NEWS
--At 8:03pm Tuesday the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a two vehicle accident near the intersection of 1st Avenue SE and Edward Street in Pierz. According to the Sheriff’s Office, 39-year old Bradley Bednar of Pierz was traveling north on Edward Street in a side-by-side UTV. 87-year old Elizabeth Boser of Pierz was traveling west on 1st Avenue SE in a Jeep Cherokee. Boser stopped at the stop sign and then proceeded into the intersection and struck the UTV. The UTV rolled and came to a rest on the driver’s side. A passenger in the UTV, 37-year old Desiree Bednar of Pierz was transported to St. Gabriel’s Hospital by Mayo Clinic Ambulance with unknown injuries.
--Minnesota’s Cold Weather Rule goes into effect next month. The rule protects Minnesotans who experience difficulty paying their heating bills by preventing the disconnection of their natural gas service during the winter heating season. Under state law, the cold weather rule is in effect from October 1st through April 30th but in order to have the protection of the cold weather rule, customers need to set up a payment plan with their utility and maintain that payment plan in order to prevent disconnection of their service during the winter. CenterPoint Energy's Ross Corson says to set up a payment plan, simply contact your utility provider.
--A St. Cloud man charged with selling large amounts of methamphetamine in central Minnesota has pleaded guilty. Forty-eight-year-old Daniel McNinch pleaded guilty to a charge of 1st-degree drug sales of 17 grams or more of cocaine or meth within a 90-day period. The charge was added through an amended complaint and the plea allows three other charges involving weapons to be dismissed. The Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force began investigating McNinch early this year. Officers say McNinch was routinely selling the drugs out of his St. Cloud home in the 1300 block of 9th Avenue North. Records show an undercover informant bought meth from McNinch on three occasions in January and February. Police say they also learned McNinch was receiving wholesale amounts of the drug through the mail and storing it at his home in Onamia. Surveillance showed McNinch making frequent trips between his St. Cloud home and his Onamia home in the following weeks. A search warrant was used at the Onamia home and uncovered what authorities say was more than three pounds of the drug, guns, ammunition, packaging materials, cell phones, and more than $10,000 in cash.
--The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released their 2022 project update on state roadways next year. They include just one project for Morrison County where they are improving access and safety on Highway 10 at Morrison County Road 14 and Highway 115 in Randall. Many other projects include the Highway 23 project from Milaca to Foley and then to St. Cloud then work on Highway 10 and 23 through Benton and Stearns County. Highway 27 to Interstate 94 work from Osakis in Todd County into Douglas County. Bridge work along Highway 71 in Browerville and also near Sauk Centre. Road work is scheduled next year on Highway 287 in Grey Eagle along with a number of projects from Brainerd, Baxter to Nisswa along Highways 371 and 210. In all over 500 projects are planned for 2022.
--Steve Smith from CHI St. Gabriel's will be live on AM960 KLTF shortly after the 8am news to discuss the latest in visitor restrictions and guidelines at the hospital in Little Falls. You can hear interview also online by streaming at fallsradio.com.
--Yesterday Pierz Schools Superintendent George Weber want to give a hearty thank you to all you helped get the students ready and back into school this year. All has been going great in Pierz with Elementery and High School students in class and Homecoming Festivities. Weber is very impressed with the Coronation Monday and picking two of the hard workers, great role models and kindess students around for Lance Otremba King and Katie Leidenforst Queen. The Student Council have selected different dress up days including Spirit Day Friday at the schools. A pep fest for the activities and athletic groups will be done today with a Volleyball game tonight in Little Falls at 7pm and then a staff vs. students dodgeball game planned for Friday in the gym and the football game at 7pm on Friday in Pierz vs. Rockford where during halftime they will announced the inductees to the Pierz Pioneer Hall of Fame which this year includes longtime Pierz Football Coach Leo Pohlkamp, Craig Luberts, Clint Poster, Kyle Bednar, Kristin (Sczublewski) Egan, Jamie Talberg, and Kaari (Jensen) Epperly. After the game there will be a Homecoming Dance for grades 7-12. Listen to the Volleyball game tonight on AM960 KLTF and the football game on 94ROCKS KFML and both of the games will be streamed online at fallsradio.com.
--A tradition of having the Minnesota State Patrol on KLTF Party Line is planning to return next week. Retired State Patrol members Sgt. Curt Mowers and Sgt. Neil Dickenson have been on the airwaves of KLTF for over two decades but Mowers and Dickenson have now both retired. Lieutenant Gordon Shank of the Minnesota State Patrol based in the Twin Cities has offered his expertise to our listeners on questions and concerns in the area and will be the guest on Party Line Wednesday, September 29th at 10:05am and you are welcome to call in and discuss items with Lt. Shank on that day. The program is also streamed online at fallsradio.com. Lt. Shank stated that the position that Sgt. Dickenson and Sgt. Mowers for public relations was not filled only their on the road positions as a state trooper. Lt. Shank is hoping to joining KLTF on a more regular basis.
DEATH NOTICES
--Patricia Zolandek, age 76 of Pillager formerly of East Grand Forks
WEATHER
TODAY= sunny and mild, high 71, increasing clouds tonight, low 50.
FRIDAY= scattered showers through afternoon, high 60, low near 40.
SATURDAY= AM sprinkles, then sunny and cool, high 62, low 46.
SUNDAY= sunny and pleasant, high 70, low around 50.
SPORTS
WILD= The Minnesota Wild have signed left wing Kirill Kaprizov to a five-year, $45 million contract. The deal ends a stalemate between the team and the Calder Trophy winner just two days before the beginning of training camp. The native of Novokuznetsk, Russia, set franchise rookie records in several categories even while playing a schedule shortened by the pandemic.
TWINS= Twins survive past the Cubs for the 2 game sweep winning last night 5-4. Twins open their final stretch at home for the season tonight with the Toronto Blue Jays. Pregame at 6pm on Q92 WYRQ.
HS VB= Pierz at Little Falls tonight 7pm on AM960 KLTF
HS FB= Rockford at Pierz Friday 7pm on 94ROCKS KFML.
HS FB= Albany at Little Falls Friday 7pm on AM960 KLTF.
WRAP= Sports Wrap Saturdays at 8:30am on AM960 KLTF.