NEWS
–A Brainerd Public Utility semi trailer water tanker with processed sewage in it rolled over Thursday around 1:00pm on Thiesse Road just off of Business Highway 371 south of Brainerd. The State Patrol reported that the driver lost control on the curve and rolled into the grassy area off the county road. The driver sustained minor injuries in the accident. Brainerd police and firefighters worked on clearing the scene. There were no reports of any leakage from the semi. There were no evacuations in the area either.
--A shed near St. Joseph was destroyed in a fire. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says the call came in at about 9:30pm Thursday for a fire on Jade Road in St. Joseph Township, a few miles south of St. Joseph. The homeowner, 49-year old Richard Saatzer, looked out the window of his house and saw the shed was on fire. Inside was a boat, a refrigerator, and six alfalfa bales. The shed is a total loss. No one was hurt. The cause of the fire is not known.
--Benton County authorities are looking for a wanted Wisconsin man who ran from his minivan Wednesday after a traffic stop near U.S. Highway 10. Law enforcement officers learned that there is a warrant for the arrest of Orville Glen Axelson Jr., 51, of Beloit, Wisconsin. Axelson was driving a 2006 Dodge Caravan that turned from 115th Street Northwest onto southbound U.S. Highway 10 just before 9pm when a Benton County deputy saw his vehicle and another one make the turn, and then saw Axelson's van get in the wrong lane, driving in front of a southbound motorcycle and causing it to brake heavily to avoid a collision. That's when the deputy tried to stop the vehicle. It eventually stopped at the top of an exit ramp. Axelson first told the deputy there was no insurance on the minivan, but then claimed his sister had insurance on it. His sister was in the other vehicle that had turned onto Highway 10 with him, and the deputy noticed that she had stopped nearby. Axelson said he was driving the way he was because he wanted to stay close to her vehicle on unfamiliar roads. The deputy told Axelson to wait in his vehicle while he spoke to his sister about the insurance. But after the deputy walked away, Axelson sped away in the Caravan. The deputy chased the Caravan, which turned onto Frost Road and drove into a ditch a short distance west of Benton County Road 33. As the deputy approached the Caravan, he discovered that the woman who had been a passenger in Axelson's van was now behind the wheel. That's when the deputy learned that Axelson had jumped out of the van while it was still moving and ran into a wooded area near Frost Road. And the deputy also learned from law enforcement databases that there was a warrant for Axelson's arrest. Two K-9 teams and several other law enforcement agencies helped search the area, but Axelson was not found. The Benton County Attorney’s Office will consider criminal charges against Axelson, based on traffic violations and flight from the deputy. Anyone with information about Axelson’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Benton County Sheriff’s Office at 320-968-7201.
--An Ely woman was hurt in a crash on Interstate 94 Thursday afternoon. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened at 2:15pm near Clearwater. 78-year old Janet Smrekar was heading east on I-94 when she was unable to stop for slowing traffic and rear ended an SUV. Smrekar was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the SUV, 38-year old Daniel Baxter of Minneapolis was not hurt.
--The Little Falls Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Highway 27 project meeting on Tuesday from 9:00-10:30am at the Little Falls Area Chamber of Commerce. In preparation for the Highway 27 road reconstruction work through downtown Little Falls in 2019, representatives from the Minnesota Department of Transportation will be available about how the project may impact their day to day travel through town. Business owners can learn how the project will impact their customers and employees. For information or if you have questions call Debora K. Boelz at (320) 632-5155.
--The Morrison County Commissioners meet Tuesday at 9:00am at the government center. Agenda items include a proclamation of National 4-H Week, approve a new social worker position, hear on Rich Prairie Soil and Water, Lake Alexander LID, Sullivan Lake LID, approve preliminary levy, set a date for the Truth and Taxation hearing and the board will hear on recent public works projects.
--The show American Pickers will be filming in Minnesota next month and the guys are looking for places to pick in Central Minnesota. St. Joseph is one of the places the pickers are hoping to make a stop in. The show has pickers coming to check out antiques or leftover older items they can buy and turn into a profit. If you’re interested in having your collection looked at by the American Pickers you can contact 1-855-653-7878 or email at AmericanPickers@cineflix.com.
--On Friday the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has sent out a notice of a local bank receiving a counterfeit $50 bill. The bill had the same or similar size to a real bill. A local bank marked it with a money marking pen and it did not mark as counterfeit. The bill did not have the security strip or watermark. The ink on the bill is not clean and the cut is off. The bill edge lines are clearly visible.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
--Nathan and Beth Berlin of Randall, girl on September 13th
DEATH NOTICES
--Theodore “Ted” Block, age 93 of Hillman.
WEATHER
TODAY= partly sunny, chance of showers, high 65.
TONIGHT= mostly cloudy, low 48.
TUESDAY= partly sunny, high near 74, storms likely late, low 58.
WEDNESDAY= storms early, then sunny in afternoon, high 68.
SPORTS
TWINS= Toronto battled back to beat Twins Friday 4-3, then Blue Jays beat up Twins 7-2 Saturday. The Twins rebounded with 2 homeruns by Eddie Rosario, Byron Buxton homered and a grand slam hit by Joe Mauer to outslug Blue Jays 13-7 on Sunday. Twins (78-71) are at the Yankees tonight, 5:30pm on Q92 WYRQ.
NFL= Sam Bradford was out as Pittsburgh beat the Vikings on Sunday 26-9. Case Keenum started at QB for the Vikings.
COL FB= Gophers beat Middle Tennessee State 34-3 Saturday.
LYNX= Maya Moore 21 points, Lynx eliminate Washington 81-70 on Sunday. LA also won Sunday to advance to WNBA finals rematch.
FB= Pierz wins 34-7 over Maple Lake to go to 3-0 on season. Albany beat Little Falls 51-12 Friday. USA won, Royalton & Holdingford lost.
WWE= one of the greatest wrestling managers of all time, Bobby “the Brain” Heenan died Sunday at age 73.