NEWS
--Congratulations to the Little Falls Baseball Team advancing to the state semi-finals today against Mahtomedi. The Flyers defeated Rocori on Thursday 7-2 in the quarter-finals. Game time is at noon today and heard live on AM960 KLTF and online at fallsradio.com. Flyers win they play Monday at Target Field for the state title, if they would lose today they place for 3rd place at 5:30pm today on KLTF.
--The Little Falls Dam Festival and Falls Festival on Foot will be held tomorrow in Little Falls. Today Little Fall businesses are having their sidewalk sale. Saturday there is a bike ride at 8am from LeBourget Park, airplane rides 9am-1pm at the airport for ages 8-17, pancake breakfast at the airport starting at 7am from Kinship. Parade at 11am from City Hall to the hospital. Then events at Maple Island Park through the afternoon and evening, including bingo 2-4, turtle races, music, food and fireworks at dusk. Live Better Live Longer will also have their Falls Festival on Foot from 12-4 on Saturday closing 1st street by Maple Island Park to motorized traffic. Events include diaper derby, bike surreys, hula hoop contest, street hockey, music and much more fun through the afternoon for all ages. Get more information on both events at fallsradio.com/community calendar. To be in the parade contact Becky at 632-3664, and if you can help volunteer with Live Better Live Longer 12-4 Saturday call 631-5675.
--A 16-year-old Sauk Rapids boy is in critical condition after receiving an electrical shock and falling 30 feet in Sartell. Witnesses said Daniel Fleigle had climbed to the top of the Sartell Street bridge over the Mississippi River Wednesday around 9:15pm and was walking across when he grabbed a wire and then fell to the bridge deck. Officers estimate he fell about 30 feel after touching the electrical wire. Sartell police officers had to climb over beams and a metal pipe to reach Fleigle who was unresponsive. Officers took over CPR efforts, after juvenile witnesses at scene started. After a short time, Fleigle regained a pulse and was breathing with difficulty, but was unconscious. He was transported to St. Cloud Hospital and then flown by helicopter to HCMC and last listed in critical condition.
--A reminder from the Morrison County Area Foundation, a Turn Key Partner Fund of the Initiative Foundation that grant applications are due this Sunday for those working to improve the quality of life for residents of Morrison County. Qualifying applicants are those that serve the residents living and/or working in Morrison County and must be 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, school districts, local units of government or operating through a mission-related fiscal sponsor. For more information contact the Initiative Foundation in Little Falls through their website morrisoncountyaf.org, or call (877) 632-9255.
--The Little Falls School Board meets Monday at 5pm at the government center boardroom. Agenda items include approval of the Argentina Trip in 2017, approval of the 2016-2017 budget, federal budget revisions and approval to move next meeting to July 6th.
--The Little Falls City Council meets Monday at 7:30pm at city hall inside the council chambers with various agenda items.
--A number of weekend events to enjoy including Motley June Fest Saturday with parades, wing contest, antique cars and tractors, lots of music and fireworks in Motley Saturday. Foley Days begin Saturday and run through next week, a motorcycle ride for Alzheimer's starts in Royalton on Saturday at 1pm and goes to Hillman and Pierz than returns to Royalton for auction and raffle of prizes.
--Congratulations to Pierz Baseball Team advancing to the state semi-finals against Minnehaha Academy. The Pioneers defeated Paynesville on Thursday 13-0 in the quarter-finals. Game time is at 2:30pm today and heard live on FM94 KFML and online at fallsradio.com. If the Pioneers win they would play Monday for Class AA state title at Target Field, if lose they play for 3rd place at 5pm today on FM94 KFML.
--A memorial service has been scheduled for the late Earl H. Potter III, who was president of St. Cloud State University. The interfaith gathering will be from 3-5pm today in the lobby of Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. The funeral is scheduled for 11am Saturday at St. John’s Episcopal Church in St. Cloud. Campus offices will close at 3pm today for those to attend the gathering.
--A 62-year-old Princeton man was injured in a motorcycle crash northwest of Elk River. According to the report, the motorcyclist was identified as John Crow. Crow suffered non life threatening injuries.
--Minnesota’s unemployment rate remains at 3.8 percent despite shedding nearly 2,000 jobs in May. Those figures come from the Department of Employment and Economic Development’s latest data released Thursday. The lackluster performance follows a strong April in which the state added more than 15,000 jobs, the largest one-month gain since September of 2013. Even after a strong April, a 1.7 percent nationwide job growth rate for the year is outpacing Minnesota’s 1 percent growth. Department Commissioner Shawntera Hardy says Minnesota’s labor market remains healthy, citing growth in many sectors. The state’s 3.8 percent unemployment rate beats the nationwide jobless rate of 4.7 percent. Heavy losses in manufacturing and construction jobs in May were nearly offset by gains in health and education services.
--Homeowners in Morrison County can expect mail from the DNR this week asking permission to collect water samples. The Minnesota Geological Survey is part of the DNR’s County Geologic Atlas Program funded by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. Funding also comes from the Clean Water Fund, which receives 33% of the sales tax revenue from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment approved by voters in November 2008.
DEATH NOTICES
--Louis St. John III, age 32 of Pine City.
--Loretta “Bertha” Gunther, age 93 of Pierz.
WEATHER
TODAY= partly sunny, afternoon thunderstorms, high near 80.
TONIGHT= late night storms, muggy, low 67.
SATURDAY= partial sun, showers & storms at times, high 82, low 70.
SUNDAY= storms likely, some strong in PM, hot, high 93, low 61.
MONDAY= sunny and breezy, much cooler, high 74, low 53.
SPORTS
TWINS= Yankees beat Twins 4-1 Thursday. Twins and Yankees continue series tonight at Target Field. Coverage tonight 6:30, 12:30pm Saturday and Sunday on WYRQ.
LYNX= Lynx try for 12th win in a row Sunday at Seattle.
NBA= Cleveland avoided elimination Thursday winning 115-101 over Golden State to force a game 7 of NBA Finals Sunday night.
VL= Upsala at Pierz Bulldogs Sunday 1:30pm on AM960 KLTF.