NEWS
--Camp Ripley will host their biennial open house Sunday from 10:00am-2:00pm at the military base north of Little Falls. The event will feature military equipment, MN Dot vehicles, firetrucks, aircraft, the military museum, many vendors, classic car show, live music and much more. There will also be a ceremony to commemorate Korean War Veterans at 1:00pm, and a Change of Command ceremony at 1:30pm. After seven years as Post Commander, Colonel Scott St. Sauver is stepping down and a ceremony of the changing of command to Colonel Brian Melton who will become the new post commander will take place Sunday afternoon at Camp Ripley. Admission is free, but a picture ID is needed to enter Camp Ripley. Handicap parking and help for those needing it to get around the military facility on Sunday will be available.
--The 43rd Annual Albany Pioneer Days and Threshing Show is today through Sunday in Albany. Events all three days, Minneapolis Moline Tractors on display, Wild West Show, garden tractor pull, swap meet, railroad museum, sewing center, quilts and lots of music and equipment, church services and much more. Join KLTF Party Line live today at 10:05am from Albany and online at fallsradio.com.
--Benton County authorities are asking for your help in finding a stolen trailer. Sheriff Troy Heck says the trailer was taken from a storage lot of Burski Excavating in Rice sometime between Saturday and Sunday afternoon. The trailer is described as a black 1994 Towmaster 24-foot flatbed trailer, with Minnesota license plates 9642CRT. It has dual axles, 5-foot long beaver tail fold down ramps and a storage box on the tongue. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Benton County Sheriff’s Office at (320) 968-7201 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at (800) 255-1301.
--Motorists traveling on Minnesota highways this fall need to be aware of large farm equipment transporting crops to markets, grain elevators and processing plants, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. “Harvest season is getting in full swing across the state and farmers and their equipment are out on the highways,” said Jay Hietpas, state traffic engineer. “Motorists need to be prepared to encounter slow-moving farm vehicles, especially on rural, two-lane roads.” Farm equipment is large and heavy, making it hard for operators to accelerate, slow down and stop. The equipment also makes wide turns and sometimes crosses over the center line. In addition, farm vehicles can create large blind spots, making it difficult for operators to see approaching vehicles. All of these factors can cause serious crashes. From 2011 to 2015, there were 688 crashes involving farm vehicles that resulted in 23 fatalities and 348 injuries. Nearly half of the fatalities were an occupant of the farm vehicle. A list of items to watch for and rules to abide by are posted on the MNDOT website.
--There are many more events this weekend, Lindbergh PTA has scheduled an outdoor movie night tonight at the football field, if raining it will be in the Lindbergh gym, German dinner tonight at Immanuel Lutheran in Hillman, Cheers to Morrison County Saturday at 3:00pm at Camp Ripley Hangar, St. Michael's bazaar Sunday in Buckman, Man vs. Beast Rodeo Saturday and Sunday at the Morrison County Fairgrounds at 4:00pm each day, plus much more at fallsradio.com then click on the community calendar for more details.
--The Little Falls City Council meets Monday 7:30pm at City Hall.
--On Thursday, Zion Lutheran Church in Little Falls began construction on their new Fellowship Hall. The Fellowship Hall will have a capacity of 160 people and cost $900,000 to build. Zion's project is being managed by locally owned Contegrity Group Incorporated (CGI) and is using local contractors whenever possible. A nearby house was purchased and will be torn down to make room for a rain garden to capture run off.
--A St. Cloud man was hurt in a motorcycle crash Thursday morning. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened shortly after 9:00am on Highway 95 near 54th Avenue in Princeton. 64-year old Bradly Isberner was heading east when he lost control of his motorcycle and went into the right ditch. Isberner was taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries.
--Police say a security guard at a Minnesota university has been arrested for falsely reporting a crime. St. Paul police said on the department’s Facebook page that the 25-year old St. Catherine University guard was taken into custody late Wednesday after he admitted to investigators that he accidentally shot himself while on duty the previous night. Authorities say the guard told investigators he was handling his gun when it fired, striking him in the shoulder. He told police he made up a story that someone had shot him because he feared losing his job at the private, Catholic university in St. Paul. Dozens of law enforcement officers conducted a search based on the guard’s story. The search was called off early Wednesday. The guard is being held in Ramsey County Jail.
--Live Better Live Longer in Little Falls is asking for volunteers to help take down the Gamradt Garden on the west side of Little Falls on September 27th from 9-11am. Little Falls Community High School Ag students as well as U of M Extension STEPS participants will help with hauling the remaining plants and spreading compost to get the garden cleaned out for winter. If you can help call Kate at 631-5675.
DEATH NOTICES
--Leonard Lang, age 77 of Onamia.
WEATHER
TODAY= increasing clouds, PM storms develop, high 81.
TONIGHT= storms likely, some heavy rainfall, low 64.
SATURDAY= cloudy, periodic showers & storms, steady temps.
SUNDAY= sunny and cooler, high 62, clear night low 42.
MONDAY= partly cloudy and breezy, high 67, low around 45.
SPORTS
TWINS= another walk off win for the Twins as Byron Buxton homers in the bottom of the 10th to give Twins a 3-2 win over Blue Jays. The Twins continue series with Toronto tonight at 6:30pm, Saturday at 5:30pm and Sunday 12:30pm all live Q92 WYRQ.
COL FB= Gophers host Middle Tennessee State in week 3 of the college football season, Saturday 1:30pm on AM960 KLTF.
LYNX= Sylvia Fowles named league MVP Thursday then scores 25 points as Lynx beat Washington 93-83 to take a 2 game lead in the series. Lynx could wrap it up Sunday in Washington at 2:00pm.
NFL= Vikings at Pittsburgh in week 2, kickoff Sunday at noon.
HS FB= Little Falls at Albany tonight 7pm on AM960 KLTF
HS FB= Pierz at Maple Lake tonight 7pm on FM94 KFML.
WRAP= Saturday Morning Sports Wrap tomorrow at 9am on KLTF.