NEWS
--The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office has received three separate theft reports this year from the Knife River business gravel pit, located on 273rd Street, approximately 11 miles north of Little Falls in Ripley Township. According to the Sheriff’s Office, two of the most recent thefts were in July of this year with the most recent reported on 7-18-2022. On Monday it was reported that a work trailer at the gravel pit was broken into and multiple tools were stolen. The theft is believed to have occurred sometime between 5:00pm on Friday July 15th and 6:30am on Monday July 18th. The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for their assistance if they have witnessed any suspicious activity in or near the gravel pit area. Sheriff Larsen stated, “Our office relies heavily on tips from the public, so we can ensure that these people that are out victimizing others can be held accountable. Just like with any suspicious activity, try to get a description of the person and/or vehicle to include a license plate number, without putting yourself in harms way. Many investigations are solved with the communities’ help, which is greatly appreciated by our office.” If you have information regarding these thefts, you are asked to call the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office at 320-632-9233.
--At 8:01pm Friday the Little Falls Fire Department was dispatched to 12831 92nd Ave in Pike Creek Township on a report of a chicken barn on fire. When the fire department arrived, they found heavy fire throughout a majority of the building. The barn housed both pigs and chickens. The property owners along with firefighters were able to get some of the pigs out of the barn, but some animals were also lost in the fire. There were no injuries to residents or firefighters. The barn was a total loss. The Little Falls Fire Department was assisted at the scene by the Bowlus, Flensburg, and Swanville Fire Departments. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the MN State Fire Marshal’s Office. Firefighters cleared from the scene within 5 hours.
--The Brainerd Police Department continues to search for the missing man, 64-year old John Ciminski of Brainerd who was reported missing by his family Monday. The public is asked to check their video recording systems to see if they have a recording of John Ciminski. Primary focus would be between 6:00am and 12:00pm on Saturday, July 16th in the areas of north and southeast Brainerd. If you have information regarding Ciminski's whereabouts, call Brainerd Police.
--A driver from Kansas City, Missouri died after rolling his semi in Crow Wing County. At 4:41am Monday Walter Hicks was traveling north on Highway 371 south of College Road when he ran off the road to the right and rolled his semi. Hicks was wearing his seat belt and alcohol was not a factor.
--The Brainerd Police Department asked for public assistance after a string of vandalism at Brainerd’s public parks the past few weeks. Deputy Police Chief John Davis said the damage was not specific to any one park and has occurred during both daytime hours and overnight. “Some of the damage we've been seeing is broken basketball backboards,” Davis said. “We had pickleball nets that were damaged. A lot of vandalism is occurring inside the bathrooms, even an attempt to set fires within the bathrooms.” The department asked neighbors and visitors to keep an eye out for anything suspicious, including groups of juveniles congregating at parks. Vandalism in the park has been sporadic but brazen as some of the crimes have occurred with others in the park at the time. They are asking the public to call in suspicious activity to the police department or if they have information on these vandalism cases to help police in an arrest.
--Randall Mayor Dan Noss stated yesterday on KLTF a heartfelt Thank You to all donations over $100,000, the workers, organizations and all the people who worked June 24th-27th working constantly with very little rest on the flooding recovery efforts in Randall. Noss said there still homeowners struggling now donations are still being accepted at givemn.org/Randall-Flood or donations can be dropped off at Randall State Bank. Noss also addressed two recently asked questions, first the local DAV still does drop off of clothes and shoes (only clothing and shoes can be dropped off no toys, TV's, electronics or pharmacy items) at the DAV drop off site every Friday into September at 609 4th Avenue Northeast in Little Falls from 9am-noon. The other question is the medallion hunt that had to be postponed due to the floods in June for their 4th of July week has been rescheduled and will be next week July 25th through the 29th. The finder of the medallion wins $300 in Randall bucks. The medallion is hidden on public property only and the only place to get the clues next week is Randall City Hall, Boone's Market and Bermel's Shoes all in Randall to get the clue and try and find the medallion. Anyone questions on the items listed call Dan Noss at 320-232-9412.
--The 8th DAV Motorcycle and Classic Car Run is Saturday starting at the Little Falls VFW at 11:30am heading to St. Martin and St. Stephen and then back to Little Falls for a meal (free will offering) and auction of many items. All proceeds go to the local Morrison County DAV Chapter 12 to help disabled Veterans in Morrison and Todd County.
--A Minneapolis woman was hurt in an ATV accident Sunday in Lake Henry Township. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office responded to 345th Avenue just after 12:15pm to find an ATV overturned in a drainage ditch. Authorities say 21-year-old Prisma Hernandez Osorto, was driving the ATV when it got stuck. She tried to free the machine when it fell on top of her in the ditch. The sheriff's office says people at the scene were able to free her and call for help. Osorto was treated at the scene and then airlifted to St. Cloud Hospital.
--Two people were hurt in a western Stearns County crash Monday. It happened at around 11:20am on County Road 18 north of Brooten.
The sheriff's office says a car driven by 17-year-old Harley Roering was going north when it crossed the center line and struck a southbound van. The car then left the roadway and rolled. Roering and her passenger were taken to Glenwood Hospital for treatment. The driver of the van, 35-year-old Pedro Zaragoza of Willmar was not hurt. It appears distracted driving was a factor in the crash.
--There is a Jason Schommer/Michael Shynes Storytellers show on Thursday at 7pm at Great River Arts, tickets $20 at the event.
WEATHER
TODAY= sunny skies, breezy, high 84, clear night, cooler, low 60.
THURSDAY= sunny and pleasant, high near 80, low near 60.
FRIDAY= sunny and hot, high near 90, storms late, low 65.
SPORTS
MLB= Stanton and Byron Buxton hit back to back homeruns totaling 882 feet to give the American League a 3-2 win over the National League and their 9 straight win in the series. Luis Arreaz also singled in the game. The Twins as a team, enjoy some more days off as their next game is not until Saturday at Detroit on Q92 WYRQ,.
Tomorrow is the opening day of the Morrison County Fair. Listen to KLTF Party Line at 10:05am Thursday from the fair. Get details on the fair at fallsradio.com click on the fair link.