NEWS
--Randall Mayor Dan Noss stated yesterday on KLTF that the city of Randall is ready for the 3rd of July celebration this year. The city decided with more events on the 4th in the area that Saturday the 3rd worked better. The medallion hunt started yesterday with clues at City Hall and participating businesses. The parade is Saturday at 11am in Randall followed by music at 12:30pm, a baseball game between Sobieski and Randall at 1:30pm also live on KLTF and then the streetdance that night 8:30pm-12:30am at Bingo Park in Randall. Noss stated that July 11th will be their classic car show in Randall along the main drag to enjoy. July 17th will be the DAV Motorcycle and ride for Diasbled Veterans starting in Little Falls going to Burtrum, Randall and back to Little Falls for food and an silent auction of items call Dan for information at 232-9412. Noss also stated that the DAV Distribution Center is open on Fridays from 9am-12pm in northeast Little Falls watch from signs on 6th Street NE.
--Morrison County Sheriff Shawn Larsen recently informed the Board of Commissioners that drug investigators were kept busy during the month of May. As part of his monthly report to the Board, Larsen said the Sheriff’s Office was involved in 21 drug investigations during the month. Fifteen of those were agency assists, such as working with local police departments or the Central Minnesota Violent Offenders Task Force. Though drugs kept his investigators busy, the total number was on par with May 2020, when there were 19 drug investigations. Sherrif Larsen stated that a lot of the drugs are coming from Mexico. He explained that there are hubs throughout the state and the country from which drugs are being distributed. In Minnesota, both Minneapolis and St. Cloud are among those hubs. He said, in most cases, it’s likely that they were manufactured in Mexico and came into the U.S. through California. From there, they are distributed east. Eventually, they end up in Minneapolis or St. Cloud, from where those found in Little Falls are often purchased. Overall complaints in May were up from the previous year. The Sheriff’s Office received a total of 1,058 complaints compared to 841 in May 2020. The number of criminal complaints also increased to 87 from 48. Arrests were made or charges were filed as a result of 65 of those 87 criminal complaints.
--As weather permits, Morrison County maintenance employees will be working on the following activities this week: Maintenance staff will be constructing culvert tapers on County Road 227 north east of Upsala. This work will require a detour. Please follow the established detour route when utilizing County Road 227. CSAH 15 will have slope improvement work conducted in conjunction with this work. Please follow flaggers direction when travelling through the work zone. Maintenance employees will continue mowing roadside ditches this week in all areas of the county. Please use caution around work crews and flashing lights.
--At 3:53pm Thursday the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office responded to the ATV trailhead on the 24000 block of County Road 2 in Roosevelt Township for an ATV crash with injuries. Upon arrival deputies located the victim, 52-year old Suzanne Carlson of Maple Grove. Carlson and other riders had stopped for a break at the trailhead and when Carlson began driving again, she rapidly accelerated and was thrown from the ATV. Carlson was not wearing a helmet. The severity level of Carlson’s injuries were unknown and North Memorial Air Care transported her from the scene.
--The Diocese of St. Cloud is reinstating the obligation for parishioners to attend Sunday mass. The Bishops of Minnesota have agreed to reinstate Sunday Mass and Holy Days of Obligation starting this weekend. Bishop Donald Kettler says he's excited to welcome parishioners back to Mass. The reinstatement of Sunday Obligations follows a 15 month suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
--Governor Tim Walz announced executive action on community safety and police reform. The Governor’s actions will increase transparency and accountability among local and state law enforcement agencies, as well as investing in violence prevention programs in communities across the state. The Governor’s actions announced include investing $15 million in American Rescue Plan funding to community violence prevention grants, enacting policy changes to increase transparency and accountability through the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), and directing law enforcement agencies within state government to develop a policy that will allow families suffering the loss of a loved one in a deadly force encounter with police to view video of the incident within five days. Governor Walz has directed law enforcement agencies within state government to develop a policy that will allow families suffering the loss of a loved one in a deadly force encounter with police to view video of the incident within five days. The Governor’s directive follows the inclusion of his funding proposal in the public safety bill for body-worn cameras for every officer who serves with the following state law enforcement agencies, Minnesota State Patrol, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement, Department of Natural Resources Enforcement and Department of Corrections Fugitive Unit. As a part of implementing body-worn cameras, state law requires each agency to develop a policy for their use. In the coming days, the Minnesota Legislature is expected to take action on an omnibus public safety budget bill. That bill includes reform measures such as restrictions on the use of no-knock warrants, increasing mental health response in crisis calls, reforming civil asset forfeiture by law enforcement, and provides body cameras for law enforcement at the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Natural Resources. The bill also overhauls how Minnesota enforces safety standards and reforms use of force guidelines in Minnesota jails and prisons.
DEATH NOTICES
--Roland and Delphine Parsons of Pierz.
--Joyce P. Kuske, age 51 of rural Pierz.
--Vernon O. Pearson, age 93 of Little Falls.
WEATHER
TODAY= AM fog, decreasing clouds, high near 80.
TONIGHT= cloudy early, passing shower, then clearing, low 59.
WEDNESDAY= sunny and warmer, high 86, low around 62.
THURSDAY= sunny, breezy and cooler, high near 80, low 57.
SPORTS
TWINS= Twins and White Sox postponed last night and they will make it up on a straight 7 inning double header of the two games on July 19th. Twins and White Sox try to go tonight at 6:30 on Q92.
VL= Sobieski at Randall Saturday at 1:30pm on AM960 KLTF. Get details on previous Victory League games by going to fallsradio.com click on KLTF and then click on Victory League.