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NEWS
–The 17th Annual Kinship of Morrison County Soup and Chili cookoff for Kids is tonight 5-7 at the Falls Ballroom. Enjoy, soup and chili from many businesses and organizations, breadsticks and ice cream also provided with all proceeds going to the mentoring programs for Kinship of Morrison County. For information call Aaron 632-8806.
–The St. Cloud School District reached a tentative agreemet after an 11 hour bargaining session on a teachers’ contract pending a vote by the teachers. Teachers are scheduled to vote today and Wednesday. If they approve the contract the board would vote on it Thursday. The contract states that teachers would receive a 2.25% raise this academic year and 2.5% raise next year on the terms of the agreement. High School coaches, advisors and other involved with extra curricular activites will get an 8% pay increase and increases will also be given for longevity pay for teachers in the school district.
–Some lawmakers want to halt new restrictions on walleye fishing on Lake Mille Lacs this year. Senator Dave Brown of Becker introduced a bill last week that would allow anglers to use live bait and keep up to 2 walleyes per day. This comes after the DNR announced restrictions this year due to the poor walleye population stating all walleye would be catch and release only, none could be kept, and that only artifical bait could be used in catching the walleye. Senator Brown and other lawmakers that districts fall around Lake Mille Lacs feel that the restrictions are too tight and that this will have damage to the tourist season and shops around Lake Mille Lacs if walleye can not be kept. The bill isn’t expected to get far as Governor Dayton will have the final say in the matter and announced that the restrictions from his point of view are fair and need to be in place this year. The fishing opener on Lake Mille Lacs for walleye and Minnesota is May 14th.
–Distict 10A Representative Josh Heintzeman, a Republican from Nisswa, announced Friday he will seek relection this November. Heitzeman defeated John Ward for the seat back in 2014. District 10A respresents a major portion of Crow Wing County including the Brainerd, Baxter, Nisswa, Jenkins and Pequot Lakes.
–A St. Cloud man faces two felony charges after helping rob a man who was selling him drugs. 31-year-old Lynell Ellison was charged Friday with aiding and abetting an aggravated robbery and a firearm assault. According to a criminal complaint, Ellison arranged to buy $2,600 of marijuana from a man on Sixth Avenue South on Tuesday. The man reported to police that when he went to his bedroom to get the marijuana, Ellison and an unknown man rushed into the room demanding to know where the money was. The unknown man pointed a handgun at the victim’s face. Ellison and the unknown man took an iPhone, backpack and several hundred dollars in cash. The victim later identified Ellison in a photo lineup. Authorities said police found him with a large amount of cash hidden in his sleeve.
–A community forum titled “Meth Not on My Block” will be held Thursday night 6:30-8pm at Central Lakes College in Staples. Nine panelists have been invited to discuss how methamphetamines are affecting their community and what residents can do about it. The forum consists of law enforcement, health providers, education personnel, CLC program directors, attorneys and more. The forum is free of charge and open to all to attend.
–The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office responded to a swamp fire on March 22nd on the 35000 block of 93rd Street in Pierz which was encroaching on some buildings. Pierz fire and the DNR responded. The same day they also responded to a fire call on 355th Avenue where the fire was burning in a large field with no one watching it. The DNR was paged to that fire.
–A 63-year-old Elk River man died early Saturday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Kanabec County, according to Minnesota State Patrol. Clifford Smith was driving north on Minnesota Highway 65 at about 3:30am Saturday when he crossed the southbound lane and entered the west ditch near 145th Avenue, north of Brunswick Township. The vehicle came to rest in a group of trees.
–On Saturday the Benton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two vehicle accident on Benton County Road 2 east of the Rice bridge. A 16-year-old boy from Holdingford was traveling west in a Ford Mustang when he lost control of the vehicle and slid into the eastbound lane colliding with a Mazda driven by 33-yaer-old Matthew Bagaglio of Little Falls. All occupants of the two vehicles were transported to St. Cloud Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The 16-year-old driver was charged for careless driving.
–A Waite Park man was arrested Monday after he fled from a traffic stop. The release said officers stopped Reese Hooper in the 900 block of 25th Avenue North where he fled on foot. A citizen followed him and reported his location to the officers that were searching for him. Hooper then led officers on another foot chase, where they eventually took him into custody in the parking lot of Coborn’s on 8th Street North. Hooper was taken to the Stearns County Jail and is being held on a Department of Corrections parole violation. Hooper is facing charges for fleeing police on foot and additional charges from Waite Park.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
–Eric and Samantha Olson of Royalton, a boy born March 26th.
DEATH NOTICE
–Richard H. Weiss, age 95 of Pierz and Harding.
WEATHER
TODAY= sunny start, PM clouds, high 61.
TONIGHT= rain likely, half inch by morning, low 42.
WEDNESDAY= showers likely, high 48 early, turning windy.
THURSDAY= snow early then rain, high 45.
SPORTS
TWINS= Twins have two games in Washington D.C. against the Nationals Friday at 5:30pm and Saturday at 12pm on Q92 WYRQ. Then the regular season opens Monday 2:05 at Baltimore.
TODAY IN HISTORY
IN 1932= Jack Benny made his radio debut.
IN 1943= meat, butter and cheese rationed in U.S. for WWII.
IN 1959= Some Like it Hot with Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis debuted in theaters.
IN 1987= Hulk Hogan slammed 525 pound Andre the Giant in front of 93,173 at the Pontiac Silverdome at Wrestlemania III.
IN 1996= The Cleveland Browns became the Baltimore Ravens.
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