NEWS
--Morrison County has begun work on a Fallen Officer Memorial near the historic courthouse in Little Falls. This memorial will be in honor of fallen officers who have given the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Morrison County Sheriff John Stack and Chief Deputy Andrew Herlitz were shot and killed in the line of duty after responding to a dispute in Morrison County on October 15th, 1965. Their names will be added to this monument. Pavers will be located on each side of the monument and can be purchased and personalized, showing your support for law enforcement. A donation of $200 per paver will help make this memorial a reality. Your personalized paver will then be inscribed and laid in line with the memorial. Up to 3 lines can be scribed on the paver showing your name, family names, company name, etc. Application deadline is August 26th. Morrison County Sheriff Shawn Larsen will join KLTF Thursday at 8:30am to discuss more on the subject being done to honor law enforcement.
--Yesterday at 5:00pm was the deadline to file for political races without a primary. For Little Falls City Council Ward One (southeast Little Falls) incumbent Raquel Lundberg will be challenged by Sarah Okroi. For Little Falls City Council Ward 2 (northeast Little Falls) incumbent Gerald Knafla will run unopposed. For Little Falls City Council Ward 3 (western Little Falls) incumbent Frank Gosiak will be challenged by Dawn Meyer, Richard Berg and Jeremy Hanfler. For city council in Royalton both incumbent Ron Verley and Kurt Schott filed for city council. In Pierz Kyle Bednar filed for reelection as Pierz City Clerk. Dave Fischer previously filed for reelection as Mayor and incumbent council member Jacque Ballou filed for reelection too. The deadline to file was 5:00pm Tuesday so we expect this list is finalized unless a last minute filing was not yet forwarded to Little Falls Radio.
--On Tuesday just after 11am, the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a call reporting a bicycle versus car crash. The caller reported that the cyclist had serious injuries. The location of the crash was given as Main Street near Plymouth Street in the City of Holdingford. The Wobegon Trail in Holdingford crosses Main Street just north of Plymouth Street. Camille Klepaida was southbound on Main Street from County Road 17. Christopher Tacl was riding his bicycle northeast on the Wobegon Trail. Tacl failed to stop for the trail stop sign, striking the Impala on the passenger side. Tacl was given immediate medical assistance by Klepaida and another bystander until Holdingford Fire and Rescue arrived on scene. Tacl was later airlifted from the scene by North Memorial Air Care to North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale. Tacl suffered life-threatening injuries and is listed in critical condition. The Minnesota State Patrol also assisted with crash reconstruction and the crash remains under investigation. The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office reminds all trail users to use caution on area trails and to obey all stop signs and other safety signage.
--The Minnesota Department of Health reported 332 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday with another 6 deaths linked to the virus. No change in the numbers for Morrison County, reported 93 cases.
--Another car show is scheduled for tonight in Cushing as the Lone Eagle Auto Club continues to cruise around Morrison County.
--Kinship of Morrison County announced that they are still planning to have their Kinship Soup and Chili Cookoff for Kids on October 13th (reschedued from last March), but it will look different due to the recent COVID-19 restrictions, more details to come from Kinship.
--Primary election results showed the incumbents being declared winners yesterday in the state, though not 100% of the tallies are in due to mail in votes being allowed two more days to be counted by state officials until tomorrow night. With most showing 80-95% it was reported that in the U.S. House 4th District Congrsswoman Betty McCollum, 5th District Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, 6th District Congressman Tom Emmer, 7th District Congressman Collin Peterson and 8th District Congressman Pete Stauber were declared winners, for U.S. Senate incumbent Tina Smith and Republican candidate Jason Lewis were declared winners. District 7 Republican Candidate Michelle Fischbach was declared the winner to go against Peterson this November. With about 85% of the district voting Senator Paul Gazelka received over 83% of the vote and declared the winner over Richard Dahl to go against Democrat A. John Peters in November. In Morrison County Distirct 3 voting with reportedly 100% of the precincts in it was incumbent Randy Winscher 375 votes, Al Doty 264 and Brian Lindquist 179 meaning the top two advance to November election. Most state races will not finalized numbers until late tomorrow, one race for State House in District 4 Republican was less than 1,000 votes and considered two close to call as of this morning with more totals being brought in between now and Thursday.
--A St. Cloud man faces stolen vehicle charges after a van was taken from an address in Waite Park last week. Officers responded to the 500 block of 10th Avenue South in Waite Park last Monday on a report of a stolen Toyota van. St. Cloud Police spotted the van in an apartment parking lot along Stearns County Road 74 on Saturday. Four men were inside as officers approached the vehicle. Police say the driver got out and fled on foot. A police dog and a drone were called in to track the driver who ran into a wooded area. A Stearns County sheriff's deputy was ultimately able to catch the suspect in the 2500 block of 41st Avenue South and identify him as 24-year-old Sahal Abdi Hassan. He was booked into the Stearns County Jail on suspicion of motor vehicle theft. The other three men were released at the scene and the van was returned to its owner.
--The St. Francis Music Center, Little Falls, will open its doors for in-person lessons beginning September 8th. Due to the coronavirus, the Music Center will reopen in phases. The Music Center will first welcome back piano, all strings, guitar, bass guitar and percussion students for on-site lessons. These lessons will all be available online as well. All band instruments will be taught online only. Winds, brass and voice will be offered in person at a later date, depending on the containment of the virus. Orchestra, percussion ensembles, URock, dance and gymnastics will all begin in September. Dance and gymnastics classes will also be offered. More information on these classes will be available soon. Online registration will open on August 24, 2020 at 8 a.m. on the Music Center website.
WEATHER
TODAY= partly sunny, chance of thunderstorms, high 82.
TONIGHT= thunderstorms possible late, low 63.
THURSDAY= thunderstorms likely at times, high 80, low near 65.
FRIDAY= thunderstorms likely early and late, high 80, low around 60.
SPORTS
TWINS= Brewers come back to beat Twins 6-4 last night. Twins wrap up series with Brewers tonight, pregame 5:30pm on Q92.
BIG 10= Big 10 annnounced no fall sports this year, no Gophers FB.