NEWS
--Today is WYRQ Ladies Night Out Little Falls Style. Starting at noon stop into the participating sponsors from anytime from 12-7pm pick up a brochure and get the back stamped by each of the businesses to be entered in drawings at Great River Arts in Little Falls at 8pm. The card must be stamped by all businesses on the back to be in the grand prize of $1,500 diamond earrings on display at Goldsmith Jewelers. Must be 18 years of age or older to participate. When your card is completed head to Great River Arts where beverages will be served. There are two food places AT Black and White and Beer Bellys where you can stop to eat and get your card stamped by one or both of them and be eligible for a special prize at the event. Also dress up as your favorite hero (superhero, family member, military, police, firefighters, doctor, nurse, EMT and other at the event and be eligible also for a prize that night). Full list of sponsors are on the Little Falls Radio website on the home page also on the community calendar site and Little Falls Radio Facebook page. Enjoy Ladies Night Out today going on in Little Falls from Q92 WYRQ.
--Jay Baggenstoss of the Upsala Fire Department informed Little Falls Radio yesterday that there will be a Mock Car Crash event on Monday starting at 9am at the Upsala Bus Garage. Students from Upsala High School along with area law enforcement, firefighters, first responders, the funeral home and a helicopter will also be used during the event. This is to show the dangers and the effects of distracting driving, drinking and driving during prom and graduation which can lead to crashes resulting in serious injury or even death of those involved or others involved in the crashes. This is only a Mock event and they wanted to remind those around the Upsala bus garage on Monday there will be flashing lights, sirens and a helicopter on Monday morning from around 9-10am during the event in Upsala.
--Green Prairie Township will be holding a clean up day for residents living within the township from 8-11am this Saturday at the Green Prairie Town Hall. Items accepted are appliances for $10 each, TV's, monitors, computers for $20 each, car tires for $2, truck tires $10 and tractor tires $15 each. The tire price is double if the rims are left on the tire. No ammonia filled refrigerators will be accepted. The Township is paying $25 per household toward the cost of disposal. Persons with questions should call Lois at 320-360-9121.
--A child was hurt in an ATV crash in Rockville Monday. The crash happened around 6:40pm at the intersection of 125th Avenue and Sauk River Road. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says the driver was heading south on 125th Avenue, when they failed to navigate a turn and left the roadway. The child was thrown from the machine, which rolled several times. Authorities say the child was complaining of shoulder pain. They were taken to St. Cloud hospital for treatment of their injuries.
--In honor of Earth Day, the public is invited to meet artist Tanya Piatz and enjoy her exhibition, Species of Special Concern in the GRA Front Gallery which is running this month. The event is free of charge and will be from 3-5pm on Friday at Great River Arts in Little Falls.
--The St. Francis Convent and the Franciscan Sisters announced their will be a special Earth Day Liturgy at their Mass on Friday at 11am. The public is once again invited to attend their Masses at convent.
--The Morrison County-Genola Horseshoe League will host their spring meeting tonight at 7pm at the Buckman Bank Tavern.
--The Darling Lutheran Cemetery Association will hold their annual spring cleanup day on May 7th at 9am. Please bring your own tools.
--Minnesota Power reported a power outage that affected around 180 customers in Little Falls Wednesday afternoon. Power was restored to all the customer by shortly after 4pm yesterday.
--The man who was shot and killed in a road rage incident in Maple Grove has been identified. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner says 61-year-old William Haire of Buffalo died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. The Maple Grove Police Department says on Sunday at about 3:00pm there was an altercation between two drivers. The initial reports indicated one of the drivers fired a gun toward the other vehicle. Both vehicles then left the area. Responding officers found Haire's vehicle off of Interstate 94. He was taken to the hospital where he later died. Police have not reported an arrest.
--Authorities arrested a 43-year-old man Sunday afternoon in Brainerd after a road rage incident at the Baxter Walmart parking lot. The Baxter Police Department responded to a report of an assault at 3:19pm at Walmart, 7295 Glory Road. According to the charging documents, officers learned a man, later identified as Adam Jon Overby, hit a car with a shovel in the parking lot. Following an altercation of gestures by the parking lot, Overby allegedly blocked in the victim’s vehicle, got out of his truck, grabbed a shovel from the truck and proceeded to strike the victim's driver's side window, shattering it. The victim said he put up his left arm to block the blow that was aimed for his head and the shovel struck him on the left arm near his elbow. The Baxter Police Department talked with three witnesses, who provided similar descriptions of the event. Brainerd officers went to a residence on the 100 block of B Street Northeast in Brainerd, after which they saw him through a window lying on a bed. After he opened the door, officers tried to speak with Overby outside, but Overby quickly retreated into the house. He then resisted officers’ efforts to place him under arrest. Officers eventually arrested Overby and transported him to the Crow Wing County Jail. Overby faces charges of felony second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, felony first-degree damage to property with a foreseeable risk of bodily harm and a misdemeanor for obstructing the legal process. No court date was set yet.
--The National Weather Service is indicating strong storms Friday and Saturday over western and southern Minnesota with hail and wind.
DEATH NOTICES
--Heidi A. Gwost, age 58 of St. Cloud formerly of Little Falls.
WEATHER
TODAY= partly cloudy to partly sunny skies, high near 50.
TONIGHT= cloudy skies, low around 35.
FRIDAY= cloudy skies, breezy, rain by afternoon and night, high 53.
SATURDAY= showers & t-storms, some strong, high 73, low 39.
SUNDAY= rain early, then sunny and colder, high 42, low near 26.
SPORTS
TWINS= Royals shut out Twins 2-0 last night. Twins wrap up with Kansas City today, pregame begins at 12:30pm on Q92 WYRQ.
NBA= Timberwolves and Memphis game 3 of the playoffs in Minneapolis tonight, series tied 1-1. Game 4 is on Saturday.
BIG TEN= the Big Ten Conference announced that Minneapolis has been chosen to host the 2023 womens conference championship and both the mens and womens conference championships in 2024.
HS BAB= Zimmerman at Pierz will have a double header today beginning at 4pm on 94ROCKS and fallsradio.com.