NEWS --As the residents of Crow Wing County continue the clean up after last week’s storm, there have been reports of individuals or company’s offering inspections to homes for any storm damage and to give an estimate for repair. Crow Wing County Sheriff Todd Dahl reminds citizens of Crow Wing County to check with their homeowners insurance or individual insurance policy first which may help pay for the repairs or cleanup of their property. Check the credentials of anyone offering to clean up your property. The companies should be insured and bonded. No one should have to pay in advance for repairs or to have trees cut and removed from their property. Most legitimate companies will offer to bill you later for their service. Sheriff Dahl is also asking the public to report any suspicious activity in the area of the storm damage along with reporting any suspected fraud dealing with storm clean up.
--St. Cloud police arrested a 28-year-old man Sunday night who is accused of threatening two women with a metal baseball bat. Jamie Mario Clark of St. Cloud was arrested after officers investigated a domestic complaint in the 200 block of Sixth Avenue South. Police say Clark threatened his ex-girlfriend and his sister with the bat, hit a vehicle belonging to his ex-girlfriend several times, then left. He was arrested around 11:15pm Sunday in northwest St. Cloud. Clark is in Stearns County Jail and could be charged with threats of violence, domestic assault and criminal damage to property.
--St. Cloud police arrested four people Saturday night after reports of a fight by the bathrooms at Lake George. 27-year old Malcolm David Johnson of St. Cloud, 31-year old Ashley Rose Stoltz of St. Cloud, 45-year old Ewell Britten of St. Cloud and 49-year old Gail Ann Millerbernd of Minneapolis were each arrested and taken to Stearns County Jail. Johnson could be charged with second-degree assault after police say he admitted to hitting Britten with a rock, causing a laceration. Stoltz could be charged with third-degree assault and Millerbernd and Britten with fifth-degree assault charges for their roles in the incident. All four were intoxicated and had trespassed onto the Lake George area.
--Congratulations to the winners of Miss Brainerd/Baxter over the weekend. They are Miss Jr. Teen Baxter Courtney Weinrich, Miss Teen Baxter Maddie Langley, Miss Baxter Jackie Thurlow, Miss Brainerd Maggie Thurlow, Miss Teen Brainerd Lizzy Thurlow and Miss Jr. Teen Brainerd Alissa Haglin. All of the new royalty will represent Brainerd and Baxter in the 2017 Miss Minnesota United States Pageant which will take place next February. The event was the kickoff of the Brainerd All American 4th of July celebration which continues with a car show Friday, arts in the park Sunday and the parade Monday at 4:00pm with music and fireworks that night.
--A Sauk Rapids woman is the winner of the Mrs. Minnesota America Pageant. Melissa Brenny won the crown Saturday night in Bloomington. The mother of four said that she competed in order to create a platform for the fight against sex trafficking. Brenny will compete in the Mrs. America competition in Las Vegas in August.
--One person was injured Saturday afternoon in an accident on Highway 23 in Stearns County. 26-year-old Ashley Fuhol of Stanchfield was west on Highway 23 near Paynesville when she left the roadway, struck a road approach, vaulted into the air and rolled. Fuhol sustained serious but non life threatening injuries.
--A St. Cloud man is being held in Sherburne County Jail and is facing charges that he broke into his mother's apartment and threatened to stab her. Officers responded to the 2000 block of 27th Street Southeast shortly after 1:00am Monday. Police say 33-year old Will Dekarlo Hollins cut a window screen, entered his mother's apartment without consent and threatened her with a knife. Hollins was arrested at the scene and taken into custody. He could be charged with burglary, domestic assault and trespassing.
--Four people were hospitalized in a structure fire Saturday in Baxter on Knollwood Drive. Firefighters arrived around 3:45am and could see flames shooting from the home. The fire was in a computer room/office area of the home. Firefighters extinguished the blaze with significant damage to the office area and moderate damage to the house. Four people were sleeping inside and woke to smoke detectors. They were all treated for smoke inhalation. No one suffered any serious injuries.
--A two-vehicle accident in Benton County Sunday injured two of the six people involved. Around 3:45pm, 84-year old Mark Hughes of Waite Park was on Highway 25 at 155th Street Northeast when he collided with 69-year-old Richard Gebauer of White Bear Lake at the intersection. Hughes and his passenger, 84-year-old Mary Hughes were ambulanced to a hospital with non life threatening injuries. Gebauer and his 3 passengers had no injuries.
--Cass County with Pillager fire and rescue responded Thursday to a one-vehicle accident at the entrance of Madden's Resort on Gull Lake around 5:45pm. Fire and rescue did have to extricate one person from a vehicle who was hospitalized. No other details released.
--A Crosslake family found their garage and living quarters smoking Friday night around 10:00pm after returning home to Pine Bay Drive. Firefighters arrived to find the detached garage full of smoke which contained an upstairs living quarters loft plus the home was a few yards away from the garage. The garage and it's contents sustained heavy smoke damage and the upstairs had wall and ceiling damage but there were no flames according to the fire department. No injuries and the nearby house was not affected.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT --Roger and Rebecca Janshen of Little Falls, a boy born June 24th --Nick and Katie Hemminger of Royalton, a girl born June 26th
DEATH NOTICES --Tillie Thomas, age 99 of Pierz --Patricia Hatlestad, age 74 of Lake Sullivan, Hillman.
WEATHER TODAY= partly cloudy, high 74, clear night low around 50. WEDNESDAY= partly sunny early, PM storms likely, high 78, low 60. THURSDAY= morning storms likely, then sunny, breezy, high 75.
SPORTS CLAY= Congratulations to Nathan Poster of Pierz, Katie Benson and Brendan Thompson of Staples-Motley, members of Pillager, Pequot Lakes and Osakis who all competed Saturday at the State Clay Target Competition at Prior Lake. Poster finished tied for 48th and was one of the top individual shooters at the event Saturday. TWINS= Twins at Chicago White Sox tonight 6:30pm Q92 WYRQ.