to pull out of a driveway onto 93rd Street to turn west Shackleton’s vehicle struck Kahlhamer’s vehicle on the driver’s side. Both drivers were transported by Mayo Clinic Ambulance to St. Gabriel’s Hospital with unknown injuries. The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Pierz Fire Department, Pierz First Response Team and Mayo Clinic Ambulance.
One person died, and another was rescued, in a fiery crash in Mille Lacs County. The Sheriff's Office says the incident happened on Wednesday at about 6:30 a.m. on 280th Street in the area of 100th Avenue. There was a head-on collision involving two vehicles. Deputies arrived to find one of the vehicles fully engulfed in flames. The driver of that vehicle, 53-year-old Rachel Morey of Rush City, died in the crash. Deputies observed a person being carried away from the other vehicle by three good Samaritans who had stopped to help. That person has been identified as 24-year-old Lucas Boros of Little Falls. Moments later, both vehicles were fully on fire. Boros was later taken to a nearby hospital for observation. The Sheriff's Office says Dustin Bevins of Dalton, Chad Boser of Pierz, and Joseph Schuman of Fergus Falls had witnessed the crash and stopped to help. They used fire extinguishers from their work vehicles to try to put out the fire. When that didn't work, and with Lucas Boros still trapped in his vehicle, they grabbed a cut-off saw. Ultimately, the trio was able to break out the driver's door window and get him out of the vehicle, likely seconds before fire overtook the vehicle. The sheriff says their efforts undoubtedly saved his life.
For the second time in a week, a construction worker has been killed in a work zone. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened on Thursday at about 1:00 p.m. on Highway 610 in Maple Grove. A dump truck was reversing in the construction zone when a man walking inside a closed construction site was struck and killed. The man who died was 25-year-old Adam Smith of Seymour, Wisconsin. The 57-year-old driver of the dump truck from Port Charles, Florida, was not hurt. The Maple Grover Police Department, Maple Grove Fire Department, North Memorial EMS, and MnDOT assisted at the scene.
The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving a straight truck and a motorcycle on Thursday. The incident happened at the intersection of Highway 71 and Highway 28 in Sauk Centre Township just before 9:00 a.m. The Minnesota State Patrol says a pickup was stopped in the eastbound lane of Highway 28, waiting to turn north onto Highway 71. A motorcycle was behind the pickup when troopers say a straight truck driven by 32-year-old Ramon Garcia Rangel of St. Paul rear-ended the motorcycle. The truck pushed the bike into the pickup, killing the motorcycle rider. Garcia Rangel and the pickup driver, 22-year-old Dayton Kasten-Jensen of Alexandria, were not hurt. The motorcycle rider has been identified as 63-year-old Todd Thorstad of Glenwood was pronounced dead at the scene.
Minnesota’s regular waterfowl hunting season started Saturday. According to the Department of Natural Resources, this year’s spring waterfowl counts looked better than last year overall. Their report shows a count of about 417,000 breeding ducks (not including scaup), which is 8% more than what they found in 2024. However, this number is still 32% lower than the average they’ve seen since they started keeping track back in 1968. For those planning to hunt, the Minnesota Waterfowl Hunting Regulations booklet is available for all the details about required stamps, when the seasons run, and this year’s rules. The booklet can be picked up anywhere hunting and fishing licenses are sold, or at the Minnesota DNR waterfowl hunting page. The season officially started 30 minutes before sunrise Saturday.
Minnesota Book Award Finalist, Loretta Ellsworth, will be at the Little Falls Carnegie Library on Tuesday, September 30th, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. to read from and discuss her newest book The French Winemaker’s Daughter. Ellsworth is the author of numerous books for both young people and adults. Her books have been awarded many accolades, including Teen’s Top Ten Finalist, ALA and IRA Notables, New York Library List of Books for the Teen Age, Midwest Bookseller’s Choice Honor Award, Midwest Connection’s Pick, BBCB Choice, NEMBA (North Eastern Minnesota Book Award) finalist, Rebecca Caudill Nominee, Charlotte Award Nominee and 2025 Minnesota Book Award Finalist. Loretta Ellsworth’s The French Winemaker’s Daughter, is the story of two women, one the only daughter of a Jewish Winemaker in Nazi occupied France, and the other, a 21st century female American pilot, who are connected across time by a rare bottle of wine hidden from the Nazis with a handwritten message behind a fake label, which ultimately winds up sold at the legendary Hotel Drouot, the oldest auction house in Paris. This is a free event to come and view.
Death Notices- Edward Anthony Tillman Jr., age 83 of Little Falls. Sandra "Sandy" Smith, age 77 passed away in Albertville, she and her husband Tar had Goldsmith Jewelers in Little Falls until 2013.
Weather: sunny and warm today high 84, clear and mild tonight low around 60. Tuesday increasing clouds, few sprinkles at times, high near 80, low around 61. Wednesday sunny and warm again high near 82, low around 65. Thursday sunny and warm, high 85, low around 63. Friday sunny early then afternoon and evening thunderstorms, some strong, high near 87, low around 61.
Sports: Pittsburgh beat the Vikings 24-21 Sunday in Dublin though the Vikings scored 2 touchdowns late it was not enough as they fall to 2-2. Philadelphia beat the Twins 3-1 on Friday night. Twins won 5-0 on Saturday and then Phillies take the final game 2-1 in 10 innings ending the Twins season at (70-92). With the Twins season ended on Sunday, now the wild card round for the playoffs begin on Tuesday. Phoenix beat the Lynx 84-76 Friday night after Napheesa Collier was injured in the final seconds that got Cheryl Reeve ejected for arguing with referees and blasted them after the game causing a suspension of 1 game on Sunday and Collier would miss Sunday's game with an ankle injury for the Lynx. The Lynx season ended last night 86-81 to Phoenix, after Minnesota was leading the first 3 quarters the Mercury outscore them badly 31-10 to finish the game in the 4th to win by 5 and take the series 3-1 to advance to the finals. McBride had 31, Williams 20 and Shepard 14 in the loss. A game 5 between Indiana and Las Vegas is Tuesday with the winner playing Friday in the finals. High School Football scores from Friday: Pierz 40-7 over Little Falls, Melrose 43-22 over Royalton, Upsala-Swanville 38-8 over Browerville, Holdingford 39-6 over Minnewaska, Pillager 24-0 over Hawley, Foley 48-7 over St. Cloud Apollo and Staples-Motley held off DGF 24-12. More high school football Friday on all 3 Little Falls Radio stations.