NEWS
--At 8:29pm Friday the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a one-vehicle accident on 213th Street, approximately five miles northeast of Little Falls in Belle Prairie Township. 46-year-old Paula Seidl from Little Falls was traveling east on 213th Street when her vehicle went off the road and rolled. Seidl was transported to St. Gabriel’s Hospital with unknown injuries.
--The Minnesota State Patrol reported a motorcycle accident with life threatening injuries occurred at 4:19am Monday on Highway 210 in Bartlett Township of Todd County. The report stated the motorcyclist, 28-year-old Devin Hoeper of Vining left the roadway causing the cycle to roll into the ditch. Hoeper reportedly struck his head on the pavement and was not wearing a helmet. Hoeper was ambulanced to Staples Hospital with life threatening injuries.
--Morrison County Public Health and the Minnesota Department of Health will begin the Morrison County Routine Immunization text messaging starting on Wednesday. The goal is to help remind families about children and teens in the home due or overdue for routine childhood immunizations and the importance of receiving all recommended immunizations to protect against serious infectious diseases. If you are the parent or guardian, you can make an appointment with your child’s medical provider. You can have secure electronic access to you or your child’s record; learn more by visiting the state health website.
--The Minnesota State Patrol has released the name of the 17 year old from Remer killed Sunday morning in an accident on Highway 200 in Cass County. Ronald Day was westbound around 1am when he attempted to straighten out in a curve, overcorrected struck the road approach, going airborne and rolling in the ditch. Day was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead when authorities arrived. Alcohol is believed to be a factor.
--St. Joseph will be looking for a new city administrator. Therese Hafner submitted her letter of resignation on Thursday. Mayor Rick Schultz says the city council will talk about the next steps to replace her prior to Monday's council meeting. Once the council accepts the letter of resignation, it will be effective on November 2nd. Hafner has been the St. Joseph City Administrator since September of 2020.
--An 84-year-old Pine River man suffered non-life-threatening injuries Saturday after driving into trees in Ponto Lake Township, east of Backus in Cass County. Richard Charles Theis was eastbound on Highway 87 near 20th Avenue Northwest in a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado at 3:14pm when he went off the road and into the trees in the eastbound ditch, where the vehicle came to rest. Theis was taken to Brainerd hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
--The St. Cloud Police Department is investigating two shooting incidents that happened in the same neighborhood on Sunday. Authorities were first called to 11th Street South and 6th Avenue South around 4am on a report of multiple gunshots heard in the area. Officers were unable to find any damage or victims. Authorities were then called to the same location again around 7:45pm due to more reports of shots fired. Police say this time shots were fired from a black SUV as it drove west on 11th Street South through the intersection of 6th Avenue South. Authorities say a 21-year-old Richfield man who had been shot in the lower leg went to St. Cloud Hospital a short time later. Officers learned he had been walking along 11th Street South when someone in the SUV fired multiple shots at him. Police say his injuries are non-life-threatening.
--Today, Soldiers and Airmen with the Minnesota National Guard’s St. Paul-based 55th Civil Support Team (CST) will conduct an evaluated exercise with the State Patrol and St. Paul Fire Department in a Minneapolis location. “The 55th Weapons of Mass Destruction – Civil Support Team is an asset at the state, regional and federal level,” said Army Lt. Col. Scott Hawks, commander of the joint-service unit. The 55th CST works with civil authorities to prepare for and to respond to local and regional emergencies, including terrorist attacks involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD), at the direction of state governors. The team can identify chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear (CBRN) agents, and substances, assess current and projected consequences, and advise on response measures. This event will develop and sustain interagency relationships while allowing the unit to receive an external evaluation. Participants will practice skills in hazardous materials operations including urban search and rescue, mass casualty decontamination, reconnaissance, sampling, laboratory analysis, medical triage, and command and control “The goal of this training exercise is to assess our overall proficiency and collective response capabilities in a WMD incident,” said Army Capt. Jeremy Mollinger, nuclear medical science officer. “In addition, we integrate numerous interagency partners, such as HAZMAT (hazard materials) response teams, law enforcement, public safety, and other federal agencies, into our training exercises. Incorporating interagency partners strengthens our emergency response, making us more effective in the event of a real-world WMD incident.” You may see a larger number of fire trucks and state patrol vehicles going north and south from the Camp Ripley area on Tuesday. This is for the special training type exercise.
--Upsala Area Schools crowned their 2022 Homecoming King and Queen Sunday. Congratulations to King Braeden Rene and Queen Molly Leners. Swanville also crowned their King and Queen on Sunday night, they are Lauren Miller Queen and Parker Schultz crowned king. There is a homecoming volleyball game Thursday and the USA homecoming football game is on Friday.
DEATH NOTICES
--Marlys E. Carper, age 87 of Little Falls.
--Rita Stiller, age 89 of Little Falls formerly of Swanville.
--Laura (Mischke) Duscher, age 87 of Sauk Rapids, born in Buckman.
--Christopher Rathmanner, age 46 of St. Paul formerly of Little Falls.
WEATHER
TODAY= AM sunshine, PM possible storms, high 83.
TONIGHT= evening shower, then clearing, cooler, low 51.
WEDNESDAY= sunny and breezy, cool, high 63, low near 40.
THURSDAY= sunny and breezy, cool, high 59, rain at night, low 47.
SPORTS
TWINS= Cleveland beats up the Twins Monday 11-4 to take the series and win 4 of the 5 games. The Twins (73-74) open a series at Kansas City tonight 6:30pm on Q92 WYRQ.
VIKINGS= Philadelphia Eagles scored early to hold on to beat the Vikings last night 24-7 on Monday Night Football. The Vikings (1-1) will host the Detroit Lions Sunday at noon.
MLB= baseball is in the final 2 weeks of the season with many teams playing for playoffs already teams like LA Dodgers and NY Mets have clinched with St. Louis, Atlanta, Milwaukee, NY Yankees, Toronto, Tampa Bay, Seattle, White Sox all hanging in there at end.