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NEWS
–The man the FBI is calling a person of interest in the Jacob Wetterling disappearance wants an unrelated federal child pornography case moved out of the Twin Cities. Attorneys for Danny Heinrich filed several motions late Tuesday. They include a request for changing the trial venue, a request to have some evidence tossed out including a DNA swab as well as items taken out of his home, and a request to suppress Heinrich’s statements to investigators on four separate occasions. Last July, investigators say they discovered 19 binders of child pornography in Heinrich’s Annandale home. Heinrich pleaded not guilty to more than two dozen charges. His trial is set for July.
–Five people were injured in a four car collision south of Monticello on Wednesday afternoon. A car driven by 18-year old Joshua Seaboy of Buffalo was northbound on Minnesota Highway 25 south of Annandale. Three vehicles were stopped at a red light on Highway 25 at Wright County Road 37. The car rear ended one vehicle pushing it into the other two. Seaboy and his three passengers 18-year old Marcus Grave, 16-year old Raymond Polman of Buffalo and 19-year old Rosemary Keelin all of Buffalo suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening. One of the other drivers 37-year old Darrell McCutchison of Buffalo was also injured.
–A Sartell man was injured on Wednesday after his truck hit a median guard rail. A truck driven by 45-year old Jody Betterman was southbound on Minnesota Highway 15 at Stearns County Road 120 when he was forced off the road and hit the guard rail in the median. Betterman suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
–Motorists on Highway 15 between Highway 23/Division Street in St. Cloud and the Highway 15/Benton Drive interchange in Sauk Rapids may encounter delays as segments of the road are reduced to a single lane overnight beginning Monday, April 11th. The closures will occur from 7:30pm to 6:30am Sundays through Fridays. No closures are currently scheduled from 6:30am Saturday through 7:30pm Sundays. The closures are needed while crews 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 intersection and the Highway 15/County Road 1 intersection. When complete, the project will result in a smoother ride, improve traffic flow and accessibility and improve pedestrian safety.
–One of Minnesota’s great baseball treasures was reduced to ashes Wednesday night. Fire crews in Waseca were called to Tink Larson Field for a blaze in the stands. Many of the seats were from the old Metropolitan Stadium. The baseball field has been there since 1938. It was named after Larson, the longtime head baseball coach, in 1994. Ann Fitch of the Waseca City Council said in a Facebook post the State Fire Marshall will be on scene Thursday morning to investigate the cause of the fire. Many in the Waseca community took to social media to express their sorrow and memories.
–Weekend events including Fishing with the Pros fundraiser tonight at Falls Ballroom, dinner theater at Great River Arts call for tickets at 632-0960, Spring Boutique at Holy Trinity in Pierz 10-3 Saturday, the Heartland Symphony Concerts “Spring Rhapsody” Saturday in Little Falls and Sunday in Brainerd, Sunday there are breakfasts at Our Lady of Lourdes in Little Falls and St. John’s in Lastrup and other events at fallsradio.com then click on community calendar.
–Morrison County Sheriff’s office reported a one vehicle accident Thursday at 8:44am on 213th Street in Ripley Township north of Little Falls. 20-year old Jordan VanVickle of Arlington, MN was traveling west on 213th Street when he hit a patch of ice, lost control of the vehicle, slid off the road into the ditch and hit a tree. VanVickle was taken by private vehicle to the hospital for unknown injuries.
–The Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that took place in Zimmerman on Thursday morning. Shortly after 1:00am a man entered the Holiday Station in Zimmerman and pointed a gun at the clerk demanding money. The clerk gave the suspect money, who then fled on foot. The suspect was described as being 5 feet 11 inches tall with a slim build, wearing blue jeans, a dark-colored hoodie, gloves, a black face mask and goggles. If anyone has information they are asked to call authorities.
–Fisheries managers have changed course and decided to allow live bait on Mille Lacs Lake this season after all. The Department of Natural Resources had planned to ban most anglers from using live bait as part of a package of restrictions aimed at reviving the popular lake’s struggling walleye population. All the other regulations announced last month remain in place, including the requirement that all walleyes caught must be immediately released. DNR fisheries chief Don Pereira says anglers are accepting the catch-and-release rule. But he says the lake’s advisory committee and DNR staff heard clear concerns from the Mille Lacs community and angling public about the live bait ban. Bobber fishing with live bait has a long tradition on Mille Lacs, and there were concerns about discouraging young anglers.
–The Little Falls School Board meets Monday at 5:00pm at the Morrison County Government Center. Agenda items include Rhonda Schmidt giving details on a 2017 trip to Argentina, Sheila Funk talking about a grant request for Stand Up for You, approval of a Washington DC choir trip, approving fees for the 2016-17 school year, appointing election judges for the May 10, 2016 school district special election, approve NJPA innovative funding grant application and giving a superintendent evaluation of Steven Jones.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
–Refat Dodin and Aseel Numan of Little Falls, a boy born April 5th
WEATHER
TODAY= partly cloudy, windy, high 32.
TONIGHT= clear skies, cold, low 15 and breezy.
SATURDAY= partly sunny, breezy, high near 40, snow late low 31.
SUNDAY= freezing rain early, PM sun and windy, high 50, low 26.
MONDAY= sunny and windy, colder, high 37, low 22.
SPORTS
TWINS= Baltimore comes back to beat Twins 4-2 last night sweeping the three game series. The Twins are at the 2015 World Series Champions Kansas City Royals this weekend with pregame tonight at 6:30pm, Saturday at 5:30pm and Sunday Paul Molitor Show at 9:30, Inside Twins at noon and Twins pregame at 12:30pm all live this weekend on Q92 WYRQ.
NHL= The Minnesota Wild wraps up the regular season Saturday night against Calgary then open the playoffs next Wednesday.
CC= Coaches Corner Saturdays at 9:05am on AM960 KLTF.
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