NEWS
--The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office wants residents to be aware of a couple scams that are circulating. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the most recent case is a person receiving a phone call from someone posing as a representative from Publishers Clearing House. The scammer advises the person that they won a prize. They are then instructed to go and buy Amazon Gift Cards and give the caller the PIN numbers. In the past week, there have been a couple of related scams where the scammer will ask the victim to buy large amounts of Amazon Gift Cards or other types of cards with pin numbers displayed. Another scam that has been recirculating is the computer scam. Recently, a caller stated they received a call from someone claiming to be with Microsoft and that they needed to install an update on their computer. After the caller downloaded the update, they lost some of their files. The caller was informed to go to Wal Mart, buy some gift cards and send the gift card information to a California address to retrieve the files. Sheriff Larsen stated that in the reported cases mentioned, the victims did not have their personal information compromised nor did they lose any money. Larsen wants to remind residents that if they receive an offer that seems too good to be true, it’s more than likely a scam. Scammers are ultimately trying to trick innocent people into giving their personal information as well as access to their financial data. Scams continue to be an ongoing problem nationwide and residents are encouraged to never give out their personal information over the phone.
--Royalton High School will be celebrating Homecoming 2019 the week of September 23-27th. Homecoming queen and king candidates have been chosen including Queen candidates Macey Petron, Annabelle Ellerbusch, Jada Johannes, Erin Zapzalka and Gabrielle Enneking. King candidates. Gavin Sowada, Matthew Kasella, Christopher Borash, Zachary Leibold and Isaac Kasella. Coronation will take place this Sunday (September 22nd) at 6:00pm in the Royalton High School cafetorium. The Royals football team will play Benson at 7:00pm Friday the 27th in the homecoming game.
--The Little Falls School Board meets at 5pm today at the Middle School Media Center. Agenda items include a high school update from Principal Tim Bjorge, take action on Saturday School, get the Flyers 2018-19 activity report, set truth in taxation meeting for December 16th authorize and certify the 2020 Property Tax Levy and designate an identified official as authority for education identity management.
--The drawdown on Little Rock Lake and part of the Mississippi River came to an end this weekend. DNR Fisheries Manager Eric Altena says Eagle Creek will started closing the dam slowly Saturday. Altena says Little Rock Lake actually went down 2.7 feet during the six-week drawdown. Altena says the cool wet weather we've had over the past several weeks wasn't great for plant growth, but he says the true test will be what the lake looks like next August.
--A motorcyclist was killed Friday on Highway 65 near Mora in Kanabec County. The accident just before 5pm occurred when a vehicle was turning from the highway onto 9th Street and struck the motorcycle in the southbound lane. The motorcyclist died and that person's name was not released by the State Patrol. The other driver was hospitalized for non-life threatening injuries.
--One person was injured Friday just after noon on Highway 71 in the city of Wadena when a semi was unable to stop in time and rear-ended an SUV. The driver of the SUV sustained minor injuries.
--One man was hurt and had to be pulled from his submerged truck following a hit-and-run crash in Avon Township Friday night. The incident happened around 11:15pm at County Road 154 and 185th Avenue. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says a car was going east on County Road 154 when it was sideswiped by a truck pulling out of a parking lot onto 185th Avenue. The sheriff's office says the truck continued north on 185th Avenue and was found a short time later about four feet deep in a pond near the intersection of 185th and St. Anna Drive. The driver of the truck, 66-year-old Harold Blonigen of Aldrich, was removed from his vehicle by the Avon Fire Department and taken to St. Cloud Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The driver of the car, 37-year-old Steven Sand of Avon, was not hurt. Alcohol was a factor in the crash.
--A man from Clearwater was seriously hurt in a two-vehicle crash near Duelm on Saturday night. The incident happened around 9:15 on Highway 95 and County Road 7 in Glendorado Township. The Minnesota State Patrol says a truck headed west on Highway 95 was making a left turn onto County Road 7 when it was rear-ended by a car. The driver of the car, 79-year-old Allen Newman of Clearwater, was taken to St. Cloud Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver and passenger in the truck, 29-year-old Scott Lampman and 24-year-old Ashelli Lampman of Becker, were not hurt.
--A Clearwater motorcyclist was injured Saturday when 74-year-old Jesse Zeman was on Interstate 94 and collided with a pickup truck coming from Highway 15 south of St. Cloud in Stearns County. Zeman was taken to the hospital for injuries while the other driver from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in the accident was not injured.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
--Rock and Roll singer Eddie Money who had hits like Two Tickets to Paradise and Take me Home Tonight died Friday of cancer at age 70.
--Singer for the 80s group the Cars- Ric Ocasek died Sunday at 75.
DEATH NOTICES
--Daniel Eugene Hegg, age 76 of Motley.
--Albin “Al” Bosin, age 86 of South Platte Lake.
--David P. Schneider, age 65 of Sobieski.
WEATHER
TODAY= morning fog, then sunshine and warm, high 83.
TONIGHT= partly cloudy and muggy, low 67.
TUESDAY= sunny and warm, high 84, nighttime storms, low 61.
WEDNESDAY= AM storm, then sunny and cooler, high 76.
SPORTS
TWINS= Twins and Indians rained out Friday and played a double header on Saturday. Twins win with great pitching in game 1 Saturday 2-0 over Indians. Miguel Sano breaks the tie in the 8th with a grand slam as the Twins beat Indians in the 2nd game Saturday 9-5. Indians won Sunday 7-5 after more homers from the Twins during the game. Twins (91-58) are back home for the final regular season homestand starting tonight with Chicago at 6pm on Q92 WYRQ.
NFL= Green Bay scored early and held on to beat Vikings Sunday at Lambeau Field 21-16. Vikings host Oakland Raiders on Sunday. The Bears and Lions both won barely in their games yesterday.
COL FB= another 4th quarter comeback with 13 seconds left on the clock as the Gophers beat Georgia Southern 35-32 on Saturday, 3-0.