NEWS
--The Morrison County Sheriffs Office stated they had probable cause to arrest 35-year old Robert Devereaux of Little Falls for 2nd degree assault stemming from an incident on Wednesday. Around 3:50pm Thursday Devereaux was seen by a Little Falls Police Officer in northeast Little Falls driving a vehicle. When the officer attempted to stop Devereaux, he fled in the vehicle and a pursuit ensued. The pursuit went through the east side of Little Falls and onto Mary Lane just off Hawthorn Road in Little Falls Township. Devereaux then left his vehicle and ran into the woods. A perimeter was set up to continue the search with the help from the Minnesota State Patrol helicopter, Morrison County K-9 and SWAT teams. Robert Devereaux was located inside the Little Falls Wal Mart around 8:20pm where he was taken into custody without incident. During the incident there were no injuries to Devereaux, law enforcement or any members of the public. The Morrison County Sheriffs Office would like to thank the public and media for their assistance. Sheriff Larsen would like to remind citizens you can sign up to receive these types of messages through Everbridge. To sign up, go to the Morrison County website and click on Morrison County Citizen Alert Sign Up tab.
--St. Joseph officially has a new chief of police. Interim Chief Dwight Pfannenstein and City Administrator Judy Weyrens said they finalized the terms and conditions of his contract Thursday afternoon. He is the new police chief effective immediately. The city council voted to offer Pfannenstein the job during their meeting on Monday night, on the condition he end his campaign for Stearns County Sheriff. It is too late to remove Pfannenstein's name from the ballot for the August 14th primary but he will no longer actively be seeking that position. In theory, Stearns county residents could still vote for him. Three other men are also on the ballot for Stearns County Sheriff, Bob Dickhaus, Dave Bentrud, and Steve Soyka. The top two vote getters in the August primary move on to the general election. Pfannenstein has been serving as the interim chief since former chief Joel Klein was placed on administrative leave back in April. Klein resigned from his position earlier this month.
--The Minnesota Department of Health announced that neglect has been found inside an Aitkin nursing home. Golden Horizons in Aitkin was found to be in failure to correctly monitor blood sugar levels of a diabetic resident. Failing to comply to hospital orders led to a resident's blood sugar to reach 540 and put the resident into a diabetic coma. This is the third time that the facility in Aitkin has been part of an investigation of neglect. In the past the staff members involved were terminated. There is no word yet on what will come from the recent findings of this investigation.
--A fire Thursday morning led to an evacuation of residents at a structure on North 7th Street in Brainerd. Around 3:00am firefighters were called to the building that contained eight apartment units. The fire was in the living room of one of the units and started in a couch. The fire was put out but smoke seeped through the walls so all the units were evacuated as a precaution until the fire was put out. The site was ventilated. No injuries as the residents were able to return to their apartments by 4:45am except for the two where the fire happened. That unit sustained extensive smoke and water damage. Those two will have to stay with others until the unit is repaired.
--Listener Feud is coming soon to AM960 KLTF keep listening.
--Little Falls Radio was saddened by the news that former owner Jack Hansen passed away Friday. He appeared to have died in his sleep. Jack bought WYRQ with Steve VanSlooten in 1990 and then bought KLTF/KFML from the Lemme's in 1996. Hansen sold all three stations to Rod and Chris Grams in 2004. Jack Hansen was 65.
--At a special council meeting Wednesday, Jamie Luberts, a 17-year veteran of the Morrison County Sheriff's Office will become a temporary police officer in the city Motley following the retirement of Police Chief Ron Smith back in May which opened a part-time officer.
--St. Cloud police have released more information about a crash Thursday where a car drove into a bank. The driver has been identified as 20-year old Fadumo Omar of Waite Park. She was issued a citation for careless driving and released at the scene. An 18-year old woman, Hinda Omar of Waite Park, was a passenger in the car and was brought to St. Cloud Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The Wells Fargo bank in the 300 block of 33rd Street North was back open on Friday but without an operating ATM machine.
--The Sons of the American Legion, Squadron #46 elected Josh Santala as their new Commander on June 20th. The remaining officers are First Vice, Butch Zimmerman, Adjutant, Al Stencel, Finance Officer, Steve White Chaplin, (New) Matt Derry and Sargent at Arms, Greg Santema. The next regular meeting will be Wednesday, September 19th at the Little Falls Legion.
--Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office has announced crime mapping is now viewable for their area residents. The sheriff’s office has partnered with Crow Wing County GIS in creating a web based, user friendly program to help share information with the public. Sheriff Todd Dahl said “the mapping will include information on burglaries, thefts, suspicious activity and other related crimes that have taken place over the previous two weeks in Crow Wing County. We live in an area where people want to be involved. This is another tool to help law enforcement and our communities to work together.” The public is encouraged to report any suspicious activity taking place in your communities. To make a report, simply click the TIP411 link on the crime map, call 911 or the non-emergency phone number (218) 829-4749. To view the crime map, please visit the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office or County Website, and Crow Wing County Facebook.
DEATH NOTICE
--George E. Rush, age 58 of Little Falls
--Susan M. Hoheisel, age 45 of Pierz.
--Zachary Euteneuer, age 15 of Little Falls.
WEATHER
TODAY= chances of showers and T-storms, mainly afternoon, high 75
TONIGHT= mostly cloudy, showers possible, low 61.
TUESDAY= mostly cloudy, high near 68, few showers at time, low 55.
WEDNESDAY= partly sunny, high near 80, few showers could develop
SPORTS
TWINS= Texas beat up the Twins Friday 8-1. Rangers get out early on Twins to win 9-6 Saturday, Twins got homers from Rosario and Morrison. Jose Berrios shut out the Rangers Sunday 2-0 to avoid the sweep. Twins are off today, at Chicago on Tuesday night.
LYNX= Lynx got out to early lead en route to beat Phoenix 83-72 Friday and then beat Las Vegas 88-73 Sunday. Lynx are now 7-6.